I got into Nursing School!!

Life is so crazy sometimes and I feel so blessed.  If any of you know anything about nursing school in California, you know that all of them (except private ones that cost 5 billion dollars) are on a lottery system.  Basically, you finish all the pre-reqs, apply for the program, and hope your name gets picked out of a hat to be chosen for one of twenty spots. Every year you apply, your name goes in the hat again. Ex- Year 1, one entry. Year 2, two entries yada yada. It's normally on average a 2 year wait, at best, 1 year, or a year and a half.  I know people who are on their 3rd time applying, and not getting in.  So, I applied for the first time this year and found out I was on the waitlist!! Even though my chances of getting in were slim, it was a positive way to begin the process.  I had just finished Medical Assisting School, and had gotten a job at the local hospital since I planned on a couple years wait.

Two days before I was supposed to start my job, I got a call that I got in!  It is absolutely incredible news and things could not be any better.  As you know, I'm getting married in a year so I'll be halfway through the program when I get married!! 

Even though I'm already in the program, there are SO many things to get done before the semester starts.  Even more stressful, since I was on the waitlist I have way less time to get these things done (medical clearance, background checks, paper work, ect...). 

But on another note, I will still occasionally be posting things about wedding planning, but I just won't have time for alot of my DIY projects until about 1 month before the wedding.  So blogging about it may be pushing it.

Instead, I will be posting about Nursing school and the daily struggles, stresses, and horror stories involved.

YAY!

So excited!!

We're goin to the chapel...

next summer!!  Hopefully the begging of June, depending on

if the venue we want is available or not.

I live in a very small town and there aren't many choices...

especially since I have my heart set on an old barn :)

So this place...

Will hopefully be my venue!! I am just in love with it.

I have an appt on friday for a tour. I know it's more than a

year in advance, but it's a very popular place.

My head is already spinning with so many

ideas. It isn't even funny.

For the most part, I'm just trying to figure out colors and

the general theme I'm going with.

So far I love peacock feather colors. But

the main focus I want is burlap and mason jars.

And classic for me is sparkles. So it needs

to be done right for it to look like it goes together.

Here's some of my inspiration, hope you enjoy :)

Classy and rustic

Can totally DIY that whole centerpiece

colors. mostly just the blue.

colors again...

If I could just change the light blue to dark blue
it would be perfect. Everything I want
at my wedding.

This centerpiece to, can easily do it myself.

Engagement. Love it.

Lights!!

chalkboard!!

Mason jars, twine, and burlap. Yes please.

Obsesses with mini foods.

Thank you cards!!

Love the tissue paper balls
not so much the colors

All this pre-wedding planning has taken me away from my

school work...Uh oh...

Got to finish school if I want to be able

to live comfortably with my soon to be hubby ;)

So for today, that is all.

Thanks for reading!!



Update and some BIG news!

So I actually did have the flu.

I got sick that night and was down for about 3 days.

Apparently it's going around my town.

Yuck. Gross.

Along with being sick, it brought another

health problem to my attention.

It never seems to end.

Hopefully I will get everything taken care of before to long.

It's like my life doesn't want me to do p90x right now because the next day....

I GOT ENGAGED!!!

I'm so excited and such a happy girl.

I get to marry my best friend.

I couldn't ask for more.

So the next two days after that were celebrating and telling the family...

which unfortunately didn't leave much time to work out. Excuses, excuses, I know.

But I don't care right now.

Obviously I'm still continuing my healthy eating habits, with a new restricting of dairy food.

Apparently it's causing a severe reaction in my stomach

causing me to have acid reflux which in turn is making

my stomach bleed.

Fun right??

So as of right now I'm not eating dairy or wheat.  It's HARD.

But I will do it to feel better.

I am already having so much fun beginning to plan this wedding.

I'll probably blog about it all the time.

Hopefully more people will read so I can get

awesome suggestions from other amazing DIY bloggers.

Did I mention I'm having a DIY wedding??

SO EXCITED!!