Finally...a smile is back on my face :)

It has been a wonderful, exciting day. There were lots of happy moments today.

After spending all day yesterday & most of last night "trying" to write my "Thank You's" for the pinning ceremony with NO success...I decided I would sleep on it & do it this morning. While getting ready to head to BG for Sinman, pictures & thank you's I had 1,000+ thoughts going through my head. I did a lot of soul searching yesterday & this morning trying to find the "right" words. I don't want anyone to feel left out during the pinning ceremony because everything everybody has done for me or the kids during this journey has helped me more than you will ever know. So I kept soul searching on the drive to BG & when I got there I starting writing. Everything just seemed to flow & came out of my brain just the way I had imagined. When I re-read what I had wrote I was in tears...imagine that :) So now it was time to begin this exciting day.

We had simulation with Sinman first things. Just to give you an idea there were 5 nursing students left in the room with a computerized manikin. The man coded on us & we lost him...but it wasn't just our manikin...everyone's died.

Then we went & took our nursing pictures. I have waited for this day for a LONG time. It was a once in a lifetime experience!

Then it was time to tape my "thank you's". When I went into the room to tape them they said they had to be less than 1 minute & there was NO way I would be able to get all that in. I explained I had put a lot of time & thinking into writing this & I would talk very fast to get it in because I couldn't change any of it. I won't reveal my actual words till graduation day, but I will go ahead & type them up & schedule them to post on May 14. I want all my family & friends to hear them for the 1st time at pinning ceremony. :)

After all the excitement at school I headed to O'Charley's to meet my cousin for lunch. It was nice to sit and have a meal & socialize without worring about school for a little while.

It was a beautiful day so after I got home I headed to the park for a little while to enjoy the sunshine.

The kids staying with Nanny & Pa tonight, but Morgan missed her mommy. I ended up going to get her. So it has been a girl's night at the house. She was excited to spend some time alone with mommy & play on the computer.

Guess that sums up my day. Just glad to have my smile back :)