So far, I love my class and I love my teacher! We have tests every Monday and quizzes on Wednesday and I just know I got 100% on the quiz today! Woo hoo!!! We go over a chapter a day, so yeah, it's very fast, but I'm understanding it all and I've been studying and going over my notes every afternoon. I just know I am going to do great!!

First Day Tomorrow

It's past midnight and I can't sleep. :( Fear is getting to me. Each semester is 5 weeks. 5 weeks. 5 WEEKS!!!!!! I can't even imagine how much information is going to be crammed into each class. To make matters worse, I'm required to get at least a C in most courses. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem since I was basically a C student in college; however, at the school, a C is an 80%. I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shots :(

Orientation wasn't bad at all. I got my A&P book and study guide, plus I ordered my scrubs and met some cool people who are also in the day program. The only thing that sucks is the fact that I have to get a physical and titers (check for immunity). I hate shots :( Also, I haven't had a physical in over 10 years, so I'm afraid of how it's going to be. Ugh! They also told us we had to get flu shots, so I went to Walgreen's yesterday evening and got one. I was so scared! I made Jamie hold my hand, but it was nothing! I didn't feel a thing! The only reason I knew she did it is that I was watching. My arm is a little sore now, but that I can deal with. I'm hoping that the hepatitis B shot and tetanus shot are the same way. I'm just hoping all the titers come out positive, so I don't need any more shots than the ones I'm already expecting.

I have my Nursing school orientation tomorrow and I am so nervous, it feels as if someone is scraping the inside of my stomach with a spoon. I am trying to be calm, but it's not working. I can't help but wonder what the other people are going to be like. What are the teachers going to be like? What are the classes going to be like? Oh Lord, please help me get through this.

Today we celebrated Sedona's birthday. We have no idea when she was born, but we figured she was about 9 or 10 months old when we got her, so we decided to celebrate her birthday Sept. 21. We took her to Stony Point mall and got her some treats from Three Dog Bakery.

Jamie and I rented Zack & Miri Make a Porno. It's was a lot funnier than I expected. Much better than Adventureland, but then again, I only rented that one because the hotness known as Ryan Reynolds is in it. He was great, but the movie itself was blah. I think I could write a better script or screenplay or whatever.

Yesterday was pretty awesome! We walked around Innsbrook and saw a raccoon. Sedona tried to chase it, but I held her leash as tightly as I could. I don't want to risk a rabies bite. She's up-to-date, but if she got bit by a rabid animal, she would still have to be quarantined for 45 days. Not risking ANYTHING!!! We also saved a turtle we saw walking across the road. We saw a few smashed ones, but this one was walking so Jamie put it next to the lake.

Tomorrow, we're going to Virginia Beach. Can't wait!!

So, Jamie and I took a few days off because it's my last chance to use vacation time before I go into what's going to be the hardest 15 months of my life. I think my first class (well, according to the website anyway) is going to be Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Terminology. My credit from J Sarge doesn't transfer because of the terminology part, but I did get an A at J Sarge, so I'm expecting an A in this one as well!

My friend from work bought me the new Jodi Picoult book for getting into Nursing school. I read the first chapter on my break and I think I'm really going to like it! I'm wondering if it ends anything like My Sister's Keeper which tore my heart out. That and Souvenir, which I thought was going to be a lovely romance novel, but instead was about a woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Yeah, I immediately knew how that one was going to end. Then, I read Firefly Lane thinking it would be a heart warming story about 2 friends who overcome their ups and downs and remain friends all through life. Wow, I really need to stop picking books with sad endings and go back to things like Always the Bridesmaid lol!

Well, speaking of sad stuff, I'm going to go make a couple of Scarpbook pages about Patrick Swayze. May he rest in peace. :(

I got IN!!!

I'm GONNA BE A NURSE!!!! I am so excited, nervous happy, proud, and so many other indescribable emotions!

Orientation: Sept. 23 1:30 PM

Classes Begin: Sept. 28

I CANNOT WAIT!!!!

One of my best friends is moving to London next week. I am so sad about this, but I am very proud of her. I mean, she's going to Grad school out there, so that is a big accomplishment in itself, but I am still very sad about it. First Sarah moves to Kahzakstan (I did not spell that correctly) and now Sydney's leaving to London. I wish her the best of luck, though! I know she will be successful in anything she does.

Speaking of school, I am supposed to find out either tomorrow or Friday. I have no idea how I'm going to get through work tomorrow. This afternoon, I was so shaky, I could barely walk! I ate almost nothing all day because my stomach was in knots. I knew I wouldn't be able to hold anything down. I have so much riding on this one phone call and I have no idea what I'm going to do if it's a "no." I am trying so hard not to think about that happening, but I know my lack of experience, plus all my C's in college, are factors that may limit me from being accepted.

*fingers crossed*

So, I'm still waiting on the call from MCI. I am so nervous! I have no idea what I'm going to do if I don't get in. I won't be able to go back to Full-Time at Barnes & Noble, so I am stressing out so much. I'm surprised I'm sleeping or eating at all.

If I do get in, I'm hoping that I'll be able to handle it all. I struggle so much with school and it scares the hell out of me. I am so worried that I'm building myself up for all of it, just to disappoint myself in the end. Well, Lord knows it won't be the first time. Many aspects of my life are just a bunch of strings of disappointments, all threaded together to build up where I am in my life. One huge disappointment.

I AM SO SCARED!!!!