The Grind

no, not the mtv dance show from the 90's. im back to the grind of studying for the cpa exam.

its dec. 2 and im anxiously waiting for my reg score to get back to me. the exam was horrible. i remember finishing the multiple choice questions in about an hour and a half. this kind of scares me though. i did check my answers twice as im obsessive about missing a question and rechecking my work. i had about 2 hours to do 2 simulations. simulation 1 was okay. the second simulation was tougher. i finished with about 30 minutes left and i was too excited to be done with this exam and head out of town to tuscaloosa. i dont know how i did and im scared to receive my score. hopefully the day will come when i am done with this exam.

tonight i am starting to study for audit....again. i passed this section 18 months ago and the beauty of the cpa exam is that once you pass 1 section, you have to pass all 4 in 18 months or that score expires. to my luck, audit has expired and i have to re-take this part again. my plan...study audit in december, take this section at the beginning of january...and take financial at the end of february. hopefully, if i passed reg, i'll be done at the end of february if all goes well. there have been so many times, that i've wanted to throw in the towel. i cannot do this though.

# 1 - i've never given up on anything in my life.
# 2 - what will i tell my daughter when she gets older? that its okay to give up...i could never look her in the eye and tell her this when life gets in the way.
# 3 - this is one of the biggest challenges of my life and i have to overcome it like everything else i've overcome in my life.

i know i can do it. its just a matter of time.

on to other things...thanksgiving was probably one of the best that i've had. it was nice spending time with family and friends. alabama won again and finished the regular season undefeated. now the SEC champtionship this weekend. tebow and company will be coming to atlanta and i can't wait to see how the outcome is. i think alabama matches up very well against a very fast and flashy florida team. bama plays old school, run the football, wear the defense down style of offense. the defense is sick. they are huge on the line and make the other team turn the ball over more times than any other team in college football. and when they turn the ball over, bama makes you pay. this is the type of team that can win you a championship and just hope they get past this florida team because this type of win will boost their confidence going into the national championship game in miami. and if we do go, i'm just gonna have to go down there and be a part of the celebration. roll tide