Well, let's see. Good evening everyone. Some updates of the life of oh engaged one! Yes I'm am still as excited as ever. Actually in the last 2 days, I've probably had the most excitement yet! I have moments throughout the day that just make me want to scream out in happiness and insane excitement! All you Dr. Phil's and Dr. Laura's out there, is this normal? To add to it, I, who almost never have sleeping problems, have been having a very difficult time getting to sleep this past week (tomorrow will be a week since the engagement)! It's not fun to struggle with sleep, but I'm so buzzed at the end of the evening. I've spent the whole day slaving my brain away at the U or the hospital that my only time to do a little dreaming and planning is the short time when I come home and go off to bed. That's when the brain becomes extremely stimulated! Ahhh! Go to sleep brain! But, for real, I am loving it! I have discovered that my beautiful ring has a mind of her own and has developed a habit of scratching. Not others, only me. She has picked up this habit only in the past 2-3 days (though in totally she is really only a week old in my life)! I think I've been reading far too many blogs of mothers and now I'm even starting to blog like one. Though, I'm the lucky "mother" (wait! that doesn't sound very good!) because the only disciplining I will ever have to do is teach her to stop scratching! Nothing else!
My birthday is on sunday! I will be a whole 21! Which means I made it to the 20s before I decided to get married! That's older than a bunch of people I know! Cudos to me! We are throwing a bonfire for fun and my birthday on saturday and a surprise 50th for my dad tomorrow! We share a birthday!
Also, on saturday before the bonfire, my sis, my mom and I are off on the quest of finding a dress. A beautiful, I'm-in-love-with dress! My prayer of the week is that I fall in love with a really cheap dress! I'm hoping and praying!
Oh, this is getting a little long and completely involved with the wedding stuff, but heck! that's the way it will be for the next few months! I have to share my exciting thrifty bargain of the week! Yvonne, I think you'll like this! I was getting annoyed at the fact that to rent a chair, you can pay, like, $1.50 per chair! That's highway robbery! Especially to only sit on it for an hour! So, guess what I found, thanks to one of my beautiful bridesmaids, Tanya! I'm going to rent benches from the Mennonite Hertiage Museum! They are white (so it will look uniform and pretty), seat 6-8 people and only cost $1!!!!! Yeah! What a savings! Thank-you very much! I am so proud at my thriftiness!
Nite!

Well, it sure has been an exciting weekend! SHANE AND I ARE ENGAGED!!!!!! It all took place on friday night (October 3....hey Rhonda, your birthday!) and it was perfect! Shane did such a great job!! And he picked out an incredible ring all by himself that I absolutely adore!! I think my ring is the most beautiful ring in the world (and that's the way it is supposed to be!).
Shane was so creative and had a big plan along with 10 envelopes like a treasure hunt all throughout the evening. It started here at my place when he picked me up. I was sent to my my sister's appartment for envelope #2. Then downstairs to the car to find a dozen GORGEOUS red roses and envelope #3 in the trunk. I went up to my room to find #4 which stated that we were off to Red Lobster for dinner. Red Lobster is tradition for us because it's our favorite place to go for special occasions! We had such a fun meal and laughed throughout the sport of cracking crab legs! It was hilarious! While Shane was paying the bill, I headed for the washroom and returned to find envelope #5. We were then off to Shane's for another surprise. He handed me #6 when we arrived at his place and it guided me to get the laptop (another new blessing! What a month!) and bring it to the livingroom. I sat as he played a slide show of us that he had made. It made me "awww" and it made me laugh very hard at certain points, because it had so many funny, "us" things! He gave me #7 then which sent us for a ride in the car. A little while into the ride, Shane handed me #8 which stated that we were off to the Forks! I love the Forks! We went to check out places where we wanted my sister to take pictures for us! We walked the river walk and on the walk Shane handed me #9. It said that we were going to the Legislative Building to check out some more spots. When we got to the Leg, we were checking out spots in the back by the fountain and Shane gave me #10 which said that he had a story for me. See, I always ask him to tell me a story and so he added that into the evening. He wrote a 6-paged story about his life (about a boy named Shane.....in the third person). It was full of laughs and some tears and a lot of honesty. I came into the story in the last 3 pages. By the end it was building up and he said such perfect things! Through tears on his face, he stood up (from the bench we were sitting on) and said, "So....." My mouth dropped as I watched him dig into his jacket pocket. He got down on one knee and said, "Kristi, will you be my wife?". I practically yelled and laughed at the same time, "Absolutely! I would love to!".
It was such a perfect evening and I'm so proud of my dude! Our wedding is set for June 12, 2004, which is coming quickly....only 8 months and 7 days to go! But who's counting?....
We've had awesome reactions from friends and family and totally excited loved ones. I had thought all week long that friday would be the night! I have an over-active brain that tries to figure everything out! So, since I had been talking to Steph (sister) and Christina (roommate) all week and even just before Shane was picking me up, when I called them minutes after the proposal, all I could hear was LOTs of screaming in the cell phone! They were so excited along with us!
So, I'm sure that wedding stuff will be a big part of the blogging now too! It's so exciting and I'm planning on loving every minute of it!

Hello everyone! Wow! I guess it has been a short while since I blogged last!
Since the last time, I had two days of clinical and it was A LOT better than I was fearing! Thank-you Jesus! My CEF is really nice and she totally doesn't scare me at all! I think that God knew exactly what I needed and so gave me a really low-key, quieter and relaxed CEF. I feel a sense of peace when I am around her. Extremely strange in a clinical setting!

As for my weekend, I went to our church's women's retreat! You know, after the first night, in which I had not gotten much sleep, I was into going home already. But I had a really nice saturday and sunday! Saturday afternoon, my sister and I went to visit our little foster brother who had gotten adopted. His adopted family is so nice and has welcomed us into their lives as a family. So we usually see him once or twice a year! It would be great to see them more often! I love them! We spent the whole afternoon with them on saturday and it was great!
The session in the evening was totally great! The theme of the weekend was Intimacy and Come Away With Me. Us women really experienced a bit of intimacy with the Father and with one another. It was an awesome time for me. When I think back to last night and the feelings inside of me, I feel a sense of privacy, vulnerability, sacredness and yet life and breath. Thank you Jesus for how sensitive you are to each of us on an individual level and how you really desire depth of relationship with us. I really desire a deeper relationship with the women in my church as well. Shane and I have been wrestling with where we are at and church life for a long time. I've been frustrated with "community" and not sure what it is all about. I do desire to know people in the part of the Body that I am a part of, better. I think this weekend was good for that. I love connecting with people.

I was checking up on a website called Sacred Space (I think) that one of the ladies at the retreat mentioned. Here's some food for thought from that website (www.jesuit.ie/prayer).

One of the biggest 'dead-ends' in developing my spiritual life is to want to have someone else's spiritual life. If, for instance, I visit a convent one day, or see a monastery on TV, I may find myself thinking, "I wish I could pray like them". But if I am a schoolteacher, or an accountant, or looking after my children all day, then that rhythm of prayer may just not be suited to me.

The Presence of God

In the silence of my innermost being,
in the fragments of my yearned-for wholeness,
can I hear the whispers of God's presence?
Can I remember when I felt God's nearness?
When we walked together and I let myself be embraced by God's love.

I'm having a little stressed out moment!!!!! One of the first of the university year! We just had a quick orientation for clinical which starts tomorrow and I'm NERVOUS!!! Christina summed it up quite well, when in the middle of the orientation she turned to me and said, "I think I need some prayer!". I agree! We will have to get some tonight!
See, let me introduce you to my world of clinical. Clinical facilitators are feared like the devil himself. They may look like nice, average women who probably are mothers, wives, and pleasant neighbors. Many of them look like they could be women you go to church with, grocery shop with and see in the malls with their children. Oh no don't let that fool you. From the moment you see them all at orientation, without knowing which face belong to the name that you are already beginning to have nightmares about, you try to predict from observation who would be the nicest, the fairest, the least devil-like. Of course, my facilitator was not at the orientation so I have to quiver until tomorrow at the hospital to see if she is going to be nice enough to calm my fears. Does this sound like a lot of exaggeration? Well, spend a day with me and you will find that is not the case. Their subjective opinion of you and the way that you work, is what controls your mark, your life (sort of) for the next 9 weeks and your GPA in the long run. I just needed a freak out session and such before I declare that I will do my very best and not let one woman dictate how I feel about myself as a nurse and a person. Otherwise it ruins a lot of people. I just need a little freak out time. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Como estas? I had my evening spanish class tonight and so am trying to use the limited amount that I know! Slowly but surely I am going to be able to email my friends from El Salvador in espanol, instead of english! I'm sure they are going to me happy about that....but cringe at my grammer! Ouch!
Great news for me! I aced that big exam I had last friday! Boy, does that make me a happy girl! I got a better mark than I thought!
Clinical starts on thursday and I'm a little nervous! I'm really glad that they front-loaded us (3 weeks of hardcore learning before throwing us to the wolves!), though, so that we know a little bit of what we are going to be working with! I'm excited for...but extremely nervous about doing my first IV!OK people........why no response to sunday's question of the day? Do I have no readers? Maybe my little attitude scared everyone off.......
Well, let's try this again....Question of the day!
What is your favorite day of the year and why?
Buenas noches! Adios!

Evening. How was your weekend? Tell me about it since by reading this, you will find out how mine was. I hope it was nice, fun, relaxing and enlightening!
I spent the majority of the weekend in Yorkton, Sask. I had a blast out there with the XCO. team! My sister Steph and I (along with two other guys on our team) entered into the bed racing contest that was part of the events yesterday. We were performing in between some of the races down 3rd Avenue. It was such a small town feeling and I've never actually seen or done bed racing. Pretty much what it is is an old bed with wheels and handles at each corner. This way one person lays on the bed and four people push the bed and run as fast as they can to the finish line down the street! Out of 16 teams we got second place! We even beat the defending champions! I was so proud because I haven't been in a race for a long time......I'm remember junior high track and field which was long ago...and then our team goes right to the very end! The announcer guy was great and always reminded the crowd that we were kids from Winnipeg! The dancing went great even though the crowd was a pretty tough one. Good thing that some of us weren't in the pieces so that we could cheer and hoot for the others! It was a blast!
Since we only got back at 2am, I was SO tired and played hooky from church this morning. Yes, call me sinner......(hee hee) We had a practice again this afternoon which was great, but also quite frustrating. It is so frustrating to be trying to learn a piece, not to mention in a different type of dance than you are used to, and for people to show it once and then put on the music which is EXTREMELY fast! I was almost frustrated to tears. But it was good to be learning the pieces which will feel so great when I finally know them! And it was such a workout....I'm super sore already!
That is the majority of my weekend and I won't keep you with the rest. Though, if you are bored and reading that is your problem. That's right....this is my blog! (just a little attitude moment!)
Have good sleeps and good weeks.
Question of today (so that I get more comments...hee...hee...that's my plan!):
What is one thing that you want to accomplish in your lifetime?

Whew! Is my brain full or what! I just wrote my first maintenance exam after cramming the info into my brain for many hours within the last 48! I was having brain failure. The exam was actually pretty fair and not as bad as I thought it would be! Thank-you Lord! Of course I made my share of educated guesses, but isn't that what multiple choice exams are all about?
Chris and I studied for a few hours in Chapters yesterday afternoon. Nearing the end of the study time, Alexandra came in to Chapters! Nice to see you! And yes, I had to take a study break to watch the new Survivor! But I did study during the commercials!
Well, now that the test is over I feel relieved and my brain feels better! I am going to do all kinds of things this afternoon.....shave my legs, maybe paint my nails, clean my room, etc, etc. I am off to Yorkton, Sask. with XCO (the dance team) this weekend for a show! It's a pretty sweet deal because we don't have to pay for our hotel, the food or the gas because it is covered by the team! I think it will be a lot of fun and I feel like I deserve it after all the intense studying these past 2 days! My brain and heart need some fun and a little holiday! So, I'll see you all another time! Have good weekends!

I'm at the University in between classes, chatting with a friend that is getting married in the next 2 months. So much fun! She is getting married on the saturday and then taking a week off school to go on a honeymoon! Kinda insane but totally great for them! I love chatting about wedding stuff!
So, because we were chatting just a second ago, that is what is on my mind.
On another note, I'm having a longing for El Salvador day. I had a dream that I was there last night, I woke up thinking about it, came to the U thinking about it, got another great email from some team members, and just plain would love to be there today. I am going to pray that God works out a way. It's kinda looking like this summer will be full of other engagements, but I would love to have the opportunity to go back! I'm going to pray about it for the year and hopefully a miracle can happen before next August! Keep that in mind all of my faithful and incredible supporters! You made it possible! Of course through Jesus! Thanks again!
Well, not much else to say, though I do have a full brain with many different thoughts! Maybe some will have a written form later!
Until then, adios y dios te bendiga! (good-bye and God bless you!)

Boy, lots of prayer requests have been coming my way lately. Sad happenings. A woman diagnosed with breast cancer just a matter of days ago and having surgery this week. A friend in the hospital from a car accident that is awaiting surgery in the next few days if not today. A girl who is dealing with a terrible family situation. Her dad shot her mom and then killed himself. The mom is alive but paralyzed and they aren't sure if she will make it. During this all, this girl is trying to go through med school and now the parent to her younger brothers. So many hurting people. Pray please.

It is a cold sunday afternoon. I am still feeling unwell and coughing like a old woman with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), ready to give up a lung...or two. I just arrived home from a chilly game of golf. Yes, you read right...golf. See it was the annual IDC Communications golf tournament and barbeque which I, as the wonderful girlfriend, accompanied the lovely boyfriend to. Now that is what I call love! One of the ladies of our little team summed it up quite humorously by saying, "I guess you could classify golf as a sport because it is possible to pull muscles". I actually had a nice time in between the coughs, and didn't do too incredibly poorly if I must say so myself!
I got to go up to my favorite Rock Lake yesterday! It was the 25th anniversary of my dear camp, which I have gone to for the past 13 years of my life! It was wonderful to be back and Shane and I enjoyed wandering around the camp and rediscovering all the favorite spots (ie the creek, the beach, etc, etc). The camp has gone through a tough year, but it is awesome to see the many people that have become engraved in that place. There have been thousands if not millions of lives changed, transformed, healed and utterly saved by the ministry that Jesus has done there! My life being one of them! I hope that it continues to gone on with the same refreshing vision statement as it started with 25 years ago. I want to raise my babies there for a part of every summer. That is one of my dreams and prayers.
Must tend to the books. They are screaming for my attention. Especially the ones that I haven't had time to open yet! Ouch! They need me.

Well, good evening all. Today was a good day, but I wasn't feeling the greatest. I have this totally annoying, itchy cough, a painful tooth problem that caused an emergency dentist visit this evening and just kinda a bummed heart today. Not sure exactly why....just cause and I've been trying to kick it all day. I had another XCo practice today. It was neat watching the pro team practice for saturday's show in Neepawa. I was supposed to be going but there are other things that I need to do like homework! and going to Rock Lake for their anniversary!
Anywho....I have nothing great to say. My only thoughts are from my recent readings about Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma and COPD. If any questions on these you can tap into my world. Otherwise I will try to come up with other topics of greater interest next time we all meet again.
Good night my friends. Have sweet dreams.

I'm at the University right now killing time between my day full of classes (straight for the past 4 hours) and my evening class at 7pm. I do wish I could just go home now because it's 5pm and I've been here since 11:30am! Well, class on tuesday runs until 10pm for me! I'll just have to get used to it, because this Spanish course is all the way until April! I am excited about this class though! I hope I can catch on quickly!
We started to play with IVs today and the whole system of hooking them up on our lovely plastic man, Jake! The poor guy takes so much abuse! Especially because we don't know what we are doing!
We had to fill out the sheets about what clinical facility we want. I wanted some peds and some adult but now the option is either or. Christina and I want to have the same clinical place so that we can carpool on thursday and fridays and have that close moral support, especially doing the work involved. I think I'm going to try for adult medicine at St.B and then peds as my second choice. We'll see what happens.
I do have an answer to prayer! My student loan has been raised A WHOLE BUNCH as of yesterday morning! I can live this year, pay the bills and maybe have some left over! Thanks to the Lord!
Have a great night!

So, the weekend went well! The lake was beautiful and it was so great to be out in the country! It was great to hang out with the people too!
University is here in full force! I've already done a bunch of reading and it's only the 3rd day! People are already stressed. I announced to my lab instructor in class when she stated that the stress was already high, that I refuse to live like that! I have been praying against stress and anxiety every university morning before I get out of bed! I am going to cover myself in His peace so that I can consciously stay above the overwhelming emotions! We are starting on IVs already! I'm really excited!
Tomorrow we have to write down what clinical locations we prefer. I really want to try and get into peds. It is really limited in the spaces available, and I think it is harder. I thought to myself, why don't I take the challenge even though I might get a worse grade because it is more work. I like the variety and so far all I've worked with is the elderly, women and newborns. This is my only clinical chance of working with kids! I also feel a little more comfortable because I got to practice my BPs on kids in El Salvador! Though the kids there were far better behaved in a doctor situation than most kids in North America! Truth be told.
Well, I need to head home from the U. I'm going out for supper with two of my bestest girlfriends from back home! I'm looking forward to connecting with both of them again! Both of them got married this summer and we haven't been together since before the weddings!
Also, I'd like to announce that today is Shane and I's 3rd anniversary! We have been in relationship for quite a long time! It is just getting better and better! I am such a supporter (because it's been my experience) of long-term dating! I know him so much more than I did 2 years ago. And I know myself more!
Ta Ta! Chatterbox today! Have a good evening!

Yeah! The financing went through, and WE HAVE A CAR!!! We went to Steinbach to pick it up this afternoon! We are so excited! What a beautiful piece of machinery! I absolutely love it! And I know that Shane is so pleased because driving back to the City, he was so quietly driving, listening to Creed in our CD PLAYER!, and occasionally blurting out, "We got a car!". Our baby is a 2002 white Alero! Such a beauty!
I'm off to a retreat in Ontario this weekend with the worship guys and girls from WCV. I have never gone before and so I don't know what to expect, but I hope to have a really enjoyable and relaxing weekend getting to know that crew from my church better! So, keep me in your thoughts and prayer!
Have a great weekend! The weather is supposed to be great!

Well, hello everyone! I am back in the country as of last wednesday! Life has been quite full so I haven't had much time to blog!
El Salvador was incredible! I will definitely go back whenever the opportunity arises! I met the most amazing people and was blown away by the joy that the Christians of El Salvador have! I learned many things out there!
Then I got to spend some time with Beau and Heather in Florida, which was so great! I wasn't ready to come home after only 5 days with them =( But, now that I am home, it's good.
My sister and friend, Laurel, moved down the hallway from us so it is like living on the 'Friends' set! It is going to be such a fun year!
I got to see my great roomie after being apart between both of our travelling months of August for almost a month! It is great to both be back!
Shane and I pretty much bought a car yesterday night and today we'll find out if the financing all works out! Please pray about this today! We are so excited to finally have wheels after waiting so long to make this purchase!
I auditions on a whim last friday for a dance company and found out on sunday that I made it! Steph, Laurel and I are all in the company, so it is going to rock! We had our first practice last monday night and I am still in major muscle pain, and it's thursday! I am so sore! We worked so hard! This dance company is different than anything I've ever done before. The training and performances include hiphop, boot dance, modern, jazz and ballet. Steph and I are on the pre-professional team (pretty much meaning the part-time team), so I don't know exactly how much of all these different types of training we are going to get in reality!
I'm actually at University right now. It is the first day of year three! I am a little nervous about the intensity of the workload this year! I have started to pray continuously for peace and enjoyment for school, and that the anxiety and stress that so easily happens would stay far, far away. Christina and I thought that our clinical orientation started at 8:30 and went to 4:30, but in fact we just have a class instead from 10:30-12:30! So, we have a bunch of time to kill, while I'd rather be still sleeping! Oh, well! It's a great day for people watching, especially picking out of a crowd who are first years!
I'll write more later!

Well, this is my last blog until my trip. My plane leaves in 8 hours, and I would love to be sleeping right now! I have to wake up at 3:15am to get to the airport at a good time! My wonderful Shaner is driving me so early in the morning!
Thanks for everything guys! Thanks for your support, prayers and financial help! God has gone beyond my expectations for providing for this trip! Please pray for me throughout this time! My team and I could use all the prayer we can get!
I really am excited! I am excited what God is going to do in my heart! I am excited to see another area of the Kingdom and another culture of worshippers! I am a little nervous about what to say. I guess it is silly but......I just don't feel like I know exactly what to share with others. I know that it will all come and that God gives us the words to say. Thank the Lord!
Well, take care all! Enjoy the rest of your summer and see you at the end of August!

It is nearing 1am and I just can't get tired enough to sleep. I was lying in bed for the past hour and it's just not going anywhere! I'm actually feeling a little ill! Hopefully it's momentarily! Please God, keep me healthy! It sure would be a bad time to get sick, especially since I never do! I thought maybe staring at this screen would make me tired!
I had my last shift at work today, until after my trip! Now it is really happening! I worked like a horse this shift and had a bunch of motivation because I knew it was my last for a few weeks! 2 days and 5 hours until I leave! I'm getting more and more excited! I know everything will get done before I go! I am trying to work out some student aid stuff with the student aid people and my dad. I really want this stuff settled before I go, so that I don't have to worry about not having money for September! Except a major praise report is that I can pretty much pay almost all my tuition with the money that was supposed to go towards my trip, because of my generous friends and family and ultimately, Jesus!
Talk to you all after a good nights sleep! Though I really don't feel much more tired! I'll try to drift off!

4 days and I'll be flying Toronto to Miami at this time! Unfortunately I've made myself a little on the busy side until I go! Ahhh! Why do I pack so much stuff in! I just wanted to get some nice relational coffees in with my friends and family before I leave. My coffee with my mom was really nice! We went to the lounge in the Fort Garry Hotel! I really enjoyed our time together! It is so good that no matter what kind of times you go through or issues that may arise, my mom will always be my mother, I will always be her daughter and we will always love one another. That's comforting and makes everything kinda alright.
My roomie left me last night! She flew off to Florida this morning and by the time I get to Florida after my trip to El Salvador, she will have left for home 3 days prior=( We aren't going to see each other for probably a month! Except that school starts in a month yesterday! Oh my goodness! It is coming so soon! I'm slowly warming up to the idea of going at it again, but with probably more umph! than ever. Third year, I have heard from many is the toughest! But I will try to work my butt off, still have time to live, love and breathe, and I will succeed!

My baby sister is now living at my appartment. She is going to be living here while Christina and I are gone for the month of August. She hopefully will hear word about her appartment this week and then she'll go from there! She started her new job today and I felt all motherly helping her get prepared last night. My mom would say a blessing over us kids each morning as we were leaving for school. Then when I didn't live at home anymore and became a student again, she bought a plaque that said the blessing so that I could read it and hear her saying it over me. So, I was half asleep this morning when Steph left for work, but I said to her from the depths of sleep the blessing that my mom would have said had she been here this morning. "May God bless you and keep you. May He cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. May He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace". I love my family.
Well, I must get to the shower because I am going out with Sarah and Jeanette before work. I especially had to see Sarah before she goes back to B.C or I'll miss the chance until Christmas!
Take care all! And enjoy the rain!

Well, I'm done my weekend of working nights! My poor and confused body is doing quite well. I'm pleasantly surprised! Supposedly shift work (probably mainly nights) is one of the risk factors for heart disease. I can see why! It screws up your poor system! You are sleeping and eating at all the wrong times!

Well, my Shaner came over tonight and we had a nice evening relaxing and our favorite, a trip to 7-11 for 5 cent candies and then a walk around the neighborhood! I love my boy!

6 days until I fly away! It is becoming such a reality! I have about half of my stuff packed already and I have lists coming out of everywhere....my OCDs emerging. I am really excited to travel, go on an airplane again, meet totally new people and be in a different culture! I am really excited that I am doing this on my own! I love the independant feeling! I had this feeling when I went to California with a group from Kelowna in '98! I didn't know anyone and it was quite an experience....with pros and cons! I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to do this! I could squeal!

I am going out for coffee with my mom tomorrow! She called me today and wanted to have coffee before I leave! She totally initiated and I am touched. I hope that we have a really nice time! I think I'll take her to Three Sisters Teahouse on Provencer! She'd like that! I went home on wednesday of last week to say good-bye to my house...mom will be all moved out by the time that I return. I'm sad, but it helped to walk through the house and verbally say good-bye to each and every room, cupboard, closet, etc. Kinda healing and releasing...

I am praying that all goes well with registering for third year classes this wednesday! I hope that I get all the classes that I need and in the right slots! It's important so that I can fit everything in! Please say a prayer!

Well, I just needed to update! Have a wonderful night! I think I'll hit the hay early tonight! I actually get to sleep during the night tonight, but I have to get up at 5:15am to work the day shift! Oh...responsibility.............what can I say?

It has been a little while since I last was on here! 8 days until I leave for my trip! It is getting so much more of a reality because I'm leaving in a week tomorrow!!! I am getting really excited! And a little nervous that I won't remember anything about nursing since I had my last exams in April! Hopefully I remember even the basics! Today I got a package in the mail from Global Health Outreach. I got a shirt that we all will be wearing, and other such important and last minute things/info.
I have been so blessed by a bunch of my friends and family! My trip is paid for! Thank-you Jesus! This way I'll hopefully be able to take care of school with that money! Not everyone's donations are in yet, so I don't know exactly where I am at, but I do know that it is taken care of! Thank-you Jesus again!
I'm working nights tonight and I really should pack some more, do some last minute errands tonight and have a nap!
Bless you all!