Krys & Justin are getting married in 16 hours and 20 minutes. I should NOT be awake :)
I went to bed at 10pm (who does that??) and now at 3:10am I am wide awake. Cool. I probably woke up about half an hour ago and then finally decided that hey, I should blog. :)
I can't believe 8/15 is finally here!! Time flies by so fast... I still remember when we were wondering if Justin was ever going to get to propose. Tomorrow (today) is going to be a lot of fun. :) Watch out for thriller.... its going to be super interesting!!
I go back to school on Monday. I don't know how I feel about that. I am excited to get back into things and begin my last semester of nursing school (unreal). But by the same token, this has been such an amazing summer. I have loved every adventure, and all the time I have been spending with amazing people... It's been nice to be carefree for this past month. No papers looming, no studying to be done. However, I think I proved to myself this summer that adventures can be had with all those things pending. still... This is officially my last day of summer vacation forever. That's a weird thought.
I think God made me a nurse for tons of reasons, but to pick out one today I would say that it is because I could not handle the 9-5. I've done it in the past and I think if I did it forever I would go nuts-o. I'm not your conventional business woman that can sit at a desk and do desky stuff. Thank God for those of you who can, but I need to move around. :) And I dont think I could work every day of the week either. Nursing is going to be super tough (and super great) but I wont let it be my whole life, just a big (important) part of it. But ultimately, I am a nurse so I can be Jessica on my off days.
So thank you to all of my dear friends, and here's to countless more adventures. :)
I went to bed at 10pm (who does that??) and now at 3:10am I am wide awake. Cool. I probably woke up about half an hour ago and then finally decided that hey, I should blog. :)
I can't believe 8/15 is finally here!! Time flies by so fast... I still remember when we were wondering if Justin was ever going to get to propose. Tomorrow (today) is going to be a lot of fun. :) Watch out for thriller.... its going to be super interesting!!
I go back to school on Monday. I don't know how I feel about that. I am excited to get back into things and begin my last semester of nursing school (unreal). But by the same token, this has been such an amazing summer. I have loved every adventure, and all the time I have been spending with amazing people... It's been nice to be carefree for this past month. No papers looming, no studying to be done. However, I think I proved to myself this summer that adventures can be had with all those things pending. still... This is officially my last day of summer vacation forever. That's a weird thought.
I think God made me a nurse for tons of reasons, but to pick out one today I would say that it is because I could not handle the 9-5. I've done it in the past and I think if I did it forever I would go nuts-o. I'm not your conventional business woman that can sit at a desk and do desky stuff. Thank God for those of you who can, but I need to move around. :) And I dont think I could work every day of the week either. Nursing is going to be super tough (and super great) but I wont let it be my whole life, just a big (important) part of it. But ultimately, I am a nurse so I can be Jessica on my off days.
There is a quote in a book that I read recently that may have sparked this shift in my life from being a super nerd (yeah i definitely was/am) spending all my time studying at Starbucks, to really valuing my time spent with others, realizing its importance. It's about the heart of a woman...
"We love adventures, but we do not want the adventure merely for adventure's sake but for what it requires of us for others. We don't want to be alone in it; we want to be in it with others. We were made in the image of a perfect relationship, we are relational to the core of our beings and filled with a desire for transcendent purpose."
I love going back in my journal and seeing huge gaps in days followed by an entry that says: "Sorry, I have been way too busy enjoying life to write about it." :) God is good. Everything from Taco Mac, BA-BBQs, 722, 722 when it didn't actually happen, marshmEllows, fireworks, leading worship, to the island and all the craziness involved, writing songs, hanging out at the church, coffee talks, countless movies, weddings galore, meals on wheels, media day, to saving Betty, jumping in the lake, going to see shows, Egyptian ratscrew, learning poker, the three habaneros, you tube videos, moving into a new place, bowling, downtown Decatur, midnight swimming, just hanging out.... I could go on. And the best part about all of it has been the people.
So thank you to all of my dear friends, and here's to countless more adventures. :)
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