Last Day of November

What?! Could it really be the last day of November already??
That means I’m almost done with crazy 3rd semester of nursing school!

I definitely could not have gone this far without:
- my dad’s grocery shopping & my mom’s cooking
- John’s prayers and words of affirmation
- my classmates to commiserate with
- jogging.. our textbooks were right, it really has kept me sane during times of stress!
- God’s unchanging faithfulness
- and lastly… Sweet Tomatoes’ chicken pot pie stew with biscuits! It is honestly the BEST. Go get some today, kids, because it’s only available this month!

Thanksgiving Post: Day 21

I’m thankful for: today’s guest lecturer in class.

He is a ED nurse at Kaiser who came to teach us about disaster preparedness. I liked his high energy, his crazy stories of saving people in car crashes and after natural disasters, and his frank honesty on how things will be for us future nurses. My favorite moment was when he predicted jobs will open up for us in about 8 months because he already feels like the job outlook is getting better right now. All of the nurses at Washington Hospital have been warning us about how hard it is to find a job and advised us to pursue our BSNs and MSNs. My classmates and I are all so tired of school that we can’t possibly think about school applications right now, let alone going back to school for another couple of years. So it was so refreshing to hear this bit of optimism from this ED nurse. I swear, at that moment, all 18 of us sitting in the classroom breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Also, he gave out prizes for those who answered questions. I got another multi-colored pen! These are a nurse’s best friend.

 

Thanksgiving Post: Day 16

I’m thankful for: today’s perfect autumn weather.

I wish I had a camera when I was out running today, but the scenery as I passed through the neighborhood looked very similar to this. It was just perfect as I ran my 1.5 mile route while listening to Clara C music on my iPod.

Thanksgiving Post: Day 15

I. AM. SO. EXHAUSTED. I’m about to collapse!! It has been a long day that consisted of waking up at 6:30 am, then going to school at 8am and doing CPR on a simulation dummy (CPR is tough work!), working on a group presentation during my lunch break, 3 hours of lecture, and now that brings me here, sitting at school with 2 of my classmates working on our presentation again. We’re all so tired. I feel dizzy when I get up. And when I laugh too much, I feel like fainting. Ah I feel like I’m complaining too much in my thanksgiving post! But I do have one thing I was super excited and grateful for..

I’m thankful for: FREE THANKSGIVING LUNCH at school today!

It consisted of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, salad, and PUMPKIN PIE! I guess my salad covers most of the food in the picture, but you must believe me- it was delightfully tasty! And it was all free for us hard-working students! Hooray for my favorite holiday.

I feel bad that I’m am sitting here secretly blogging while my fellow classmates are slaving away on our project. Must get back to work!

Thanksgiving Post: Day 14

I’m thankful for: my gray zip-up hoodie!

It’s so warm and fuzzy and cozy! I wear it all the time now. I probably could sleep in it too if I really wanted to. And it was only $20 at Target. Who needs an overpriced American Apparel hoodie when you got this one! w00t!

Thanksgiving Post: Day 13

Wow I’m getting so lazy with these posts!

I’m thankful for: community.

I loved everything about today: worshiping God and dancing with everyone at church, eating spaghetti during fellowship time after service, going on a spontaneous ice cream run with Letty & Annie, watching Bridesmaids at Annie’s apt, and cooking dinner together. It is so important to make and keep relationships with others because it is so easy to be isolated. Like how the arms need the legs to function as one body, so do we in needing brothers and sisters to function as the body of Christ. John loves the show HIMYM and he really hopes that we could have close friends in the future whom we can lean on and struggle with and laugh with. I really hope that too. I actually really hope that we can be like the friends in FRIENDS where we’re always together and barging into each other’s homes because we all have each other’s keys and we drink each other’s juice in the fridge and just simply share LIFE together. I’m grateful for the friendships I have now, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they all will grow in the future!

Thanksgiving Post: Day 9

I’m thankful for: my health.

I have chicken pox.. for the second time in my life. Can you believe it? How is this medically possible? But my doctor believes so, and I’m itchy all over! I feel like I’m always getting sick or have some other annoying condition, like eczema or migraines. But I’ve come to realize that I am actually a lot healthier than a lot of people around the world. I have a home with a heater to keep me warm and dry, a big and comfortable bed to sleep 10+ hrs in, and mom’s cooking/orange juice to keep me healthy. Plus, the chicken pox is already getting better because I can see some of them scabbing away! So all in all.. I am grateful. I feel like I should be on the show “Mystery Diagnosis.”

Thanksgiving Post: Day 8

I just realized I completely forgot about Day 7! Oops!

I’m thankful for: my sister.

Since she’s still on her maternity leave, she’s been helping me a lot with wedding planning. I love how she would send me emails throughout the day with ideas or links to pictures of bridesmaid dresses or wedding decorations that she likes. I’m excited to go dress shopping with her as soon as my classes finish for the semester. She says that workers at David’s Bridal are pretty mean, but that we’d be okay because she has tough skin. I really believe she has the gift of wedding planning.. she’s the Asian Martha Stewart! (The picture is from 2007 at John’s graduation, that is 4 years ago!)

Thanksgiving Post: Day 6

I’m thankful for: music (in particular, websites that allow me to stream music for free, such as Grooveshark and Pandora).

My current Grooveshark playlist:
1. Mainstay – Stars Are Shining
2. Mainstay – Island
3. Mainstay – When You Come Down
4. Mainstay – Hang On
5. Hillsong United – Aftermath
6. Ingrid Michaelson – The Chain
7. Kina Grannis – In Your Arms

The first 5 songs help remind me of the bigger picture, the life-long race I’m running that will eventually end victoriously as I dash across the finish line into the arms of God. I like the 6th song because I think Ingrid Michaelson’s voice sounds like church bells chiming. And lastly, Kina Grannis’s lyrics are always so adorable.

Thanksgiving Post: Day 5

I’m SO thankful for: John!

He comes every weekend to visit me. Even when he could have gone to a friend’s housewarming party tonight, he chose to stay with me in my cold cold house and try to amuse himself on his laptop while I studied for hours and hours. I’m always feeling guilty because I’m pretty boring when I study, but he always says that he doesn’t mind and he’s just happy to see me. He’s my absolute favorite :)