Day 16

I woke up today with many plans I never ended up doing, but my heart and my car lead me to my college campus (maybe because my gas light was on and there was a 7-11 nearby, who knows). As soon as I walked in, I saw the exact person I needed to talk to about taking a semester off of school. I know it was all a coincidental part of God's plan (oxymoron, huh?). I left our meeting feel at peace with my decision, but sad because I wanted so much to graduate with the few "original" girls I started freshman year with who are left (I was one of them, before I got sick). I will miss them so much, and wish them all the best. I will miss Lee's freakouts before an exam, teaching her to cook (actually to even boil water), and making her eat something healthier than Mountain Dew and Snickers for breakfast (I have always called her Bambi since freshman year and she calls me Mama. She was the first new friend I made at school). I will miss Kelli getting all the crazy and complicated patients (it's so true though). I will miss Jenny, even though she drives me absolutely insane with her tendancies to repeat herself a zillion times, and ask the same question 10,000 times over (you know I love you, Jenny, and you already knew you drive me crazy! I never thought I would miss this). The few (and by few I mean like 7 or 8 out of the 40 something that started the program freshman year) of us girl who are still on track from freshman year have created bonds and memories that you can only make in nursing school (like poop explosions, me passing out when I first put in a catheter, and certain professors driving us nuts, first patient deaths. Oh, and Medsurg. Sooooooo glad that is over.)

Pleasure: Today I had a venti skim white chocolate mocha with no whip from Starbucks (try saying that really fast ten times).
Pray: Today I prayed for a friend whose name I won't mention (just to protect her privacy). She confided in me that she had been struggling with her relationship with God lately, and is going through a rocky relationship with a long-time boyfriend.
Love: Today I took both my mom and Logan their favorite coffees (Mom: decaf skim mocha with whip. Logan: skim white chocolate mocha with no whip), and delivered a few "love notes".

Remember my "Pleasure" from yesterday, when I took photos of my pastor's 2 youngest? Here are my favorites from our 5 minute photoshoot.