College of Nursing Gala- Dad flew out for the 40th anniversary VU College of Nursing Gala in Chicago, and it was a ton of fun. We got to experience the city as full fledged adults (where I was carded all of zero times) including drinks atop the Hancock Building. Second City provided excellent entertainment for the actual dinner, and it was fun to experience life with my professors outside of the classroom.
Dance Ensemble Spring Concert- The following weekend, I danced in the dance concert for school and everyone loved it. This was our 10th anniversary concert, so the directors brought back some of the favorite pieces of previous years for a long, but entertaining show. I was appreciative that I have so many great friends who came to support me in that. It’s something that I spend a lot of time working on, and it’s fun for them to get to see a different side of me. Plus I enjoy getting to know different people- dance team girls are a special breed.
Spring Break in Florida and Maryland- Disa, Kristen, Beth and I drove to Florida for the first week of our spring break, and had a total blast! We needed to get out of the snow, rain, and general weather nastiness of the Midwest, and Disa’s grandparents lovingly opened their home in Naples to us. The beach, sun and even a Spring Training baseball game meant that I was in heaven.
The second week of break (I LOVE that we get two weeks) Brett and I headed out to visit Liz and Billy in Maryland. It had been a while since I’d been out there, and he’d never been to the DC area, so I figured that after Florida, the 11 hour drive to Millersville would feel easy- and for the most part it did. We showed Brett around Baltimore and DC, taught him the art of DuckPin bowling, explored the Naval Acadamy and Camden Yards, and experienced the local culture during Shamrock Fest. It was also fun to see him interact with Liz and Billy and get away from life at school for a bit.
Unfortunately, not long after we got home, we ended our relationship (two weeks shy of two years). Not particularly because of anything that happened while we were there, but more because of things that have been building over time. I’ll spare you the details, but I advise anyone considering a long distance relationship to think about it from all angles, and anticipate a lot of effort from both people involved. We’re now trying to find a way to balance an interesting friendship.
All of this means that I head into the summer and next year in a place I haven’t really been since I was a Junior in high school- single. I’m more excited than I am scared right now, mostly because I don’t feel like I have the time that I feel is necessary to devote to any kind of serious relationship and have a ridiculous number of amazing friends to keep me occupied.
Right now, I’m just trying to survive the end of the semester. Life actually appears to be slowing down, and I’m so excited about the three day break for Easter (and getting Facebook back!) May 14th Alex Marie flies out to help me drive back home, and I’ll be ready to start working at RHCC that next week. This is our tenth year of junior high camp, and I’m so excited to spend another summer working with people that I love!
Until then, love and miss-
