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Well I suppose it’s time for an update. As you all know my life evolves around school right now, so that’s pretty much what I’ll be talking about. We are about to start our 8th week, which will mark the half-way point of the semester! It’s hard to believe how fast this semester is going! I am really loving school right now. I finally feel happy with what I am doing with my life. I feel like I have a purpose. I feel like I am making a difference. It doesn’t hurt that I am doing so well in school right now. I am one of only two people in my class with an A, so that’s very exciting. At the end of the week I will be done with my rotation in mother/baby. I am VERY sad to be moving on as I love what I am doing, I love my clinical teacher, and I love my clinical group. I’ve been very lucky so far to have amazing teachers. In this rotation I’ve spent time in post-partum and L&D. I absolutely knew I would like post-partum but I am really surprised by how much I enjoy L&D. I am actually thinking about going into L&D instead of the NICU as I had planned. It’s such a gift to be with and support each family as they welcome a new baby into the world. I’ve gone home everyday feeling like I’ve really made a difference. I love it. Post-partum was nice too, but I feel like I would get bored there quickly. So I am really going to try and enjoy my last week in this rotation. Starting Thursday afternoon I am on Spring Break until April 3rd. Not too much planned, but that is good. D and I have different breaks, so I will have a lot of time by myself, which I am really looking forward to. I am going to a one-day conference on diabetes during break, and one night D and I are going to see Cirque Du Soleil. When I go back to school I will be starting a new rotation which is basically a more advanced portion of what I was doing last semester, medical-surgical nursing. I am not too thrilled about it. It’s just not my thing, but oh well, what can you do. I’ll be doing my clinical rotation at the same hospital, so that is cool, as I really love this hospital. Only April 6th D will be leaving for a week to go to a convention in Chicago. He along with 17 of his classmates from Cal State LB will be helping with security at the conference. The trip is all paid for by the conference organizers in exchange for their time. He is really excited to go as they will be working with FBI and Homeland Security while there. D and I have NEVER been apart for more than a night in 5 years, so it should be interesting. I am honestly looking forward to being on my own for a week. I plan on sleeping in the middle of the bed and eating what I want. Of course I will have school, so it’s not like I will be home much anyway, but I am still excited. It’s a really great opportunity for him. I signed up the other day for a paid internship during the summer. I will work 24 hours a week with a preceptor and attend class 2 hrs a week. I get paid a decent amount of money and I get 2 college credits. I signed up to work in L&D, but there aren’t too many spots, so I am keeping my fingers crossed! I will work one-on-one with a preceptor, and from what I hear you learn a ton. I am really looking forward to it. Hmmmm I guess that’s all for now. Thank you to anyone who made it this far!