Update :) I NEED SUGGESTIONS (see #4)

Yeah so, I know that my blogs have very bland titles right now...but give me a break. I don't have the brain space to come up with anything clever at the moment. However, I do have a few good things to share...

1.) Check-offs. Were today. I lived. I PASSED believe it or not. (Well, according to C, I was gonna pass all along, I wasnt so sure...). That's one HUGE weight off my shoulders. Now to study for my other 4 finals! Ugh!

2.) Housing. I DID get approved for my apartment next semester! Yay-uh! I can't wait to have a real kitchen....so I can cook real food! No more yucky cafeteria food!!!!!! (well, atleast a drastically reduced amount of yucky cafeteria food..) Also, my two best friends from school got an apartment in the same complex, so we will live right across the parking lot from each other!

3.) So, the apartment is actually about $700 cheaper than what I'm paying to live on campus (because meals arent included and such.) Soo, with that $700, I can afford to join the gym, go to the tanning bed, and lots of other really fun things next semester!

4.) So, I've decided to stop being a baby and do something big (well, big for me). I'm getting a tattoo. :)
It's quite a big step for me, since i've always been the child that followed the rules....and the incredibly pain intolerant one...(My mother would quite possibly have a heart attack if she knew.) But, I'm turning 21 this year....so I'm thinking that sounds like a pretty awesome birthday treat. BUT, I have no idea what to get! Please send your suggestions :)

5.) The job hunt continues. I applied for 5 more jobs today and emailed a nurse manager about possibly positions. It seems like this job thing is going to be the death of me. this is probably the 4th or 5th time I've sat down and applied for atleast 5 jobs. so that like what....20-25 job applications??? And I haven't heard from a single person....bleck. However, I have come to grips with the fact that I could possibly wait tables all summer if need be. I just have to SOMETHING to make money. *Oh the joys of student loans...*

6.) I haven't even started packing yet. Ugh. I have like....6 loads of laundry to do. No lie. But I don't know what I'll do with them once they're clean! No. Space. Whatsoever. Ugh. But my mommy is coming on sunday to take stuff home :) So, maybe I can get more organized after that.


Anyways, thats about it for now. Until next time, love love.

Countdown to Summer: 6 days
Countdown till C leaves for bootcamp: 173 days

Almost Summer!

Wow....Life could you please slow down long enough for me to breathe? K thanks.

Finals are here. Well, almost. I have finals on Wed., Fri., Sat., Mon., and Tues. Then I'm free!!!!

So, with that in mind:

Plans for the Summer:

1) Gym.
2) Tanning Bed.
3) BEACH.
4) Neshoba County Fair.
5) Hopefully find a job. (cross your fingers!)
6) Go to as many rodeos as I can stand.
7) Barrel Racing practice.
8) Buy furniture for my new apartment!
9) Spend as much time with C as possible :)

So....my summer is gonna be pretty damn awesome. Well, thats the plan anyway.

However, I still have finals and checkoffs to get through...but I'm feeling slightly less anxious/nervous/scared about it all. I'm just ready for the semester to be done. I really neet some serious TLC. I can't wait.

I just really hope that I can find a job. I've applied at what seems like a million places and I haven't heard from anyone. Ugh. I dunno what I'll do if I cant make any money this summer. But I guess for now the best thing to do is not fret about it until I get done with all my tests.

The next week is going to be very stressful, not only do I have four finals and checkoffs to study for, I also have to figure out how to pack all my stuff up to move two hours back home. I have so much stuff in this dorm room that I can barely move. Anyways, i guess i'll figure it out eventually. Anyways, thats enough for now. Time to crack the books....love love.

 Countdown to Summer: 10 days :)
 Countdown till C leaves for bootcamp: 177 days

Recently.

So...I know it's been absolutely forever since I last blogged. Life has been so crazy. There are officially 24 days until I'm out of school for the summer. However, within these twenty four days are numerous obstacles that absolutely scare the shit out of me. Let's take a look:

1) Check-Off. For those of you who don't know what check off is, it's basically a full head-to-toe assessment of a patient (or classmate), while an instructor hovers over your shoulder waiting for one tiny error so they can kick you out. Well, I'm pretty sure they dont like kicking people out....but it's still a great possibility. And by the way, a full head-to-toe, is EPIC. It includes every single tiny part of the body, both internally and externally...every nerve, muscle, and bone must be inspected, palpated, percussed, and auscultated. Needless to say, this is an extremely nerve-wracking process.

2) Nursing Exams. 4 exams in 5 days. It kind of makes me want to assume the fetal position and try to become invisible. Nursing tests are hard when i have one test, and two weeks to study for it. Four tests in one week is humanly impossible. I just cant imagine possibly passing them all with decent grades.

3) Room Sign Up. Well, room sign up doesnt exactly scare me, I mean, all I have to do is put my name down for where I want to live next semester (APARTMENT!). But, I don't have a roommate.....sooo, I am a little nervous about who will sign up to live with me. Being a nursing major an all, I can't exactly deal with a roommate who parties non-stop. I'm just hoping for the best.

In other news, I still havent heard anything about a job for the summer...I'm still applying though. I don't know what I'll do if I can't work. I desperately need some money. Plus, most of my summer plans include things that will require money.
Ugh. Well, I guess we will see what happens.

I absolutely can't wait for school to be over. I feel like it will be forever before I get to spend time with C (the fiance). It seems as though this whole USMC thing is starting to wear on us already...and it hasn't even begun. Don't get me wrong, I CAN HANDLE IT. It just seems like I get so edgy sometimes. It just breaks my heart that I can't spend time with him and I feel like there is constantly this clock ticking in my head.....counting down until he leaves. It drives me crazy some days. I pray that the summer will relieve some of this tension.

Well, I do have one really awesome thing that happened to me this week. I got to deliver a baby. Like, for real. My clinical group was at the hospital when this doctor comes up and is like "Hey, I need a student to come with me." So, I volunteered. He told me that I was about to deliver a baby and I thought I was going to pass out. He helped me scrub in to the exam room and i walk in to find a woman in labor. The doctor walked me through every step, from catching the baby, waiting for it to cry, passing it off to the nurse..delivering the mother's placenta, drawing blood from the umbilical cord, and performing an episiotomy. I know for most of you this sounds gross, but I was the envy of my nursing class!
There is something absolutely amazing about bringing life into the world....I've never felt an adrenaline rush like that before in my life. It was incredible.

But anyways, that's a pretty decent update on my life for now.

Until next time...

Countdown to Summer: 24 days
Countdow till C goes to bootcamp: 120 days