On Monday I successfully defended my dissertation and then celebrated my birthday the very next day. I couldn't have given myself a better birthday gift than to add those three simple letters after my name, Ph.D!
I am so blessed by the outpouring of support and love from those around me.
It's bliss!
Congratulations, Dr. Gary Whatever your last name is! I am so very proud of you and happy for you. You did it!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I often thought of you getting totally immersed in one writing project or another and then finishing in a reasonable amount of time. There were times when I felt like I would never finish my dissertation and I was envious of how prolific you seem. But, you are right - I did it!
ReplyDeleteWow, congratulations, Gary! That is a huge accomplishment and you should be proud. :)
ReplyDeleteSteve - Thanks. I am looking forward to settling into the idea. Right now it is too new and I am too exhausted to feel like it is real. Work, work, work and then *poof* it really happened!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely for you---all that work done!
ReplyDeleteMajor congratulations! I'm immensely impressed. Happy Birthday (late) and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeletee - Thank you. It is lovely!
ReplyDeletePauline - Happy New Year and Thank You! Since this post I have been working on final edits and going through the format review process. It seems that everything is in order and I should graduate on January 15, 2015. Now perhaps I can get back to the blogosphere. Thanks also for checking in on me. :)