Success

The defense was a success! I was a little nervous in the half hour or so before the defense, but it actually turned out just fine. My committee was great and provided excellent feedback that will help me make positive changes as I move forward. And, I passed! That means I can finish off the dissertation, submit it to the grad school, and get my PhD.

This is a pic of me from before the defense--see how excited I was?

 

When I came home, Shawn had gotten me flowers and a gift--a nice watch! We then went out for Italian food (where it was also $5 Martini Wednesday!). 

When we came home that evening though, we found a box of dark chocolate eggs that Bella had eaten splayed all over the floor. Bella ate about 14 eggs! Needless to say, we were nervous. But Shawn knew what to do. He said we needed to get them out of her system, so we called our wonderful friend who is also a vet tech and she helped us. After Bella got sick (she was a real champ as we keep feeding her hydrogen peroxide--just happy to have all the attention), she was pretty tired out for the rest of the evening. Luckily, it seems like most the chocolate was out of her system and she seems to be doing alright.

What a day!