ok, ok, i get it.

at the loving chastizement of dear friends, and the pitiful sighs from visiting this blog personally, i feel like it is time to open the lines of thought and words again. i thank these wonderful people very much for the love and encouragement of knowing that what i share matters- i hope they all know how much they matter to me. :)

i am thankful for the current mindfulness to blog, b/c i am in a moment of rest, of pause, between two hard semsesters in a nursing program. i'm proud of what i've accomplished and teeter-totter between an anxiousness and eagerness of this next semester. this summer was very difficult for a number of reasons. many of you know too well the difficulty in going to school full-time in the summer when the rest of the world, including your family and friends seem to be going on vacations, having fun, and not worrying about things like harming a fragile patient or trying to comprehend a new, foreign (medical) language. i've said that at times i feel like charlie when he enters the chocolate factory- completely overwhelmed by this new world he's in and trying to find his barings in it.

i can hardly believe that its september soon and that the year is 3/4 of the way finished. one of the highlights of this summer includes my amazing birthday. this consisted of skydiving for the first time, amazing japanese cuisine, girlie movie-ness, and spending a carefree (and apparently only day this summer) at the beach. here's some pics to enjoy.

hooray! :)