I FINISHED!

So I'm not sure what is more shocking, the fact that I am making a new post, or that I actually survived Nursing School?!?

So here is the first of hopefully (fingers crossed) many more posts to follow in my new found free time.

On Dec. 12, 2009 I graduated Summa Cum Laude with my BSN and here are some pictures to prove it!

Me and my wonderful, helpful, supportive husband. I really don't know what I would have done without him cheering my along the whole way! What a wondeful man!




My amazing sister who flew in just for the occasion.




Marci (Smith's mom) came in all the way from South Carolina to support me.



Erin brought along some special cargo to support Aunt Kelsey. I was happy to share the spotlight with such a precious boy!

Even with the long hours, boring reading, bed baths, foley care, sushi lunches, white marshmellow uniforms, the "i don't know ANYTHING" freak out moments, contraction counting, med calculations, test questions with 4 right answers, ATIs, ENDLESS paper work and care plans, group projects, ugly white shoes, pockets so full my pants almost fell down, and dreams of IVs, catherizations, and NG tubes... I can say it was TOTALLY worth it and I am so glad to be a NURSE!

I started a job at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in January and I am loving it. Such a wonderful place to work!

I take my NCLEX boards this Wednesday so please keep my in your thoughts and prayers as I take this last step in becoming an RN!

Thanks to everyone that encouraged and supported me through the past year. Thanks to my family for always providing a fun distraction from all my stress. Thanks to Erin for calming my fears with each new step of nursing. Thanks to Smith for constantly loving me even when I was riduculous, for being the "house wife" when I couldn't, and working so hard so that we could have a great year.

Hopefully in a few days I will be sharing the good news of passing the boards!!!! Stay tuned! (but not too close incase it takes me a couple weeks to actually make a post haha!)