"There is a sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.  They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.  They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love."  
-Washington Irving

life

• finished first week of school.  63 weeks left.
• car broke down on way home from first day of school.  Was without a car for a week.  I have an awesome mechanic who was able to diagnose a faulty distributor and plugs, able to repair the problem and do an oil change, thus prolonging the life of a car with 250,000+ miles.  
• new friendships made at school + dividing homework assignments up and swapping answers = a little less stress.
• awesome classmate, Alyson who lifted my spirits up with a unexpected walgreens bag containing a new scientific calculator for dosage class, two valentine pencils, chap stick, and peanut butter and chocolate protein bars (a must for the late night patho. class)
• paying for a grande coffee and receiving a venti because they were out of the grande cups
• michelle's book comes out in march!  don't let me down, j :)
• interviewed for the city newspaper regarding school nursing program
• excited that University is opening the second medical school in the state.  Haven't decided what that means for me.
• meeting new warehouse manager for FAME and discussing ideas to get medical supplies from Louisville to headquarters.
• learning to protect my time (read: say "no") in order to read and study.
• still hesitant about my new assignment but remembering that God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called. 

Jan 11- May 5---> Spring semester classes (15 hrs.)  If completed successfully, continue on to:
May 6-June 4---> Maternity
June 10-July 13---> Pediatrics
July 15-Aug 13---> Med/Surg. II
Aug 14-Aug 22---> Summer "Vacation"
Aug 23---> Fall Semester begins if summer semester is completed successfully.