Finito!

Well, I did it! I actually took my last final of my undergraduate career, and unless God has some very different plans for me - I do NOT plan to go back anytime soon! I cannot believe it's actually over. I keep waiting for an email or phone call saying "Haha sucker, there's another semester!" It doesn't feel very real, and I guess it probably won't for a bit, maybe the actual graduation ceremonies will give me a little closure.

The last four years have gone so slowly, and yet so fast at the same time. There have been many days when I thought this day would never come, or at least, that I would never make it to this day alive! The last two years especially have been SO hard, nursing school is definitely no picnic. There were times when I wondered if it was worth it, and looking back now, it was. Although there have been many tearful late nights, trying to finish projects and papers, there have been many smiling patients, and will be more to come. I look forward to seeing what God has for me in this coming chapter of my life.

Somehow, even with a severe case of senioritis, I managed to finish out with better grades than most other semesters, which is encouraging. I am greatly looking forward to the life where projects and papers are not constantly hanging over my head, bringing the constant stress that comes along with that for me.

Through the last few years, I have learned several things about myself. #1 - I do not do well with things hanging over my head, and being able to separate the rest of life from the stress of school. #2 - Despite #1, I also do not do well getting things done in advance. Somehow, the effects of #1 are apparently not enough for me. #3 - I do not like mornings. #4 - I do not do well with professors who make it impossible to meet their expectations, because they never tell you what they are, they simply state that what you are doing is not good enough. #5 - While I generally do well in school, I do not really enjoy it (Mom will say that we learned this fact a VERY long time ago) ;)

I look forward to this new life, with three days a week of work, and other times spent trying new recipes, spending time with my husband, finally having time to ride my horse again, time to read something other than huge books with words containing more than 15 letters in them, time to wander around our new town, and just more time to appreciate the life that God has given me.

Now all I have to do is take the biggest test of my life! The nursing board exam (NCLEX) in late June. And hopefully, more time to blog. :)