Well I figured I was going to take the summer off from blogging for the most part, but well I have some news I needed to share. Since school has been off (May 9th), I have truly not looked at my nursing stuff, other than to pack it neatly in a box and get all my supplies put away (so they weren't out in the middle of everything). So as most who know me know that last summer we lost our pug Abbey. Abbey was MY baby and I was more than heartbroken when she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I could not think about another dog at all. We had Jade (our bulldog) and Mona (our cat) and I was fine with that. Well, once school was done and my time wasn't consumed 150% with clinical or lectures or studying, I started to LOOK, just look for a new pug to join our home. I really was just looking. Then I came across a Petfinder ad for a little black pug named Bella who had been in the foster home for more than six months. She was in a pug rescue in New Jersey and they do not typically adopt out of NJ but since she'd been in the system for so long they extended the borders and DE was included.
This was the day we brought Bella home! I'm so in love with this adorable furbaby. She has no way replaced my Abbey (and in the beginning I called her Abbey often) but she's another baby who loves me. I am so blessed that I get to take her to work one day a week. She is such a good dog and sits so quietly all day (unless someone comes in and she begs for attention). So, Bella and Jade and Mona have all adapted to life together.
So as summer is flying by, I received a letter from my college a few weeks back. This was the very first time I hadn't received a letter from the dean congratulating me on my grades (I really struggled with that this semester), so I wondered what in the world was I getting from school at this time.
I was shocked and very surprised to see that I had been awarded another scholarship!!! The college has an alumni scholarship and I applied a long time ago because our son, Dale-Ross, graduated from the same college. This scholarship was open to any family member of a graduate (sibling, child, parent). So I am pleased to say that a good portion of my tuition this fall will be paid for!!! So blessed!
I've spent most of the summer training for the Boston 3-Day for the Cure. Next weekend, July 26-28, I'll be in Boston walking 60 miles to bring awareness and funds to find a cure for breast cancer. I am so excited to be meeting so many new people that I've only known online. The pink family is truly a close knit family and only once you've been involved can you truly grasp the depth of this.
Just a week after returning from Boston, Dale and I are going to celebrate our 30th anniversary (a few weeks early) with a trip to Disney World! So excited to go to our 'happy place'. Then just a couple weeks later school will be starting up. I'm excited and nervous for the next adventure on this journey. I will definitely share it with all of you who have been following along.
