I passed!

Well, for those of you I spoke to earlier, you know that I passed my proposal defense/meeting. Sad to say however, it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. My advisor confided that it was the toughest proposal meeting she had ever been in. Wow! That says a lot, especially if you know her. It is difficult for me to say how it went without disclosing too much that is better left unsaid. As a friend of mine noted, you would be surprised who would cause you the most trouble and who would go up to bat for you in times of need. I definitely had it tough, but as my mom said, if I get through this, I can get through anything. I really hope that my dissertation defense doesn't take 4 or 5 hours considering this one took over 2. I truly thank you for all of your prayers, believe me when I say if it wasn't for the Man Upstairs, I would have been in serious trouble. On a lighter note, I totally aced my stats questions which I was more stressed out about. So now I am officially a doctoral candidate. I would like to mention the level of stress that surrounded this meeting result in my most wonderful husband waiting for me at Cheddar's with my traditional Diet Coke and a Watermelon Martini waiting for me. What more could I ask for? And I have to mention that watching my nephew dance to Curious George early in the morning did bring a smile to my face. Thanks wuchis!
A special thanks goes out to all of you that talked to me right after and consoled my frustrations! You guys rock!
I can do all things through God who strengthens me. Whoever said that was smart... ;)