Nursing School

It has begun... the long awaited moment of actually officially starting nursing school. This is my first week of nursing school and I feel like I am floating on cloud 9. I never dreamed it would happen this soon. I started my pre-req's in January 2008 and thought those would never end. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to pass a single class and now 2 years later I am actually starting the program with a 3.996 (not bragging, just proud) grade point average. It has taken many, many hours to get this far and it is going to take even more to complete the program but I am so excited I can't stand it. I love school and learning and feel this is the best place possible for me. I really believe that if I had gone to school right out of high school those many years ago I would not have chosen this path. Life experiences have directed me to this and I am glad for those times spent in the hospital with McKenna and her many stays and surgeries these past 10 years because I never would have realized the medical field was so fascinating. I remember sitting in the PICU at Primary Childrens late at night, by the bedside while McKenna was recovering from her heart surgery looking around at everything going on around me. To a lot of people it would seem scary, but to me it was amazing and I wanted to know what they were doing, why they were doing it and was totally fascinated with the process. Thanks to Barbara, McKenna's nurse and our good friend, I was able to voice those questions and get answers. This sparked my interest in the nursing field and I realized then that if I went back to school ever, it would be somewhere in medical. Of course time goes by quickly and I was not finished with family making and we had Addison a few years later. Still not ready to start school, but thinking, always thinking about it. Finally, the last push came when I went to the graduation of my sister, Jami, who graduated with her RN from SLCC. I sat in the auditorium and decided then that the time is right, I need to go back to school. Of course a few more family members helped push me a little further along when Sandra graduated with her Medical Assisting degree and Mike with his Bachelors from the U and so on. Now, 2 years done and 2 more to go. Not so long if you look at how fast time flys. I don't believe time will slow down and wait for me, I have to out run it. I am loving school and hoping it isn't putting too much strain on my family. They have been sooooo supportive. Steve is the best husband ever. He has encouraged me the whole way. My girls are great too with how much they help around the house. They don't realize this makes my life so much easier. I love my family. Truly love my family. So with all of that little bit of history being said....

I hope I can do it.