Sweet Success...

Of course this is late, but oh well...After years of dedication, perseverance and hard work I have finally graduated! I graduated on May 9th among approximately 370 other students and earned the title of Summa Cum Laude (highest honors) due to my GPA of 3.92. I earned my Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing from Adams State College. This will only further my career as a Registered Nurse. It was a long hard road but I finally made it. I definitely could not have made it without the help and support of my dear sweet husband, Rob.There were many times when I wanted to give up and he simply would not let me. He is such a great man and I feel like I am the luckiest woman alive to have him as my husband. I also am so grateful that I had parents that taught me the value of an education and to always strive for my goals and to never give up. I am glad that I have such awesome sister-in-laws and a great father-in-law. They have been nothing but supportive throughout my education. I am so lucky to be part of their family and have them around...they even let me practice my nursing skills on them and their kids occasionally ;). I was especially glad to have my sister Heather at graduation who had just gotten off of her mission.



Of course the graduation was long, slightly boring, and hot (even for me who is NEVER hot). I am still glad that I went through the ceremony. It is just one of those cliche times in your life that you should go through just to say you did it. After the graduation I also had another Nurse Pinning Ceremony just for the Nursing Department. It was a nice little luncheon and program for the family and friends of the nurses. We then had to light a lantern and repeat the Nightingale Pledge which basically says that you will promise to "Do No Harm" in your nursing career or to your patients. Again, cliche, but a milestone nonetheless. Trish took some great pictures of the entire day (Thanks Trish!).

All in all, it was a busy weekend and I am glad that it is all over. I am so glad that I am finished and am on my way in my career. I encourage anyone who has a dream of obtaining an education to go for it do it. It is so worth it!! Again I would just like to publicly thank Rob for all of his support and tolerance of my being in school. I love him with all my heart! He was also my guinea pig at times and my study buddy. There were many late nights and many times were I neglected the poor guy. It was no picnic but it will definitely be worth it in the long run for me and our family. What a relief to be finally done!