history: I was so happy to get my acceptance letter for grad school. I studied for 7 months to take the GRE exam_comma_ it was stressful. Wow_comma_ you were dedicated_comma_ did you do well on it? I did_comma_ and I was accepted to my number 1 program_comma_ which meant that I was going to be paid to learn!
current: Congratulations, all the hard work paid off!
next: I have a feeling the really hard work might just be beginning, but I feel exceptionally lucky.