Good News and a Good Day Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 |

For those of you who don't know, I am now officially a registered nurse-woo RN! I just received the news this past Friday, so I apologize for the lack of blogging, therefore this post is chock full of information about my life. I haven't gotten the card in the mail but through the Board of Nursing's verification system, my name appears and it's super incredible. Thanks to everyone's prayers and well wishes; they were well received and absolutely helped me pass. I do not think I can adequately put into words how relieved I am that 1. I actually passed and 2. I can really throw myself into New Grad RN classes and not feel like I am "pretending" to be a nurse. So thanks again, seriously.

Anyways, getting used to my morning commute has been a lot easier than expected. I was explaining this to my parents the other day. My entire life has been a series of tiny commutes: the closest bus stop to Taylor Elementary, 10 minutes over Chain Bridge to Visitation, walking distance to the hospital and nursing school at UVA. So now, I feel like it's my turn to be a part of the "greater than 20 minutes to work" group of working professionals. It almost cements my place in the "real world" for now. The major upside? Driving home from La Mesa back to the beach has blessed me with some seriously cool sunsets, wide open skies, and few cars on the freeway (reverse commutes are so much more tolerable, especially in SoCal). Some shots to share:


I do think I need to work on a steadier hand when I take photos from my car, ahem, while driving my car (probably not the safest idea). So, to celebrate my accomplishment, Amy and I popped a bottle of champagne (naturally, this song comes to mind:.)

Interestingly enough, I did an absolutely horrid job of opening the bottle, and half of it ended up on the floor; mental note to learn how to do this properly in the future. I'm off to church now, but I will put more up later about my service trip yesterday in Tijuana!