.....too long, infact, to catch up on everything that's happened in the last nine months. In short, our house is 99% complete, I had eight months off of everything - work, school, every day life, I started nursing school in August 2012.
Essentially, I had a wonderful eight month vacation. To be a "stay at home wife" for that period of time, and just have a break was such a gift. No big blabber happenings to tell, just a lot of time in my new home, being with family and friends, and enjoying life. Loved it.
Then, on August 13th, I started my first semester of nursing school. Boy, I was ready, but I wasn't. It is seriously such a committment to undertake this program. And that was just the first semester (I'm now in my second week of the second semester, but that's an entirely different post!). The start of nursing school was slow, but steady. I learned a ton, and made some lifelong friends. I interacted with patients in ways that I've dreamed of, and in ways that were nightmares. But, one thing held true the entire time. I loved it. I loved the labs, the lectures, the studying, giving meds, helping people. I loved the looks on patient's faces when I walked into their room and I could tell they were glad to see me because I was there to help or I had an answer to a question, or I was there to bring them something they needed.
Now, in second semester, I am dealing with that and more. Classmates that do or don't mesh. Family issues of my peers that are causing them to second guess whether they can do the program. Every day circumstances that affect how we all study, deal, live.
Nursing school is my life right now, or so it seems. Really, my life is my husband, my family, my friends. This is a two year snippet of my life that will be challenging, will have many successes and heartbreaks, will bring new friends and trivialities. No matter what it is though, I want to have record. To remember it. So, that's why I'm back. Before, I thought I no longer had the time for this blog. Now, I realize that this blog, in years to come, may help to pass the time.
