Positives
- Only one more week until Christmas break…and Christmas, my favorite day of the year.
- Deferred from the school of my dreams. It had been an incredibly long shot to begin with, so I’m happy for now.
- Vanderbilt alumni interview tomorrow afternoon!
- Christmas shopping. I am already excited to open all of my “surprise” clothes…
- Family comes in this week
- I found out that my best friend, who lives 1,000 miles away, is coming to Chicago to visit me for my 18th birthday in February. 

Negatives
- Finals.
- Someone who was clearly not paying attention barreled through a red light this morning and I literally came within inches of getting into a major car crash. I’m a little traumatized.