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Ape Cave
I have been able to relax soooo much since completing my defense on Tuesday, I am amazed! I did not realize how really stressed I was until now it is gone. I knew I was bad and I knew that I was not having fun and missing out on life, but now that I am starting to enjoy it again......
Today Dee and I had one of our typical adventures to Ape Cave on ( Read more... ) -
Graduation
I defended my thesis/project yesterday and my professors have signed and submitted all of the paperwork for me to graduate. I now have a Masters Degree in Nursing.
I was lucky enough to get to celebrate with my family and close friends over a wonderful dinner yesterday evening. what a wonderful feeling to be able to have the people I love and who ( Read more... ) -
life changes too fast
In two weeks I will be on a plane to the other side of the world. I am ready to go, but it does not seem real yet. My thesis defense date is next week, but that doesn't seem real either, mostly because I don't have a final product yet ( Read more... ) -
Seattle to Portland Baby Sitting
I write far more journal entries in my head than ever make it onto LJ.
This weekend I spent time in Portland as the part-time nanny for my friend M.J. while she worked the finish line for the Seattle to Portland bike ride. Colin and I had a lot of fun walking around and seeing the sights. While Colin looks nothing like me with his blond hair ( Read more... ) -
getting ready for the trip
I need one of these for traveling with film. Yes I know that we live in the digital age and that I am supposed to be giving up film, but I am not ready yet. I don't have money for a digital SLR, and there are some things you just can't do with a point and shoot camera. -
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I just got finished with my visit to my travel doctor. My friend Jim who flew to Peru for a two month trip on Monday, told me that his visit to his travel doc was very overwhelming and scary. Jim was raised Christian Science and has had most of his exposure to western medicine thru knowing me in the last two years. I got him to get his first ( Read more... ) -
Poetry for Mary
Each Spring brings New Life
Sudden Death of a Loved One
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Out of the Darkness
I've been quiet lately because there just hasn't been much to write about.
This coming weekend I will be trying something new. I am going to be working as a volunteer on the medical crew for the Overnight Walk in Seattle this weekend. The purpose of the Overnight Walk is to raise money for suicide awareness and prevention. Having lost a very close ( Read more... ) -
I set a date
Two dates actually. The first is the date I will be defending my thesis/project: July 29th ( Read more... )