Setbacks

We should expect this, right? Nothing is too easy. Our closing date has been pushed back probably a little over a week. :( Not the biggest deal in the world but come on, we're ready to get in our house! I'm trying to be patient and content with things. Atlanta tomorrow! I can't wait and then on to see my mama again on Monday. Lots of things to be busy with-Oh, and packing! I guess we should start kind of thinking about that. The good news is that most of it is already in storage.

 

Looking forward to the weekend!

Interesting Week

Last week was full of graduation activities and anticipation of the big day. By the end of it I was exhausted. This week I'm doing pretty much nothing, which feels weird because of the last 2 years of insanity. Well, I'm not doing exactly nothing. I'm sleeping until 9:00 9:30, reading some books for fun (what?), and eating lunch whenever. I am doing some serious NCLEX studying. I want to take my boards in the next 2-3 weeks and I'm trying to do a little each day. Other than that, I have to venture to say that I might be a little bored. It's hard to go from frenzied activity to a week of idleness. Yes, I'm trying to enjoy my free time but I don't think I was cut out to stay at home. I will be working soon enough, I know, and wishing for more days at home. Grass is always greener, right? :) 

Anyway, I have our little trip to Atlanta this weekend that I am totally looking forward to. We are going to do some light house shopping and I am so excited to go to the Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, & Williams-Sonoma outlets in Dahlonega, Georgia. Also, we are going to IKEA! Love that place and could just walk around it for hours.

My first visit to IKEA was when I was in Texas and I was in awe! Have you ever been?

I have to say, though, that what I am looking forward to most is spending some much-needed alone time with Chris. He's been so supportive of me and I'm so excited that we have more time together now. (Although I'm not sure he knows how to handle it yet. :) It's an adjustment!!)

I'm looking forward to a nice weekend of sleeping in, eating at different places, and just hanging out with my best friend.

Happy Hump Day Friends!

Happy Mother's Day!

I pray for the blessing of a glorious day to the best mom in the world! Mom, you are so special and I love you. Happy Mother's Day.

Snapshot Saturday

Tennessee Wesleyan College

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

This is an exciting day for more than one reason. My nursing school pinning ceremony is tonight! I've worked 2+ years for this and it seems unreal that it's almost over. Another excitement is that my mom is coming into town as we speak! We have a lovely day ahead with plans for lunch and shopping. It's a beautiful day with not a cloud in the sky. Hope your 5th of May is as grand as mine!

Four More Days!

On Saturday I will walk across the stage with my BSN! After that I will take my licensing exam to become a registered nurse. We have a lot of festivities planned this week, beginning with a frigid picnic at the lake this afternoon. I'm almost done and I couldn't have done it without these girls!

Mixed Feelings

I watched Obama's address last night with mixed feelings. Yes, I am typically a very patriotic person. I chant USA! with the best of them. I had a hard time, though, rejoicing over bin Laden's death. I have anger about 9-11, of course. I hate that so many families lost loved ones and have felt those longings for justice and even revenge over the past few years. I have had a hard time putting my feelings into words today, but I think that something I heard on the radio this afternoon says it best:

(I in no way claim to have mastered this type of disciplined thinking.)

 " Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition. ... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.