And so begins senior year...

Yesterday was the first day of class... Care of the Adult 2 bright and early at 7:30 a.m.  Hard to believe senior year is finally here!  I'm halfway hoping it goes by kind of slow-- I still feel like I hardly know anything sometimes.  At other times, I look back and see how much I've learned and how far I've come, though I still have a long way to go.  This semester will be tough, but not as intense as last spring.  The workload is lighter but the coursework is harder, if that makes sense.  We have more clinical hours this semester, as well.

On another note, my one month summer break was great.  It was nice being away from the stresses of school for awhile. Our fam was able to take a roadtrip for 3 weeks, going to Mammoth Cave, Fort Knox, Creation museum, Cedar Point, Niagara falls, Connecticut, NYC, Virginia, North Carolina, and Jacksonville for a wedding :)  I finished the break with a family/friends boating/waterskiing day on Saturday, followed by travelling to O-town and dinner at Contemporary resort at Disney (which was ridiculously expensive, but good).

Two semesters of undergrad left! Praise the Lord for how he has directed me and given me the opportunity to  pursue my education :)

I survived!

The craziest semester of college I've had (and probably ever will have) is FINALLY OVER... and I survived (passed) by God's grace. I still have to find out one more grade for my families class, but pretty sure I got a B.  so that's 1 A and 3 B's for the semester.  I am totally happy with that :) Couldn't have done it without the help of my nursing classmates, either.

BIG SIGH.  I can't believe it's over. I feel like I should be studying for preparing for something!  hehe.  It's going to be so nice to relax for 2 weeks before summer classes start :)  

To God be the Glory :)

It's almost here!!!

My first year is ALMOST over... soooo close I can almost taste it... I'm not sure I'll even know what to do with myself! (well, for 2 weeks anyway, before it's back to class).  Nothing to study or clinicals to prepare for! Whew.  We finished 5 exams on wednesday (family and pharm, along with the 3 corresponding ATI tests).  We have 2 more on Monday (adult and patho) and they're both cumulative :(  However, even that can't bring my mood down right now.  Found out I somehow got an A in pharmacology for the semester (thank you Lord!).  Dr. Howe did give us quite a few bonus points :) I was so sure I wouldn't get an A in any class this semester!  Also, I had a great day in the NICU. My nurse's patients were quadruplets. It's amazing...these tiny little miracles!  So cool! and the nurses were so wonderful.  I really liked it, and it's something I would think about in the future, for sure.  Now its off to study for finals on Monday... :)

13 days..13 days...13 days..

I keep repeating that in my head over and over... 13 more days!!! Ahhhhh! : ) Well, there's still a lot to do between now and then, including 3 more clinical days, 8 exams, and a TON of studying.  I spent the weekend at Farmor's, and got very little accomplished school wise, but it was a nice break.  Sometimes you just have to take a step back away from it all, then get back into it feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the the books!

He is Risen

He is Risen, indeed!

Went to church service with the Cubits in the a.m., followed by a fellowship meal.  Afterwards took a long 3-4 hour nap, since I was exhausted.  Now to finish studying for this exam tomorrow, VA interview tuesday, and another exam wednesday, and back to back clinicals Thursday and Friday.  Oh boy.  By God's grace I will hopefully make it through the next 3 weeks without having a breakdown :)  I am so thankful for my CNC group, without them, I don't know how I'd make it through the semester.   It's gonna be a late night...

Clear the stage

 

motivational boost

Soooo, I posted earlier how I was having problems finding motivation to finish out the semester strong... I totally got my motivation back :) by God's grace, got my FIRST A of the semester in Pathophysiology!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I may or may not have done a happy dance around my room and giggled like a maniac =D

Now off to study for Pharmacology exam tomorrow! :) :) :)