Dreams

In recent days, I have been the victim of strange and somewhat cruel dreams.

A couple nights ago, I was wandering through a random courtyard, when a pack of darling little puppies came romping my way.  The sloppy kisses and wagging tails melted my heart.  I spent all night playing, petting, and enjoying every furry moment. Wondering why this is cruel? You see, I love dogs. For as long as I can remember I have wanted one, but I cannot have a dog right now or in the near future. I have come to terms with this (plus, after at least a decade of intense wanting, I think I got this self-control thing down), but it appears my subconscious is toying with my emotions.  I went through the day scorning my dreams and its choice of material. It’s like if I were on a diet (hah! hypothetically speaking, of course) and I had to dream about splurging on an endless chocolate buffet. Yeah, like that’s going to curb my appetite. C’mon, have some sympathy!

The dreams continued last night, but this time I was strapped into some sort of sling shot-airplane roller coaster contraption. Everything was great except for the  lovely stomach-dropping, head-spinning, vomit-inducing, flying through the air with my eyes squeezed shut, hoping that I make it out alive part. It is just not the way I would like to spend, what is supposed to be, the hours my natural beauty grows. So, to my subconscious, I would like to make a small request: Stick to my usual dreams (gorging on key lime pies, awesome superpowers, etc) and please don’t make me plummet towards the Earth like that again.

If I had to choose between the two, well…maybe the puppy dreams weren’t that bad after all.

New Years 2009 – Times Square Edition!

Ryan and I (and our friend, Dan) rang in the new year with about 1 million others in Times Square. While I am happy that we did it, it was so stinky (as is much of NYC)  and  it continually rained, sleeted, and snowed.  We headed for our pen at about 2 pm, and after about an hour of claustrophobia (thousands of people should not be this close together on the sidewalk. period.), we finally flew through security into a pen, in which we stood for 8 hours! And then, it was like we were all penguins, huddling together to survive.  Whenever the cameras came by our station, people would wake up from their freeze and wave furiously, beaming with smiles. Once the cameras were off, it was back to survival.

The entertainment was mainly for the TV viewers, not the people who made the long trip, suffering from the freezing cold weather…oh yes, it’s certainly a facade that it’s a party in Times Square! At least, we were stationed in the pen that was right next to the main stage and could see a bit of the action. We managed to see J-Lo, Chris Daughtry, and a couple unfamiliar acts.

The final 3 minutes of the year produced such a massive buzz, people suddenly lit up, forgetting how frozen they had become over the last 8 hours, and began counting down. This was the most memorable part of the whole trip. Fireworks blasted off the tops of the buildings followed by one ton of confetti. It was magical and hands down the best crowd experience ever!

Professional Student

Yes, I am a college graduate. I believed that once I was finished it would be the end-all be-all of accomplishments. Of course, I looked forward to that last final for five years, so why wouldn't it be everything I imagined? I changed majors three or four times, attended two universities, completed about 60 finals, endured some of the toughest challenges, and rejoiced in quite a few glorious moments - all leading up to my Bachelor of Science degree.

Now, I am longing to get back to school. Perhaps, looking forward to finals is a bit of a stretch, but feeling the accomplishment is worth looking forward to. My longing will be over soon because I was recently accepted into an Accelerated Nursing program at DeSales University. Starts in May 2010 and finishes 15 months later!

Nursing? Yup, I have a good feeling about it. There are many aspects of nursing that I already enjoy (health, medicine, the body, disease, helping people) so putting it all together into application should be a natural progression. It won't be easy, but I am looking forward to the challenge and rewards! Besides, two Bachelor of Science degrees in about six and a half years? Not too shabby!