What a year this has been! When I look back over the past 12 months, many things come to mind. Firstly, where did the time go? At first glance it feels like I've been sleepwalking, or like I didn't savor enough, didn't stop to smell the roses, didn't take time to slow down.
Secondly, did I accomplish much this year? At first glance it sure doesn't seem like it, but as I think back I realize just how many wonderful things have manifested into my life. It helps to make lists of life experiences. It helps to recap so we never forget how blessed we are. So, here's to you, 2009. Thank you for testing and strengthening my marriage. Thank you for the ICU job and all the wonderful folks it has brought into my life. Thank you for the trips to the mountains and to Costa Rica, and for the drive up to Pennsylvania. Thank you for the classes and the exams and the transcripts, and the undergraduate degree. Thank you for Abraham, and for Linc. Thank you for making me smarter, stronger, and wiser. Thank you for SALSA. Thank you for new and renewed friendships. Thank you for family. Thank you for my father and my mother. Thank you for guiding my sister. Thank you for music. Thank you!
Tomorrow I work my last 12 hour shift as an ICU tech. It will be bittersweet. I love those people. I never expected that...what a pleasant surprise they have been. I have seen and done more than I could have ever imagined, and I have made lasting friendships that have truly changed my life forever! For this I am extremely appreciative. Next week, I start packing this place up, and the week after that I'm outta here. I am in awe of my life right now. I feel I am exactly where I need to be. All creative components have come together for me, and all that is left to do is be! Be me...be true to myself!
Goodbye, 2009. Hello, and welcome, 2010! It's gonna be fast, fun ride. Bring it on!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Success!
After ten long years, I am finally a college graduate!!!! *HAPPY DANCE!!!!
I just got word from the dean of my department that I have satisfied the requirements for the B. Mus. degree I have been seeking for the last ten years of my life. It feels so, so good, and I'm proud that I went back and earned what was rightfully mine!
I am living proof that you can have/be/do/become whatever you want. Nothing is impossible!
My life just keeps getting better and better and better. I'm heading to the mall tomorrow for some much needed winter clothing. By this time next week I will be done with organic chemistry. I leave my job in two weeks (YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!). AND...I relocate to the snow covered hills in a month! Sweet! I'm sure gonna miss my family, especially my hubby and puppy. I wish I could take them with me, but I know they must stay behind. I really do want the cop to further his career and focus on his own goals. He's so smart and so loving. It's time he does some soul searching and figure out how to go about advancing to where he needs to be, and I am in total support of him and of his goals.
Well, one more night off then it's back to work. I love Sundays...I usually cook a nice meal, spend two hours or so doing my hair, go visit family, and lounge around the house. Maybe I'll finish off that bottle of Riesling!
I just got word from the dean of my department that I have satisfied the requirements for the B. Mus. degree I have been seeking for the last ten years of my life. It feels so, so good, and I'm proud that I went back and earned what was rightfully mine!
I am living proof that you can have/be/do/become whatever you want. Nothing is impossible!
My life just keeps getting better and better and better. I'm heading to the mall tomorrow for some much needed winter clothing. By this time next week I will be done with organic chemistry. I leave my job in two weeks (YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!). AND...I relocate to the snow covered hills in a month! Sweet! I'm sure gonna miss my family, especially my hubby and puppy. I wish I could take them with me, but I know they must stay behind. I really do want the cop to further his career and focus on his own goals. He's so smart and so loving. It's time he does some soul searching and figure out how to go about advancing to where he needs to be, and I am in total support of him and of his goals.
Well, one more night off then it's back to work. I love Sundays...I usually cook a nice meal, spend two hours or so doing my hair, go visit family, and lounge around the house. Maybe I'll finish off that bottle of Riesling!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Too Damn Cold
The cop and I just returned from apartment shopping up north. It snowed the entire time. All I have to say is I hope I can acclimate quickly to a much colder climate.
Anyone who knows me knows I can't stand being cold. I guess I should have taken that into consideration before I applied to this one PA program. Common sense should have told me that if I plan to move north, I'm gonna be cold most of the time. Damn it. Oh well! I'm hoping I'll be on the move so much, I won't even notice how cold it is. I may even come to like it...maybe.
We had a great time up there. This was the cop's first time setting foot on my campus, and I hadn't been there since my interview over a year ago. And yes, we secured an apartment! It's absolutely perfect for me: spacious, clean, secure, affordable, and only 2 minutes away from campus. I'm looking forward to moving in.
My main focus now is making sure the cop is well taken care of while I'm away. He's a good cook, and a great housekeeper. I just hope he actually does these things while I'm gone. I don't think he'll have a choice! I sure will miss him and Linc, and my family. All of them have been so supportive. Well, it's getting down to the wire. Christmas is almost here. O-Chem is almost done. I'll begin my journey to competent medical practice sooner than I realize.
Anyone who knows me knows I can't stand being cold. I guess I should have taken that into consideration before I applied to this one PA program. Common sense should have told me that if I plan to move north, I'm gonna be cold most of the time. Damn it. Oh well! I'm hoping I'll be on the move so much, I won't even notice how cold it is. I may even come to like it...maybe.
We had a great time up there. This was the cop's first time setting foot on my campus, and I hadn't been there since my interview over a year ago. And yes, we secured an apartment! It's absolutely perfect for me: spacious, clean, secure, affordable, and only 2 minutes away from campus. I'm looking forward to moving in.
My main focus now is making sure the cop is well taken care of while I'm away. He's a good cook, and a great housekeeper. I just hope he actually does these things while I'm gone. I don't think he'll have a choice! I sure will miss him and Linc, and my family. All of them have been so supportive. Well, it's getting down to the wire. Christmas is almost here. O-Chem is almost done. I'll begin my journey to competent medical practice sooner than I realize.
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