I'm An RN

So I think I forgot to tell you, I passed the NCLEX.  I'm an RN.

I took it last Tuesday at 2pm.  My Daddy drove me up there.  We left our house at 10am.  It only took us like 45 minutes to get there.  The building was really hard to find, but after we found it we went to Subway and got lunch.

So we sat in Subway for about an hour and a half just hanging out, sort of looking over my notes.  Then we went back to the testing center parking lot and walked around for a while.  Then we went to the bathroom.  And I went in to take my test about 1:15pm.

They checked me in and let me start early.  Which was really, really nice.

I started the test about 1:30pm and was out of there about 2:30pm.  I was done only half an hour after I should have started.

75 questions.

I can say this now that I've passed and have my license: It wasn't as hard as I expected it to be.

Yep.  I said it.  I mean I studied like a maniac.  But I didn't think it was that hard.  I heard that if you felt like the questions got progressively harder as you went along in the test then that was a good thing, but I do not feel like the questions got harder, they were all hard, but not as hard as I expected.  There was a bunch of select all the apply questions, aka the worst kind of question.

There were about 12 computers there to take exams on, and I was the third one to sit down.  When I left, all the seats were filled.  I don't know when they came in, but apparently they did.  I don't know if I was just that focused or they were just that quiet, but I only heard one person come in.  I sat at computer #8.

It was an exciting day.  I'm glad it's over.  I'm so tired of studying.

Just call me Katie, RN.

"Children in whom was not blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans." Daniel 1:4

I Moved

I turned in my keys to my apartment today.  My very first apartment.

It was a sad moment.  Well, actually, it's been a hard couple of weeks.

I didn't want to move, but here I am, sitting in a new apartment.  At least my new apartment has fast cable internet.

After moving this past Saturday, I've mostly just sat around and watch TV and movies, save cleaning the entire apartment yesterday and the day before (I even paid the big money to get the carpets cleaned).  And Netflix is super fast on the cable internet, so it's not as annoying to watch.

This wasn't my plan, but I'm happy.

There is a garage!  I've never had a garage before!

And thanks to my new roomie, she is the best!

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me new herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Malachi 3:10

The Bouquet Part Deux

I went to a wedding a couple weekends ago.  It was so much fun!!!  So pretty!  The wedding was so nice!  I'm so happy for my friend and her new husband.

At this time last year I wrote this blog post.

I caught the bouquet this weekend.

We'll see what happens won't we.

"He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this is my joy therefore is fulfilled." John 3:29