Twenty is practically a teenager- people don’t expect anything of you when you’re only 20. Twenty-one, however, is “early twenties” which involves much more adult decision making and plenty of things I’m not quite ready to think about.
My birthday was so much fun. I couldn’t imagine a better way to turn twenty-one than in Las Vegas with my siblings. All of my friends were incredibly jealous when they found out what the plans were. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
The snow and ice brought to the Portland area during “Arctic Blast 2008” made getting to see people at home much more difficult that I wanted it to be, and I didn’t end up seeing all of my friends, but I suppose that too is a part of getting older. If we didn’t get to hang out over break, I’m sorry- blame it on Mother Nature. I will say that it was amusing to see Portlanders freak out with snow in the forecast, and I was amazed at how poorly the city was able to deal with it all. I guess it doesn’t take long to get used to going to class in 14 inches of snow, constant plowing and salt lines in my jeans and on my car. In other weather news, Billy just told me we have a blizzard warning, and the highs this week hardly get above 10. Thank God I don’t have to pay for heat!
My classes this semester look to be good, at least so far. I’m taking more nursing classes than ever- Care of Adults II (Med-Surg), Care of Childbearing Family I (OB), and Gerontological Nursing. I’m really excited about OB, and have heard that Gero is pretty easy. Med-Surg is just a continuation of a class I took last semester, so I already know how the professor works, and the best ways to study for that. I’m also taking Christianity in America- which so far has turned out to be much less interesting and much more demanding that I was hoping. It’s basically just a history class, which wouldn’t be so bad if the textbook didn’t put me to sleep. (Literally twice over the weekend)
Outside of class we’re getting ready for our dance concert that goes to the stage in about a month. That, plus the 40th anniversary CoN gala and the CoN/CoE dance make February a very busy month for me. Thankfully, Spring Break is only 6 weeks away- although I have no idea what my plans for that are. I’m fairly confident that we’re the only school that starts it’s spring break in February, but I’ll take what I can get- and that’s two weeks off.
I can’t believe I only have 3 semesters left until real life.
Love and miss-
Monday, January 12, 2009
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The irony of a "spring break" beginning in February is especially pronounced in a location where "spring" does not actually begin until April or sometimes May. I do not miss that climate for even one minute!
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