Back to school

This morning I got the news I'd been waiting for for months.
I got accepted to the University of London, English program.
Woo-fucking-hoooooo!!!

I was slowly dying from anticipation waiting to hear back from the admissions office. I applied to 5 US universities and the University of London and heard back from ALL of them except UofL. Which as luck would have it was the one I really really want to go to. I being the diligent little worker I am filled out my FAFSA and prepared just in case I got rejected. Financial aid info started to trickle in from all the other schools and it felt nice to know that in case UofL fell through I had other options.

But heres the thing, I didn't want the other options. I told SLP the other night that if UofL said no then I would wait it out and re-apply, talk to the admission advisor and find out what I needed to do to get in.

So this morning when I checked my e-mail and saw my acceptance, I practically died. I can't tell you how excited I am. I've been wanting to go back to school for so long. I tried several times while I was married and the ex-hubby always made an excuse as to why it wasn't a good idea, money, time, blah blah blah.

I'm sure I could prbably come up with plenty of reasons why I can't go back, but when everything is said and done it would just be excuses. Will I have less time? Yes. Can I afford it? Probably not, but thats what student loans are for. Will it put strain on my relationship with SLP? Yes, but we'll work through it.

When everything is said and done I am going to be soooo happy to finally have that little paper I've wanted for so long. Now for those curious minds, no I won't be moving to London. I chose to do the external system so I could get my degree and still benefit from their curriculum while being able to work and not relocate...but should I choose to do a few semesters in London it is absolutely an option and knowing me, it'll be an option I take at some point.

As I tweeted this morning, I'm so excited I could pee!