Pinning is tonight!

I have watched my ticker go from a year and a half to zero days! And I am finally getting my pin tonight...

My family is here from the East coast and we have been having fun. Last night everyone took me out to Bucca Di Beppos (my favorite resturant) and we ate and ate.

(I am realizing that the 10 pounds I've gained in nursing school arent going to go anywhere unless I stop eating like I am in nursing school...not to mention the 50 I want to lose ultimately. But I digress...)

So I am sitting here making my to do list for the day. I have to burn the powerpoint, the slideshow and the music for the program. I also need to write out my little speech on notecards and make sure my big white marshmellow of a robe is wrinkle free. Going to get my hair cut today and paint my nails...have lots to do.

People have given me some lovely graduation gifts! My sister in laws all went to Life Uniform and picked up cute stuff and a gift card from there. One of my SIL's bought me the new hallmark "Heroes" scrub ornament for my tree--it is so funny! (It's now on the tree!) Guess I'm going to be one of those people that has healthcare stuff hanging around my house? Hm.

I've gotten a little bit of $ and a gift card to JC Penney--very useful as I now have to buy lots of navy blue scrub stuff. My grandparents gave me this lovely little Lenox graduation cap box (pictured at top) with my name on it, and my brother and sister in law sent me a beautiful silver Orthodox cross.

It has been so fun but I must confess I feel really out of it...I don't know if I am tired or what but I feel kind of sad and displaced. I think it is all the stress. I cant wait to decomprss a bit.

I think I start my job on the 20th of January--I go in this week to sign my contract. The time off will be fab--lots of ideas on what I want to do. Need to work on some areas in my life that are not academic!!!

More on pinning tomorrow! Thank you for your well wishes!