deadline #2

so for one of the school's matt is applying to, he has to make a proposal of what he would do his dissertation on. no small decision. this is what he will give his life to for the next several years. it's not something that you just pick randomly. as you may or may not know, a dissertation has to be on something unexplored. or if explored, not to the fullest extent. when you're dealing with the Bible, it would seem the options would start to get fewer and fewer. but matt did find a topic that 1 - interests him, 2- interests the guy he would be studying under and 3 - hasn't been explored - fully.

so with much trepidation he send it off to the professor he would be sitting under if accepted to this particular school. even though he's in the application process the school wants the prof to sign off on it. we fully expected this process to go back and forth. but much to our surprise we got an email just hours after sending the proposal. it is accepted. done deal. moving on.

i can't tell you the weight that was immediately lifted.

we're quickly running out of deadlines....#2 done. deadline #3 is to turn the applications in. and that should be done in a few weeks. people, we're moving forward. i still can hardly believe it.