One down, Three to go!

First things first, I FINISHED FIRST SEMESTER OF NURSING SCHOOL. I'M SO HAPPY!!

Ok I'm glad I got that out. It has been a little over a week now.

Here is my hospital group that I seriously love (minus the instructors that I also loved!):

Uniforms and no makeup....so flattering...

On our last day of clinical we had a half day and went out to lunch afterwards. Everyone decided that they want to go to CPK since it was nearby and is obviously delicious. It was so fun!

Here is the group that I usually hang out with at school. 
After our final, we went to BJs to celebrate!
  I'm going to miss them over the break!

We got together tonight and had dinner at Yard House (for some reason I can't get over that name, it's just a weird restaurant name). Looking forward to a whole month off and then coming back to these faces :)

For Brissa

Sometimes you say "teach me"

and I'm not sure what you mean

Teach you how to be a copycat from pinterest?

Well, here you go:

How to make a glitter animal head:

Supplies:

glue

glitter

pretty paper

small paintbrush

scissors

an outline of an animal you want to glitterize  (deer are so hot right now)

Steps:

1. cut out said animal
2. outline onto pretty paper
3. use paintbrush to apply glue within animal outline
4. cover with glitter!!!
5. wait approximately 10 minutes (or until glue is dry)
6. shake off excess glitter
7. if needed, use a toothpick to remove glitter that is out of the lines

and wallah! you have your DIY glitter animal just in time for fall. 

Inspiration:

 Mine version:

Sometimes I feel as if I'm wearing friend repellant

I decided to remove this post, because I don't want anyone to think that I am talking negatively about someone else on the Internets for all to see (which was not my intention, nor did I get a complaint about it, but I would never want it to get back to her in some way and for her to think it was meant to bash her, more to express that sometimes I feel socially inadequate)

But I still want to leave this [because I love gifs and just recently watched Easy A, and this is easily the best part of the movie]

6 Months

 

Dean said we can't celebrate because its an "anniversary," so it only happens

once a year. I told him we are celbrating our Bi anniversary now where's my present*?

I decided to cook some BBQ for dinner

and Nicole and Jackie came over to visit.

Hooray!

*we did not actually exchange presents

I Can't Even Watch This

I still can't believe it's over, but Harry Potter will always live in my heart.

I'm Usually Very Punctual

Recently, a friend brought up the fact that when I finish the nursing program, I will have been graduated from High School for 7 years, and only have an Associates Degree.

Thanks for pointing that out. I feel really good about myself now.

Haha but really, it is something I think about a lot.  I go back and forth between disappointment and encouragement.

Disappointment because I never imagined myself having this kind of school experience. I thought I would be a 4 year graduate. I never had much respect for super seniors. Well, here I am.

Encouragement because (I keep telling myself) it doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as I finished what I started. (I keep telling myself) Things happen for a reason, I was led this way to learn something, or to go on a path I wouldn't have forged myself. (I keep telling myself) Things will work out in the end, as they always do, whether my way or God's way.

I'm  trying not to be upset with myself or anyone else for how things have worked out.

On a slightly more positive not, I have been thoroughly enjoying school. Even though it's a lot to keep up with, at the end of the day, when I'm walking to my car after class, it is so satisfying. I don't know if I will be saying the same thing after 2 years of this, but for the first few weeks, that is how I have felt. I am finally doing it. It's going to be a long road, but it will go by quickly, as have the last 2 years, and even the last 5 years! Next thing I know I will be blogging about the first days of my new job! It is really exciting.

Hair

I got my hair done again. It's slightly ombre, which I was unsure about doing a second time, but I LOVE it. Dean was playing around with the camera and so I thought I should share a picture that shows the color

For reference, here's my hair before: