Semester One Done

I have been thinking about going back to school for many years. I have always changed professions every 10 years or so. I have been a nurse anesthetist for 18 years now so I'm way passed due for a change. I want to go to business school and work on achieving an MBA. I was in the process of submitting applications when Drew started going into renal failure. I put my plans on hold until after his transplant. Last summer I picked up where I had left off with my applications and I started school in January. During the application process I looked at several schools in a geographical area. Since Drew was not willing to move for me (again) I looked in this area. Lucky for me there are several excellent business schools in this area. I went to several information secessions and I talked to the faculty at a couple of schools. I also talked to every one I know who has an MBA. I liked Queens University of Charlotte the best. It is geared towards people like me who do not have a background in business. I really enjoyed meeting with the faculty and I liked the way the program was set up.

I have finished my first semester and I can't believe I passed! It was a lot of hard work and it was difficult getting back into the studying mode but I did it! Drew has been very supportive, I couldn't do it with out his help.

Life is Back to Normal

I love the spring time, before the humidity creeps in. I love to see the flowers bloom and the smell of freshly cut grass. It has been 14 months since Drew's transplant. This time last year, Drew was struggling to plant our vegetable garden. This year, one afternoon he decided it was time and now it's done. Drew is back to his old self with boundless energy and his love of all things that grow in the dirt. The other evening while he was planting the vegetable garden, he called me outside (with his cell phone) to come look at a snake. Normally I would just say no and continue to do what I was doing. This time I was just thinking how lucky we are to be at this place in time. I was truly grateful to have Drew outside playing in the dirt. I went outside to look at the snake Drew had found. It looked like a really big earth worm but when I examined it closely I could see that yes it was a snake. That was not the only time Drew called me outside that evening. I went every time he called me. Drew sees the world differently than I do, but I enjoy his view when he shares it with me. Drew stops and smells the flowers, he notices the hawks on the light posts as we drive down the interstate. I am a very lucky person.