VACATION!!

Today I started packing for our vacation! We are going here:

and here:

and here:
and to watch them:

I honestly could not be more excited! I have not seen Landon for two weeks and I miss him like crazy! I will post pics when we return!

I will say this...

Sometimes looking back is so much more rewarding than looking forward in life. This past year has been a very difficult one for me. I felt as if there were never enough hours in the day, enough effort I could put in, or enough motivation to want either of these things. But... I completed it. Having one year of nursing school behind me and only one to go is a fantastic feeling. (I just won't even think about Midwifery school right now, one step at a time.) Above all, I feel really grateful today. I feel grateful that I have the ability to go to school, that I have the means to go to school, and overly grateful for the knowledge and friendships I have gained at school. These people made my first year worth it... we laughed together, cried together and occasionally argued together. I am so glad that I get to finish the last leg of my academic journey with these people on my team.

Here's to a relaxing summer and summoning up the desire to return to campus in the fall!