Nursing School is the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life and I hope nothing is harder! I spend anywhere from 30 - 50 hours a week just studying and doing homework. I am in class 18 hours a week. You do the math...I am busy, tired, anxious, but HAPPY all in the same moment. It's been the most exciting 7 weeks of my life. I've learned so much already, I can only imagine what I'll know when I graduate.
School leaves little time for Wedding Planning which is a terrible sacrifice. I got my wedding dress the day before I started classes so THANKFULLY that one thing is taken care of. I love my dress and I can't wait for my first fitting sometime in late November/early December. I think it's the most perfect dress in the world for me. I am trying to work on a photographer now and I hope we will have our Engagement Photos done in late October (fingers crossed) and then I can move onto Save the Dates. My mom and I will be busy in December and then again on Spring Break and in May when I am on my short breaks from school. It's a good thing I wanted a casual wedding because I do not think I could handle much more. A High School friend will probably be designing our Invites/Save the Dates and that makes me excited and thankful. She recently got engaged so I know she'll have just as many fabulous ideas as myself. I also have been doing some browsing for Bridesmaid Dresses...I've found one I really like and my thought is to look a little more then get the girls opinions and hopefully get together with them in December to try on and pick out. As far as a honeymoon...I'm leaving the planning up to Pete. I want to be surprised!
Today officially marks 10 Months until my big day! Pete and I still sit here and talk about how excited we are to be engaged, that hasn't worn off at all. When I look at my scrapbook that Bettie made us, I get goose bumps and my heart races with excitement all over again. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have found someone who makes me the happiest person and that makes everything else seem like it doesn't matter as long as we have each other.
Atlanta...I am coming next weekend! Sacrifice is hard in the Fall. I spend Saturday's in the Library instead of on Tech's Campus Tailgating and going to the Football Game. It's been hard to make the sacrifice but hopefully it's only this year. Thankfully we get to actually go to 3 Games still. Maryland, VT, and UGA, so I'll get a small dose of Football and Friends! We have a busy month coming up between 2 weddings, 2 football games, and a trip to the mountains...and of course school and studying (which are #1)!
I'll leave you with this (it's WAY past my bedtime)...
Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals. ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
