Can't Wait!

Contemplating where to go on vacation to this year, it will be our 1 year anniversary and I will be done with school at the end of August, we want to do something special. 
At first I wanted to go to the Dominican Republic and was well into the planning stage of things when I stumbled upon the fact that August is their hurricane season... damn!
So I started Google'ing where in South America was a good place to visit in August... Costa Rica was one that came up....I like the idea of being able to see the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean in one day, traveling from Nicaragua to Panama if we want to... There is jungle, swamp, volcano, rivers, lakes, trails... so much to do.

So...starting August 19th we will be spending ten lovely days in Costa Rica near the Arenal Volcano... I'm so excited. I was wondering if we should be spending the money on a vacation- but my sister Jeni told me I would regret it if we didn't do it and then Mondo said we (I) should have something to look forward to at the end of school. Our hotel had an awesome deal and we have a view of the volcano, I've already looked at tons of stuff I want to do: rafting, hiking, night hikes around the volcano, turtle nesting sites, jungle stuff..... I CAN'T WAIT.... no work, no school... just me and the hubs and no schedule... 

June Update: IT SUCKED!

I was planning on doing my precepting hours in July... I get to tag along with a nurse and basically take over her job- I wanted to do it at the Surgical Center so I could get more IV experience... well my academic advisor was not as efficient as I would have liked her to be and so when she finally got around to getting a contract signed with the surgical center, June 7th, it came to our attention that my contract would only be good through June 30th, the center was merging with Davis hospital and so my contract would be void and I would be in limbo waiting for the hospital to get approval for me to be there.
So... I had 23 days to get in 90 hours, on top of my work schedule, on top of school....
Very long story short, I survived... my diet/exercise schedule has definately suffered, my hair and makeup have seen better days and I maaaaay have forgotten what my husband looks like in the daytime... but I'm done! One more big X on my list of shiz I have to do to graduate... yay!

This go-around in nursing school I really wanted to be able to keep some kind of social life... my LPN year I worked or had school every day- worked every weekend and had school/work during the week... It was horrible and didn't do much for my stress level. Mostly I hated telling my mom/sisters/dad/friends that "Sorry, I have work/school.... maybe next time". My nerves are frazzled but it was definately better to get it done quickly in one month so I can breathe easier in July... August 17th can not come fast enough!

I NEED A NAP!