Preparing for Battle

Dear Standard Issue Sorority Letter Bag,

You have been a good friend to me. From the day I picked you up from Zax, all new and embroidered to my azure blue and white specifications and took you home, you have been a loyal friend to me. You stood by me when I used you to haul around my lab coat, scientific calculator, safety glasses, and toxicological field guides instead of the typical one notebook, fuzzy pen, and makeup case that most girls put in their letter bags. You did not break when I filled you with a semester's worth of research material (about 35 lbs in books and notes) and carried you across the countryside...or Murray. You never tattled on me when I (wasn't supposed to have) used you to haul my beer. Now, dear bag, we face our greatest battle of all: Written and Oral Comprehenisve Exit Examinations!

You are now filled with two years worth of lecture notes, old tests, study guides, and anything else I could find to prepare for these examinations. The weight of all of this is almost too much to bear, but I ask you to please not break and please not get lost...at least until next Friday around 4 pm. I know it is scary, but we can do this, dear bag. So, in conclusion, dear bag, I'll say a little prayer for you to stay strong. I'll probably find more stuff to put in you and I'll be taking you to southwest Missouri in a few days, but hang in there! This will all be past us soon.

Your Ever Faithful Owner,
KD