A Season of Change

While everything is getting ready to change here in a few days, and my life will become more chaotic than I already seem to make it. I thought I would dedicate this post to hellos and good-byes.

Hello Nursing School
Good-bye afternoon lunches with friends or any sort of afternoon adventures

Hello Rocking an all white uniform. I promise to be the BEST marshmallow I can be.
Good-bye regular fun clothes

Hello Vitals, Patient Care Plans, and Patient Charting
Good-bye sanity and sleep

Hello random sobbing fests, because my instructor just "doesn't get me"
Good-bye Brain cells from all the reading I must do

Hello conformity
Good-bye fun colored hair. I will miss you the most, don't want to scare any geriatric patients, now do we?

Hello life of studying and watching fascinating and disgusting procedures
Good-bye children, husband, family and friends. I'll see you again in 2 years.

I really am excited to turn this corner of my life and to do something that I've put on the back burner in order to raise my family and support my husband and his then fledgling business. But now it seems the little ones have grown and don't quite need me as much and Jason's little business has blossomed and now is the season for ME to blossom!

Thank you all for being with me on this long journey. For the love and support, the child watching almost rearing at times, the sympathetic ears, the unconditional encouragement that got me through tough times and even tougher classes; I'm talking about you Chemistry and YOU Donna W.(GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR). I wouldn't change the path I took one bit. It's made me who I am today, and I Love me. I may have lost friendships along the way, but I gained new ones and made old ones even stronger. I have a loving husband who supports me no matter what crazy idea I come up with or what crazier ones I've managed to pull off. He's my sounding board and my biggest fan. He's the rock I lean on when I get down on myself or I struggle with things; and he lets me know when I've gone off the deep end (a few times now thank you very much).
I'm thankful for parents who instilled in me their unconditional love and the belief that I can really achieve anything that I set my mind on, and that I really was a smart girl, who just didn't try in school and was more concerned with being social. (I had a hard time believing that one, but what do you know, they where right! Huh.) BUT now I can do both, with out one affecting the other. A hard learned skill. To parents who never gave up hope for their Daughter! Thank you Mom and Dad. I love you too.

BUT any ways...............I'M in FREAKING Nursing School!!! Around here that's like getting into Med. School. and it's seems like it's been FOR-EV-UH getting here. WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!! Can't wait!

WOW. Sorry. I didn't really mean to drag on for so long. But that's me. I'm a rambler. So stay tuned for Non-HIPPA violations and fun updates of things that I'm learning. :)
P.S.- If we're really good friends and I ask you to let me practice putting IV's in or giving needles on you, would you let me do it? Cause I would totally do it for you. ;)