Until I get my bar results, that is. :) I know, I have already been waiting for 2 months ... but at least I can now say that there is nothing else but those results standing in the way of me becoming a lawyer! On Thursday I completed my last requirement which was to have a "character interview." The lawyer who has been in charge of my file throughout the process (sending numerous requests to my references, past employers, high school and university registrars, as well as to me when such requests are ignored) had me come to his office for a little meet and greet.
I'll admit I was a little worried about the fact that I didn't have a suit to fit my 24 week belly, but I did the best I could with this cute fall maternity dress my parents were kind enough to give me. In preparation, I re-skimmed my 67 page bar application to remind myself just how many accidents I told the Board of Law Examiners that I'd been in, how many tickets I'd had, and that kind of thing. I really had no idea what to expect, so better safe than sorry.
Turns out the interview really wasn't a big deal. I was dressed much more professionally than the attorney, and he said that I was basically a shoe-in but he was just required to meet me and give me a little pep talk (which basically consisted of "you can be forgiven for drug and alcohol problems and petty crimes, but don't touch other people's money or you'll get disbarred"). Good to know!
Anyway, I'm actually waiting
much less impatiently for these results than I did for my LSAT score and grades after each semester. Although I was genuinely worried (um, terrified) going into the exam, after taking it I felt pretty confident. And if for some reason things don't turn out as expected, you just take it again! The idea of me failing the bar pretty much seems laughable to me right now, but I have a feeling that if it happened I wouldn't be laughing. (12 hours of testing on more than 12 different areas of the law wasn't exactly what I would call fun.)
The part I
am anxious for?? Actually getting sworn into the bar and finally being entitled to call myself a lawyer! (You see, if I did so now, I would get, you know
.... disbarred.)
Joe and I picked almost 12 pounds of apples, and it didn't take long for us to devour them (I eat an average of 2-3 apples every day). I can't exactly remember how many we ate while we were picking ...
Reese stayed cozy in her sling ... and my little guy stayed extra cozy in my belly. ;)
After the apples we went to get our pumpkins. There were so, so many and it proved to be quite a difficult decision. But Joe and I aren't really too over-ambitious, so we settled on a medium sized one which had some character. We still haven't found time to carve it yet ... but we were hoping this would be the year. Guess we'll see.
We especially loved having Joe's sister Angelica here to enjoy the day with us.
The rest of the gang ...
