Graduate from grad. school

there have been a few blips in the radar, but so far so good. I’m so proud of my hubby, and I really think this is THE semester of our last semester as STUDENTS. I’m sooooo excited

hubby is planning to have most of his research done by the end of december, so that he can focus on writing next semester. the goal is to be done by may of 2009 and we are on track for that- still supporting each other in our endeavours, i’m excited and loving my life every day still.

hubby is having a hard time doing both of the above. it’s been a little frustrating. at the same time i have been struggling with the same issues in my own personal life- being dedicated to doing my work so that we can be together as a family when he gets home. well…does anyone have any ideas for getting into that groove/zone. hubby is SUCH a zoner once he gets into the zone- but he’s not there yet. he is also teaching/T.A.ing a class and that takes alot of time. I am all for taking out another loan this next semester/year if we need to so that he can focus…we NEED to be out of school already…i am so antsy with this school thing

hubby is doing well and making progress. the goal for the rest of the semester is to have his comprehensive exam finished by the time the semester is over (dec 07) we’ll see how that goes, i’m satisfied with the progress he is making- he’s a good hubby, and we’ll be through before too long and i am already realizing i’m going to miss it- if he stays on track we’re hoping to be done dec 08…that is really not far away-yay hubby

i’m not the one in grad school. it’s my hubby and he’s working towards his ph.d. this may 07 he finished his classes and so now he is able to focus on research and writing papers etc. i’m REALLY nervous because it is so wide open and undefined…we COULD be living the student life FOREVER!!!! we have been students from day one of our marriage and it’s been 5 1/2 years, he has been a student for alot longer….thankfully we took a year off between undergrad and grad work, so that we could gear up for the next big plunge…it was nice, but now i’m so nervous…this is really IT…the big commitment, the real deal, can he do it? will he do it? will we be forever students, i sure hope not. he is really committed but he has a tendency to get distracted with other projects/things occasionally. enough of those ‘small projects’ added up can really add up if you know what i mean. well…i’m marking this as a goal for me because i am emotionally in grad school…supporting him and also making the sacrifices necessary (financially and time wise) to allow him to achieve this dream…which will inevitably be really good for our family, i’m so proud of him, just nervous and trying to get the jitters out. So if everything goes well, we hope to graduate by dec 2008 or may 2009…so not too much longer…but right now it seems so far away because so many of our friends are out of school/recently graduated…i’m so ready to live a “normal” life. but there are perks to being a grad student also, one being that we do have freedom with our time…both a blessing and a curse. his goal is to be able to teach at the university level, so instead of being the student, he will be the teacher. he is a great teacher..i know he’ll do just fine, but then i wonder- will it be just like it is now? only we have more money. the good thing is that by getting the ph.d we have so many more options for work, and so we won’t be stuck. anyways, wish me/us luck. i think right now i need a big dose of patience and perspective