1. 2. 3. BREAK!!!

Ok, so, can I say, Thanksgiving break is needed very much?!  School & work has been keeping me so busy.  I feel like I barely see or talk to anyone.  I go all week without sleep.  I go all week without getting to relax.  Most of the time, weekends are just the same, but maybe I get an extra hour or two of sleep.  Thanksgiving break really wont be too much of a break, but still, the idea of it is still pretty nice.  I work full shifts on Wednesday & Thursday.  Friday will probably be spent doing homework & getting the food ready to be cooked, & Saturday will be spent cooking, stuffing face, & then cleaning.  I am hoping that I will still be enjoying myself, and get to sit & relax with friends and family.  I am still definately keeping my fingers crossed for this weekend.  I still surprise myself with how hopeful I can be, considering I tend to be quite pessimistic.

I'm thinking this week should go well (knock on wood), considering how it has started off.  Today I woke up at a decent time (Early enough that the day wasn't wasted, but late enough I'm not sleep deprived), and got a couple errands done.  Then I went to Brit's house to watch a movie & Law and Order: SVU & squeezed in a little cat nap on her recliner.  I then met up with Rylee & did skills in the nursing lab, followed by dinner and getting to see my adorable nephew.  I am now home, planning on getting to bed at a decent time, after dealing with a few roommate issues.

Oh yeah!  P.S.  Brylee's birthday was a success.  She was pretty darn cute!

Hello, Mac & Cheese :(

Have you ever had a time, when you look at your bank account and you want to cry?  Well, I sure have, and it just happened tonight!  I knew this semester was really going to drain my account & the very little savings I had, but ACTUALLY seeing it happen, is still heartbreaking.  I look at that little number in my account, and I can hear my stomach growling already, because with my rent & car payment every month, there really isnt much left over for food....or gas, or prescriptions, or going out with friends, or niece's birthday presents.  Pretty much, just enough money to keep a roof over my head & to get me to school/work.

I can't wait for Thanksgiving to come!...but its not for reasons you might think.  I can't wait, because I'm working Thanksgiving, which mean time & a half pay, which as I just mentioned, I can really use!  There are a few more things I can't wait for.  I have so many count downs going on in my head!

I can't wait for:
Sunday- a day I can finally relax, study, & maybe get a little sun in the afternoon
Monday (8th)- I donate plasma (get $20) & work 8 hours!
Wednesday (10th)- PAY DAY!
Friday (12th)- my last day of maternal newborn
                       find out if I got a job, I am so desiring!
Tuesday (16th)- my last day of peds
Thursday (25th)- Thanksgiving....yay for time & a half
December 10th- the last day of the semester!

So, until I get my work hours up for awhile, which probably won't be right around the corner, I think it will be back to top ramen or mac & cheese for my meal of the day! Joy...