An 'awarding' day

Though I've known for about a week now, I haven't wanted to tell too many people (since I wasn't supposed to know, really). But now I can: I won an award! It's the Linda Vance Award for Women's History, awarded each year by my department to the person who wrote the best (in their opinion) paper dealing with women's history. It's not something you can apply for; you have to be nominated. I was nominated last year as well, and although everyone at the Oscars claims that being nominated is just as good as winning, I can tell you categorically that they are lying. It comes with a nice check, too, which I'll use to fund a research trip this summer. Hooray!