Today’s gratitude post contains my announcement that my goal to start a PhD program in August or September will come to fruition. I received my first acceptance letter by email this evening, and — while I won’t say which program — this program is among my top choices based on their focus on the digital humanities. I still plan to wait for the remaining six programs to respond to me, but I could receive six rejections and still know my dreams of becoming a tenured professor can come true.