Saying goodbye

This year is coming to an end. One more week and my first semester of nursing will be over! Also in one more month on January 1st, I'll be twenty-two and any ideas of being forever twenty-one will be gone. 2012 was a good year. It had it's highlights [acceptance into nursing, meeting new nursing girlfriends, marriage to my best friend, passing my head to toe final]. :)

 It had some negatives, the biggest negative was definitely all the STRESS it put me through. Since I decided to walk on this nursing path, the road has been bumpy. I have been more anxious then I have ever been in my life. I have also been more frequently sick than ever before. I am usually pretty healthy I never get the flu and I do not get colds. This semester I had an on and off cold and I got the flu this year, even with my cbu flu shot! Getting sick at clinical was probably one of my worst experiences ever. My favorite clinical experience was giving a full bed bath to an elderly veteran. He told the best funny stories and really showed me that I have a heart for geriatrics, which I did not know about. I have really discovered a lot about myself this year. It feels great to know my purpose and be following the right path in life. I know it is not an easy path, I also cried more tears this year than any year before, but it is definitely my path. I am excited for what the new year will bring and what my new classes will teach me. Excited to be able to have chapel again, missed being able to attend:) Excited to meet the other members of my cohort that I did not have in any my classes. Really excited to see how everything unfolds and the new challenges that await. It will be nice not to worry for the next month and be able to take a mental break from school. Finally I will not have homework for the first time in a semester. Over break I am going to just give my attention to my hubby and my family. This year my family is doing secret santa and my little sister is getting me a gift. (I cheated and found out). I got her a job luckily, so she told me she'll get me some Uggs I've been wanting for Christmas! Woo now I won't have to borrow hers! :) Well, goodbye first semester of nursing and goodbye 2012. It was wonderful, stressful, and very educational.