I passed!

Celebratory dinner--May 23rd is that much closer! 

 Don't worry that's just starters!

October in a post

I know I always say it's such a busy time on campus but who knew senior year was so jam packed? Yesterday, I signed up for my last semester of classes here as an undergrad and this month I applied for graduation.

HOW CRAZY IS THAT?!

So, in honor of my not having class tonight (that and I'm forever procrastinating on my homework!), here is a snapshot into my month

Earlier this month the four of us (Liz, Sam, Wendi) took a trip to a local farm out in Westminster to pick some apples and pumpkins. While we were waiting for the tractor to come back and pick us up, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to take some pictures. Yes, yes we were being laughed at but that's okay we had fun!

My little Sam and I after singing at mass on Sunday for the Family and Friends Weekend celebration

In OB clinical, we got to try on how it feels to be 9 months preggo. I couldn't even make it past 5 minutes without my back hurting. Kudos to women everywhere who go through this. 

Candra is over in Spain still and we sent her a card to greet her Happy Halloween. She posted this and I'm sure she would have never guessed she'd end up here ;) 

Last week, after my medsurg II test and while eating lunch, this bunny shows up out of nowhere! She's advertising for CAB's Monster Mash (I was at work but I heard it was a HUGE HIT!) I'm so sad I missed it but nursing calls :)

More goofing off at the farm,,,,

Earlier this month, my mental health clinical ended. It was not an experience I thought I'd enjoy as much as I did but it was perhaps due to that awesome professor in the center that it was like that. 

So many things have happened this month and to keep writing and posting pictures of them just might take up the entire night. So for now ladies all the best until next time :) 

"Everything we have we can just as easily not have"

NUR-406 Trends and Theories class (some of us left) sneaking into a shot with Liz Murray. Amazing speaker, fantastic message, and a courageous challenge for us all as future healthcare providers especially those currently in Mental Health. It's an issue of counter transference we face every time we see a patient and while it is human nature, "there is violence in the comparison." We can be that Perry, a special person that sees beyond the broken and beyond wanting to fix and instead see into the future of what that person/patient can be.

Liz Murray is the author of "Breaking Night" aka who is the person from that Lifetime 

movie about the rags to riches, homeless to Harvard. 

This was our common read this year and it resonates so much with who are as an institution and puts a special challenge for all of us to be better. 

A day in the life of schizophrenia

Hello ladies on this awesomely orange day (seems like its the color of choice today huh? Lol Go O's! I'm a football fan but I cheer on both Baltimore birds :) 

This morning we were offered a wonderful educational experience to try  and walk around with voices playing in our heads (mp3 prayers and headsets) to simulate how it would be for a patient suffering this day to day might feel. Phew. That was certainly an experience. Sometimes all it takes is to step into someone's shoes for us to see how we should care for our patients. With the negativity of the voices, the anxiety it drew out of all of us, the misunderstandings in conversations...while it was all fun and good between us classmates I can't imagine having that negativity cloud your thoughts every minute. That aside, it was a great break from lecture and an opportunity to increase awareness on campus even!

Check us out :)

First call night for admissions!

It's a beautiful evening in the admissions office tonight where your decides red student ambassadors are making personal calls to YOU. Yes, you. Please pick up--we're oh so dedicated to get to know you ;)

Look at all those lights and convos going on! 

Growing up is hard but cute :)

Today is the junior's lighting of the lamp ceremony for the school of nursing. So proud of this girl!!! Too bad Candra isn't here to join in the fun :( 

Welcome new student ambassadors!

Today was our training day and the first time the veteran and new SA's met up. We bonded over beach ball questions cupcakes and a scavenger hunt around campus! 

Here's some of the pic!

By the time you ladies start to visit campus, they'll be as seasoned as we vets are. Don't forget, fall open house is just around the corner!