Visa Ready

Dan said that he got an email that says my Spanish Visa is ready! We will stop in Chicago and pick it up on our way to Mfld in August. I'm glad I'll be able to go with my husband to live in Spain!

Dan got tickets to the Cincinnati Master's Tennis Tournament Final (which was suppose to be Nadal and Federer), but Federer lost today. He has 3 tickets to sell and I think it will be harder for him to sell them now that Federer is out.

We bought glasses today. I can't remember the last time I wore glasses. Lens Crafters is a terrible place (or maybe it was just the snobby place that we were at today). There were fees for everything. Walmart did the job again! I know people hate Walmart but if you're poor, it's the place to buy your daily living supplies.

Studying is going well.

LPN--RN Status

I am not an applicant for both RN and LPN. That is fine! I finally talked to a REAL person by going through a different department. They have all my stuff and it will probably take a week or so to get my ATT#.

Dan quited my nerves a bit by saying we could drive a 100 miles and stay at a hotel to get a closer testing date. I've never been to Lexington, Louisville or other places, so we'll see.

The nursing scholarship is still pending. It would be quite a blessing to get it.

No progress on packing. Half our stuff is in boxes and the other half is collecting dust. Studying is my priority. I have 20 chapters left of my 69 chapter book!

Speaking of...I should get back to it!

LPN

I am finally in the system of the Ohio Board of Nursing, but as an LPN instead of an RN. This is not good! I have tried to contact them, but it is impossible to get through. Can I ever win?

I know I cannot get through this life alone. I have an amazing God who is in control and a wonderful family who supports me despite my stress. My friends can make me laugh and console me during this time as well, so things are going well.

I have 10 days (30 chapters) left in my NCLEX study book. I hope to finish the first week of August.

Nothing has changed

Nothing has changed since my last post except having some relaxation in northern Minnesota. We were at the annual Cummings gathering (Dan's mom's side) and it was quite enjoyable. Dan and I said our good-byes and came back to Minneapolis last night.

We saw Batman...The Dark Night last night and it was very good. I was so disturbed that Heath Ledger is really dead and that was his last role. It was so creepy!

Today we are having lunch with Dan's grandmother and then seeing my best friend from 3rd grade!

Tomorrow we return to the chaos of still not having an ATT#, studying for boards and packing our things to put in storage.

Until tomorrow, I will enjoy my day today!

Short & Sweet...and stressed

I am feeling the stress of everything at the moment. I still have no "Authorization To Test" (ATT#) for setting a date for NCLEX (nursing boards). Dan and I are packing for our trip to MN, for Spain, Goodwill, and for our storage locker. It is refreshing to throw so much out, and yet frustrating to know what to bring to Spain.

I feel deep breaths coming...

School is another matter. I am trying to contact my professors about my situation, but they are slow to respond and unable to help me. I hope that they are lenient with me being in another country. It is an online program, but I can see some problems arising already.

I still have not heard about the amazing government scholarship. They would pay for all of grad school plus a thousand dollar monthly stipend all for 2 years of service after my completion. Dan and I have always had our financial obligations met and this would be a great blessing, but if not, we will be taken care of by some other means.

Well...I said I would keep this short. I am off to pack and prepare for my last day of work tomorrow morning. No more getting up at 4am!!!!

We are off to MN tomorrow!

100 questions

I was so thankful to have a nice weekend with Marah and Matt. We saw the Reds play and a fireworks show after that, played some guitar hero, got Skyline chili, Graters ice cream, Steak n' Shake, and also went up to enjoy the view in Mount Adams.

Now I'm back to studying. I am aiming for 3 chapters of review and 100-300 questions a day. This is difficult with only a month left to study and having trips planned throughout the month.

I have been working at the hospital some mornings, but will stop on July 17.

I am "patiently" waiting for my permission from Ohio to set a test date. I am a bit nervous that I haven't heard from them, but then again, it's a government thing. I guess I'm destined to be nervous or worried at all times.

July 2nd

I'm very excited that my friends, Marah and her boyfriend Matt, are coming to visit here in Cincinnati. They live in St. Paul, MN (where Dan and I got married) and it is quite a long drive. We plan to go to a Reds baseball game and then we'll do whatever comes our way for a 4th of July weekend.

I have sure been busy even though it seems like I have nothing to do. I've work the past two days (yeah...getting up at 4am to draw blood at 5am), which throws my whole day off. I try to study for NCLEX, but I keep falling asleep (5 naps a day is not good!). It was suggested during our review to practice 100 questions a day. I have a month to do this, but with friends visiting and going to MN in a few weeks, I will be freaking out at the beginning of August when I have to take my boards. A month will go by too quickly!

Besides studying, I've had to deal with so much red tape concerning getting registered for a class that I'm taking this summer. I'm trying to deal with all the profs for the entire year (yeah 3 quarters) to get all the books before I leave for Spain. Yeah right! They don't have anything planned. Cleaning, thinking about packing for Spain, man...I can worry myself to death. It wouldn't be a normal Alicia if I wasn't worrying about something.