Sweet Summertime.

Only my second post and I'm already not updating as often as I thought I would. It's been an an exciting couple of weeks. I somehow survived finals and the tradition of celebrating afterwards with all of my best nursing school friends. The next week flew by, catching up on much needed sleep, enjoying relaxing afternoons at the pool with my friends, Texas Tech Graduation, and last minute wedding prepartations. It's hard to believe that the last two weeks are here and gone, but it reminds me how lucky and blessed I truly am.

It's official! JORDAN & TRACE are finally married!! The weekend was a blur and filled with wonderful memories with all of my best friends. It was the most beautiful and truly perfect wedding I have ever been to and had the pleasure of being a part of. Standing behind one of my best friends and watching her marry the man of her dreams filled my heart with joy. They are truly the picture of love and what a relationship together with God should look like. Although I have not found that person to share my life with, I can only hope to be as happy as they are and were on Saturday. Love you both!

In the midst of all of the craziness, my roommates and I somehow managed to pack up and clean out the kitchen and living room of our cottage. I can't believe that a year has already passed and they are all graduating and moving on with their adult lives. Are we really old enough for that? I guess so. I can only be happy that I have two more semesters to figure out what adventure I want to embark on when it is my turn to walk across that stage..

I'll leave you with a video that isn't so "Nursing School and Grey's Anatomy," but will make any reader smile. And let's not forget.. GO MAVS!!

- MB

My life is so Nursing School and Grey's Anatomy..

Look at me.. starting a blog when I should be doing anything else. I've thought about starting a blog for quite some time now. I kept a journal from the time I was in 4th grade until high school. I look back on my life from high school until now and wish I would have kept writing. So here I am.. writing.

The whole "Clinically Brunette" idea came from a girl I follow on twitter. It's weird to think that someone you don't know is having experiences very similar to you and actually understand what it's like to live a life that is all about clinicals, concept maps and nursing diagnosis's. And that brings me to my next thought..

It's been a stressful week in the life of a Nursing student. On Wednesday we had three exams (Concepts of Chronic Care Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Pharmacology)- an ending point of the semester before finals. I thought a day off from studying and laying around watching Season 1 of Grey's Anatomy on Netflix would recoup my brain and get me ready to start studying for finals. I was wrong. I started studying again on Friday-coming up for air to eat, sleep and be peer pressured by my friends to take breaks. I have realized since then that..

1. My brain is overworked, stressed and laughing at me..

2. My finals tomorrow and Tuesday will be challenging- but I know what I know.

3. Everything in Nursing School is cumulative.

4. Cramming 504 pages of ATI Review Pharmacology will not help me at this point.

Now that I'm done validating why I am sitting here starting a blog and watching the Mavericks WIN instead of taking ATI Pharmacology practice tests.. I can promise you that the rest of my posts won't be "So Nursing School and Grey's Anatomy." Maybe. Sometimes.  The red scrubs have sort of become a way of life. I can't avoid them- or the experiences I have while I'm in them.. all the time.

It's been a hectic semester filled with firsts, lasts, clinicals, Fuzzy's margaritas, boys, old and new friends, heartbreak, road trips, mischief and excessive amounts of studying. Graduation is less than a week away and I will be saying "goodbye" to some of my best friends; but "hello" to my last 2 semesters of Nursing School and a new chapter in itself. Maybe no one will ever read this blog, but at least it gives me a place to write- another distraction from being "Clinically Brunette."

-MB