that time i actually won

one morning i didn't have to work until later in the afternoon

so i thought i would sleep in.

then i got a call from an unknown number at 6am alaska time.

now usually i do not answer phone calls from unknown numbers,

but something told me to pick it up...

so i did.

on the other end of the phone was a nice woman from the kaplan group,

and she was calling to let me know that my essay had been selected

as the winner in their annual business scholarship.

repeat: i had actually won a scholarship essay contest.

i was so groggy i could hardly comprehend what was being said

but at the same time, i was so excited.

i seriously think i cried after i hung up the phone.

they sent me an email confirming my acceptance of the scholarship,

i received my scholarship monies a few weeks later,

and then they published this article on their blog.

just thought i would leave it here for future posterity.