Prompted by an email from Mom, I got to thinking about this summer - something I haven't really been doing because everything after May 4th pretty much doesn't have meaning to me yet. So here's plans so far:
- May 9th-13th: Kalamazoo, MI - Intl Medieval Congress - roadtrip!
- Some point after that late May - Alan coming to visit
- June 7-10th - Tony's cousin Christian's wedding (to a Melissa, comically enough)(and free!!) - roadtrip to Bangor, Maine
- June 24-July1 - Visiting Jackie and Jay - Florida!! We were going to roadtrip with Tony's Mom and Aunt Carol, but evidently tickets are only about $167 from ABE into JAX, and it's a two hour drive to Tallahassee from there, so we're evidently maybe going to fly. (either way, just found out that's also paid for!!)
- July 17th - Harry Potter movie #5 (I should double check date)
- July 21st - Harry Potter 7 comes out (Alternate YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY and BOOOOOO sad -it's the last one)
- July 23rd-mid August - Going home!! - Once we get Potter finished, we're hauling ass to KS via I-70 - part of my insane self thinks that Tony and I should just try and do it all in one day. As according to mapquest, if we go the most direct route, it's *only* 18 hours or so and we wouldn't have to deal with Chicago traffic, which is what made last year's trip so heinously long... and we'll be playing fun with wedding planning!!
- July 25-29 (to be confirmed, but almost definite) Tony's parents are coming out to KS and want to check out rehearsal dinner places. Tony's Mom really wants to hit Lydia's.
- August 27th - hell (school) starts again
The rest of the summer will be devoted to sleeping off exam stress, dancing, wogging, grilling, working on a publication or two, and spending enough time with the kitties to apologize for all the time we'll be leaving them. The most ridiculous thing is that even with all this traveling, most of the expensive stuff is being taken care of for us, so it's going to be a cheap summer for Tony and I - when we're actually in Bethlehem, we're not planning on doing too much other than hanging out mostly at home. So I think we'll be okay with finances and everything else, and everything should be good. Though I'm still going to see if I can get some online tutoring or something, because I feel like I should do SOMETHING decent and we'll be gone so much I couldn't do weekly appointments.
But at least with a summer like this, the stress of this awful semester should melt away.
T-minus 32 days, 12 hours, and 36 minutes until exams. Off to read more Chaucer.
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So I'm still working out summer plans.... they're about like this:
End of April-ish: Have draft of dissertation off to advisor
End of May: Frantically send 17th revision back to advisor.
End of June: Receiving grudging approval to distribute, send diss to committee and attempt to schedule date in July.
June 6-22: No date will appear to work with any schedules. One member is on a cruise early August. Somehow, after much drinking and cursing and gnashing of teeth, a date the day before he leaves will be agreed upon.
August 4th(?): Defend.
August 17th: Complete internship. Totally free schedule from here on out!
August 20-something: fly back for weekend. Walk across stage. rent car and drive 1 1/2 hours to Columbus to get celebratory dinner at best vegan restaurant in North America.
Sept 1: Move into apt in Long Beach or West Hollywood.
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