Finals Week

Thankfully, I only have three finals to deal with this semester, since my precious local history professor decided to treat our class as a grad level class instead of a senior undergrad level class.  That said, my only grades were two papers, attendance, and blog posts/discussion contribution...so, I totally nailed it and managed to receive all points possible.

The only class that I had any serious doubts about was my Sociology of Disasters class.  It's not that the class isn't interesting, but there's a lot of reading that is sometimes less than interesting, which makes getting through it somewhat difficult.  Going into my final I needed an 86 to get an A in the class...and her tests have always been a little more difficult than others.  The wording of the questions is often off-putting or vague, and often they're open to interpretation, but you have to interpret them the way SHE interprets them.  Also, on the final, there were several questions that were clearly opinion questions, so I'm anxious for the final to "close" so I can see how many of those I got wrong.  I got an A on the final, which gives me a cushion and makes my A in the course absolute instead of questionable.

The most entertaining final so far has been my Sociology of Marriage and Family final.  I've taken a variation of this class multiple times, each time focusing on something slightly different.  I figure it can't hurt, and ideally speaking, the repetitive information might sink in and prove useful at some point.  In fact, here are some of the most interesting tidbits I've learned this go 'round:

* Forty percent of all marriages in the U.S. are remarriages.
* Remarriages in which one partner was divorced are least likely to divorce.
* More couples cite communication problems as the main reason for divorce than anything else, including infidelity. (That was surprising to me)
* Marriage sabbaticals are legit "marriage time outs" that are agreed upon between both parties.
* Middle-class families tend to be more permissive in their child-rearing style. (Also surprising)
* Couples who cohabitated before marriage have a higher rate of divorce as compared to to those who did not cohabitate before marriage.
* The presence of teenagers in the house creates stressors that make divorce more likely.

So, I kind of figured the last one out because...Captain Obvious...but the rest of them were actually really interesting, as was the class in general.

SO interesting, in fact, that when I took my final this afternoon...I aced it.  As in, I didn't get a single question wrong.  Given my current relationship status and my fantastic track record with the opposite sex, let's let the irony of the perfect score on the MARRIAGE AND FAMILY final sink in.

I'll wait.

Okay, then.  I have one more final this week, and then I have a blessed month off to gear up for my last semester of my undergrad.  I was giving a recap to someone earlier today, along with my favorite statistics, and he replied with a LOL...and the rest went like this:

Me: Then what are you laughing at?
Him: How sexy you are when you're talking about statistics.
Me: Are you drunk?
Him: And horny?  No
Me: Because statistics about the dissolution of marriage and the family unit are such a turn on?
Him: Because flexing your brain is sexy.
Me: If I could go to school for the rest of my life, I would...especially if I got paid to do it.
Him: Are you trying to turn me on?

I love how he keeps me on my toes.  And laughing.  Always laughing.  Or blushing.  Or biting my lip.  Or all of the above.

Aubs