So, I just wanted to share how blessed I feel. Yesterday, as I shared, I got accepted to an MBA program in Nashville, which in and of itself made the day great.

Then, I had a voicemail from the admissions counselor with whom I interviewed. She said there were some things she needed to discuss with me that weren’t in the letter. I called her back immediately because I was pretty dang excited. It turns out not only did I get accepted, they have offered me a great scholarship.

And at 7:06 pm, the newest member of my family was born, happy and healthy. I’m not going to say more on that right now because the parents have yet to post about their newest addition and I don’t want to steal their thunder. But look for some cute pictures to come!

These are the times when all of the crappy, hard things I’ve gone through in my life seem so minor compared to how blessed I am. I seriously don’t feel like I deserve so much (not that the baby is my blessing, per se)…but I’m going to take it.

I now have some options. I just got the letter from V (via email) and I’m in!

I’m still waiting on a few schools, but it sure does feel good to have options and to get into another great program.

Decisions, decisions. Of course I wanted to get into V…I just don’t love making decisions when both options are great.

(And in case you are wondering which other program I got into, it’s the university that I work for, currently…my fear of Google keeps me from posting any actual names).

I have lots to blog about from this weekend, but as most of it would be enhanced by the pictures that I have yet to download, I’m going to stick to the one thing that does not require pictures.

I flew to Nashville Friday night for an admissions interview at V on Monday (if you do a little search with the city and MBA, you’ll satisfy your curiosity). Over the course of my two flights (connecting through Chicago), I started to freak out just a little. In fact, freak out maybe a little extreme. I started to doubt. I started to think about my 17-year-old thoughts of being a dermatologist, and while I have no desire to got to med-school, it made me think. Is business what I really want to do? What kind of stress and pressure is my future career going to hold? Can I really do this and be successful? Etc, etc.

You would think that I would have nailed down this decision with absolute surety given the 100s of hours I have put into the research, application and interview process. But, no. The doubt crept in, which led to a little anxiety. Granted, I have proven to myself that I am willing to interrupt my life and completey change course when I feel like a chosen path is not the right one for me, but the thought of turning my back on all of the work I have done, the contacts I have made, the money my dad (yes, I’m totally spoiled) has spent on the process…well, it was enough to make me freak out just a little.

I spent most of the weekend with this on my mind. I had a great conversation with my friends about my thoughts and concerns, but I think I spoke as a person who was much more sure about her decision than I really was. And then add to that the decision about which school to attend…I was a little overwhelmed.

And then I went in for my interview on Monday. I was a little nervous, although the beauty of doubting my overall decision was there was this little part of me that thought, “Well, if this doesn’t go well, maybe that’s my answer.” It kind of took the pressure off.

The interview went really well. So well that I realized that my interview at T was probably even worse that I had thought. I knew it wasn’t great, but…it really wasn’t great. During the interview, I felt myself getting so excited about all of the things we were discussing. This was the beginning of the calm that was coming.

It was during my class visit, though, that complete and total reassurance came. I was sitting in Sales, Promotions and Personal Selling with my student host. The class was discussing a case: foil and plastic wrap. I was in heaven. As the professor asked a question, I responded with a head nod. He then called on me to share my thoughts, since I was obviously having some. So I did. In that moment, all of my doubts were gone.

Yes, business school will push me. For once, I will be doing something where I will really have to work my tail off. I’m sure there will be days and nights when I question everything again, but for now, I’m so excited! And even though I have not yet decided where I’m going (especially since I have yet to receive many acceptance and rejection letters), I cannot wait for September.