I can't believe this is actually happening, my single most desired dream has finally come true. With my hands shaking from sheer astonishment, I hold my second semester report card, not believing that the number printed adjacent to the word GPA is actually a 4.0. The first few minutes are spent trying to absorb reality. Can this really be happening? Have I finally obtained the GPA that I have shot for all my life? I feel …showed first 75 words of 509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 509 total…of ecstasy explodes from inside my mom and instantly she is hugging me while trying to act angry for tricking her. Deep down inside I know that I made her perfect day finally come true, but I am especially proud of myself for going the extra mile to accomplish something that I have always wanted to but never had the will power to see all the way to the end. That is my triumphant day.