School has officially started!

So this fall I will be taking 18 credit hours and working 26 hours per week! It is going to be a super crazy semester for me, with a lot of stress and work. (Good thing Taylor is such a great husband and is willing to take a lot of the household duties away from me so I can concentrate on school!!)

After completing this first week of school I have realized two things, the first is that I have A LOT of papers to write, some will be easy, some will be a lot of work but all in all it is not going to be to difficult. The second thing I have decided is that I love the classes I am taking. I am enjoying doing my homework because it is fascinating and I am really enjoying what I am learning. I know that sounds totally crazy, especially because it has only been 1 week of classes. I hope I still feel this way in a couple of weeks when my papers and midterms come around.

I feel like I am going to learn such real world stuff, stuff I can use in my everyday life. I am really excited about the semester (at least for now) and I hope I continue to learn and be fascinated by the information I am being taught.

I really feel like this is a confirmation to my decision, of not going to nursing school. I loved all my pre-nursing class and really did enjoy all the information I learned. This semester is different though. I am excited to go to class and feel so happy when I leave school. I honestly feel like the classes I am taking this semester are going to make me a better person, a better parent, and hopefully I will be able to help others with the knowledge I am gaining.

Hopefully I feel like this in a couple weeks when things really start to get crazy and stressful! Here is to enjoying my senior year of college :)

And the decision is....

For the few people that read this blog, I figured you want want an answer to my last post about "Big Decision".

Well, after lots of fasting, prayer, thoughts, debate, and discussion, I have decided I will not be going to nursing school. This is probably the hardest decision I have ever made. I have worked my whole collegiate career on being a nurse. When I didn't get in this last year, I let that dream go, and choose to follow a different path.

The letter from Weber through everything for a loop and almost made me go crazy (literally!). But I believe that the Lord will direct your path in the way that is best if you put your faith in him! Well I took that to heart and put a lot of faith in Him. I honestly feel that I should stay on the path that I am on and follow the Lord's plan for me. As much as I want to be a nurse, it is not the right thing for me to pursue.

So instead I will be graduating in May with my BS degree in Human Development and Family Studies. Possibly pursuing Child Life after graduation. Though nursing has a better job market and much better pay, I know that one day I will touch someones life with my human development degree. Whether big or small this is the path I should be on.

I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for listening to my fasting and many prayers and helping guide my life in the direction I should be going. I love my Father in Heaven and I am so grateful I have Him to turn to in my times of need!

So here goes life with all the good and bad things that come with it! I am excited for the future and everything I will get to do and experience!