Don't let 100,000 bad apples spoil the whole bunch

One of my favorite law school professors always said that. He had a good sense of humor about being a lawyer and the butt of many lawyer jokes. Lawyers get a pretty bad rap sometimes, but I like to think that there are good ones out there, especially now that I'm joining their ranks.

And now, it's officially official. My law school grades came out today and I passed all my classes! Not only did I pass, but I had my BEST semester of law school! I graduated with honors and I feel pretty accomplished. (now I just need to find gainful employment...)

Reflecting on law school, it was a good experience over all. It was tough, but not unbearable. And many times, pretty enjoyable. Even if I was studying late at night, I was studying with great people.

One thing that I really dislike about law school is the grading system and what it made me think the minute I entered a class after my 1L year. I would scope out the class and immediately think, "I can beat those people, and I probably can't beat those people, and overall I should [get a pretty decent grade] or [drop the class because it'll be too hard to get the grade I want]. I instantly compared myself to everyone in the class based on the incomplete information that I had.

I wish law school was like every other graduate degree program where you are taking classes to learn, develop academically/intellectually, and because you wanted to. No. I took classes because they were required, they will be tested on the bar exam, and because I thought I would get a good grade in the class.

It's a bit short-sighted. I like to think that people who make it to law school actually enjoy learning. I definitely do. (Honestly, I liked all of my classes)

But, I have to admit that it feels pretty good to be done. And now... on to bigger and better things!

Good Weekend

So I had a really wonderful weekend. It started off kind of iffy because grades were being posted online at 4pm. And then at 4pm, 450 crazy law school students attempted to access their grades and crashed the server. So around 5:15, I checked my grades. Trying to prepare myself for the worst and be ok with it. But let's be honest, had my grades been bad, I wouldn't have been OK with it. Luckily, my grades were pretty darn good. I know this is really boasty, but I'm really happy that I did well my first semester. I don't think that now I am just going to coast through law school because I did alright one semester, but I am enjoying doing well. Hopefully, I can keep it up, or even improve... We shall see!

Saturday, I spent most of the day writing an appellate brief - not the most exciting thing in the world. But, I love the feeling when I've finished working on something (even though this was just the first draft) and I feel like I've really done something. It just feels good. Then I volunteered at the MTC. I figure I might as well take advantage while I'm in Provo. I miss the mission soooooo much.

Sunday was full of church, home and visiting teaching and playing card games. Then I got a call from another hermana from my mission and she invited me to eat with her and some other mission people. It was so much fun! I love listening to mission stories and telling them as well. I miss the people so much and I am so excited to be going back there in May!

Just wanted to say that I am very blessed and grateful for the people in my life and the love that God shows me through the little things.