a new daily lifestyle

i wonder what it will be like to live in north carolina for 16 months. i'm here now and i feel detached from those in jackson i share my life with . . . it is bitter yet sweet because i am going to be a nurse and yet i feel i will miss out on the lives of those i love. the relationships in my life are what keep me going. they are the ones that inspire me, and make me laugh, and even help me cherish the daily life of living in jackson. so, to all of you who read this: don't forget about me, write letters (i will write back), and call. know i will be back to become a nurse and a ski bum.

go tarheels!

i cannot believe in a matter of 5 minutes my life took an unexpected turn. i received a call at 6:45am asking whether or not i was going to accept or decline my admission into nursing school . . . hmmmmm let me think, are you kidding me? of course not! i'll be there JANUARY 11th!!!
praise the lord: the path to the career of my dreams is heading in the perfect direction. i am going to north carolina to get my nursing degree. i am still in disbelief.
in addition to all my excitement i have an overwhelming sense of how hard and strenuous this is going to be, in addition to the fact i have to go back to being a full time student . . . oh, and did i mention i've never been there? yep, i guess i am a little more than nervous.
i am going to chapel hill in a week and a half for orientation so hopefully i gain some perspective before i officially drive all that way: i hope i don't get lost, i hope that raleigh (the city i fly in to) is not that intimidating of a city, and i hope the freeways aren't like san franciscon or l.a. and i hope i don't fail miserably, i want to flourish . . .
thank you to all who supported me . . . i felt many people were pulling for me, i think that is why i got in :)

jumping on my bed

when was the last time you jumped on your bed? as a kid, i used to jump on my bed all the time . . . beds in hotel rooms were always the best. but the other day i starting jumping on my bed and to my surprise, at 24 years old, it was just as much fun as it was 15 years ago. i am taller so unfortunately i needed to think about hitting my head on the ceiling . . . even if i am 5'2". but the freeing, whimsical, and weightlessness i felt came at the perfect time. at this moment in my life there are all these questions and thoughts racing through my head and paths i could or couldn't take. the feelings of freedom, or joy, or pure fun of jumping on my bed helped me relieve any thoughts i shouldn't worry about. i will leave them to the air and come down on my nice fluffy bed.