May 21, 2010
1L
We did it. The first year. The storied year. The year that everyone promises will be the worst.
Legal bootcamp.
It has, hands down, been the most jarring, enjoyable, and ridiculous experience of my life. I am so completely different from I was on August 20th. I fell in love. I made new friends. Had my heart completely broken. Got back up. Struggled against the darkest depression I’ve ever experienced. And I grew.
We finished our exams at 12:30pm. Bouncing up and down in our seats while our exams loaded into the system. Hugs all around. Comments on the boy’s ridiculous Western facial hair grown just for the finals. Because thanks, J, that’s not distracting for any of us. And no, NO ONE wants a ride.
We threw laptops and outlines into our lockers and didn’t look back. By 1:30pm we were slurring and there was more hugging and complete exhaustion.
And at 1:34 I got the call. The call that I had in fact been chosen for an internship at a family law firm that specializes in Divorce Mediation. Exactly what I want to do. Working for a woman I’m referring to as Future Me.
So there was crying and more beers and then a burger and far too many phone calls to my mother. Bless her for being my best friend. Bless time for making her the person I want to call when I’m falling down drunk and crying and happy all at the same time. Bless redial. Also, bless the cab that got me home at 6pm where I passed out with my Hunters on.
So yes, I now have something to say I’m doing for the summer when everyone asks. Something amazing. Something forty hours of unpaid a week amazing. And a class twice a week. But I’ll be able to do it. Because if I managed to do this… I can certainly do that. Though the idea of writing a book over the summer was tempting (which is what I promised myself I’d do if I didn’t get the internship).
That and my overwhelming desire to create a family will have to wait. More transitions. I love this life.
