Well I have 2 finals left and then second semester is over. I obviously didn't find time the entire semester to blog at all so I'll try to catch y'all up on anything I can think of. I'll start with school since that's basically number one in my life. School has been much better than last semester. I never had the feeling of intense doom and that could fail at any moment. My grades have all been about average, I seem to get B's on most tests. I was in the hospital 2 days this semester which was wonderful. I truly love the path I am on and I can't wait to be a nurse. I took care of many different patients with many different diagnoses, saw a GI Surgery, and saw a vaginal and cesarean section birth...and to top it off I can now start IV's, give injections, and draw blood. I got the chance to spend the day in the ER and quickly learned that was probably not the place for me. I enjoy the fast pace but what really got to me was not knowing what was coming in off the ambulance at any moment. I saw someone die of Cardiac Arrest and at that moment I knew I couldn't do it, I became nauseated, hot, and started crying...I'm obviously not strong enough yet for the ER. Every experience has been beneficial though and I am so thankful everyday.
The wedding is coming along great with a lot of help from my mom and Aunt Polly. Without those two ladies this would be impossible to accomplish while going to school full time and spending 2 days in a hospital not getting paid. There are still small details to finish but overall I'd say we are almost there. It took a lot of talking things out for me to ever come to the place where I was pleased with the "look" of the wedding. I'm getting really anxious and excited. The closer it gets though I am going to have to remind myself to "Not Sweat the Small Stuff"...like not being able to control the weather. As I've said all along, if my hair is perfect, nothing else matters. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and family and enjoying the day.
Pete is doing well...minus his lack of hair! I learned a valuable lesson this weekend...never send your fiance' to get his haircut in L.A. before scheduled engagement pictures. I can't even describe what they did to him, it was terrible. Needless to say, we had to reschedule the photos and I shaved all of his hair off so we can start over. Maybe now he won't give me such a hard time when I am cutting it.
US...We haven't had a lot of time to relax and enjoy each others company these past few months which is a big change for us. But we've taken the moments we could and those times have become even more special. We've played a lot of board games...Pete is the self proclaimed Yahtzee Champion and I am THE UNO CHAMP. I am looking forward to next year when things are not as crazy and I have time to just sit down and relax. He's been wonderful through out this semester...although I know he and my parents had it MUCH better this semester than last. Minus the panic attack the night before my first hospital, I never once cried! THAT is a huge improvement. Crying or not, he was still always there and always my biggest supporter and motivator. I couldn't have asked for a better man to spend my life with.
These next few months are full of trips and weddings. I'm headed to Disney World with my parents next week! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this summer and am praying that the summer semester takes it easy on me. I'd love to write more but since I have free time, cleaning the house would be more productive than writing. Until next time...
