Special Friends

     I truly could not ask for better friends.  The weekend before Halloween, around fifteen of my Wyoming buddies pooled their funds and flew me out to visit!  It was the greatest birthday present of the year!  I loved seeing everyone (not all are pictured below) and it was great to get a breath of fresh mountain air before buckling down for the end of my first semester in nursing school!  One of my classmates heard my Laramie adventure story and couldn't believe that I had such "special friends" that cared enough to bring me home to celebrate.  There really is something about Colorado and Wyoming people, they take care of each other, they have fun, they're real.

Bea the bunny, Jess the flapper, Katie the hunter (who was chasing the bunny), Ang the runny nose, and Kirsten the scarecrow!

Riding!  It really is therapeutic... with Liz, Velvet, and Cooper :) 

Dorm buddy breakfast: Kali, Matt, and Brandon

     There are only thirty days left until I am heading out on an airplane for Christmas break.  I cannot wait to see snow and to ski!  It will be wonderful to reunite with everyone.  I can't believe that I'm almost a quarter of the way through with the nursing program, they sure keep us busy which allows for time to fly!  I looked over my calendar and realized that it has been since August that there has been a week with no tests.  All the late nights and hours spent studying sure pay off though in the clinical areas when I can help a patient in any way to have a good day.


     How are you doing?  If you are in Colorado/Wyoming over Christmas break, let me know so we can catch up!