Zero hour was supposed to be Friday at 12:01 like last year, but waiting that long was going to give me an ulcer, so it was perfectly OK with me when I got home from school and skating and picking up cookies baked by Nancy and sent from Sarasota to find a voice mail from Michele Thompson welcoming me to the MBA program at

After confirming with Michele via telephone where my 'Welcome Binder' should be sent, I did a little dance, made a few phone calls, and headed out to celebrate the way any true Ann Arborian would....thatsrightyouguessedit, Zingerman's Deli. I had j.v.w.'s detroit st bbq, which was not the best sandwich I've had there but was still awesome and a cup of really good tomato soup. Then it was home for the West Wing and more phone calls and that was Wednesday.