{"id":27,"date":"2009-08-12T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.benaimfletcher.com\/?p=27"},"modified":"2009-08-12T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T18:57:00","slug":"i-see-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"I See Light!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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That will be me on May 7, 2010<\/span>.<\/span> (…standing on a cake, surrounded by stars…<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Wow, that date is the day I am officially finished with my MBA and, hopefully, school forever. I started this grad school journey in August 2005, which really does feel like a lifetime ago. In the 4 years it\u2019s been so far, taking 2 classes a semester and 1 this past summer, I managed to hold steady at a GPA of 3.33, all the while working various full-time jobs ranging from 40-55 hours a week.<\/p>\n

Steve and I were talking finances at lunch, and jobs. I said we were going to Greenville in May for graduation, and then I started tearing up. I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s so close when, for the longest time, there\u2019s been no end in sight. There is actually a light at the end of the tunnel!<\/p>\n

I started digging on the ECU website<\/a> for more information about graduation. Then I checked Orbitz <\/a>for hotels and room rates in Greenville. Yes, I am ridiculous enough to book my hotel room 9 months in advance.<\/p>\n

So we have the following travel plans for the next 14 months:<\/p>\n