I was worried about $800??!?!

Hmm....that's odd that I was fretting over $800 the other day. That would have been MUCH better than the $1,000 bill I was given yesterday! I haven't figured out yet why it was so much more, but I was in horrible sticker shock when I got home. It was so bad I was getting sick.

Don't get me wrong, I am happy to have my books! However, when the big huge tote bag I bring with me to the bookstore to carry ALL of my books is now only carrying HALF of the load, panic starts to set in. I managed to get them out to my car somehow, and when I got home, I unloaded them all. In addition to the sticker shock, The sheer size and quantity of books is overwhelming. I really had a moment of "What the fluff did I get myself into?", and to make it even worse, there are MORE books I still need to get.

I guess its just hard because I'm used to have one or two books for a semester, and I already have 9 books, and probably 1 or 2 more to go. It's hard to picture how this needs to work out so I can do well, because I don't have all of my syllabuses for my classes yet.

I need to just focus on getting through my CNA skills test. I did get all of my healthstream modules done! I also found out I have to get a Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) booster shot.....darned immune system.

On a completely unrelated-to-nursing-school note, Mike and I got to do some really fun things recently. Saturday, we went to see Jack Johnson at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. It was an amazing show, and I'd love to see him again in concert! Also, last night, we went to see two of my favorite authors speak, Jen Lancaster and Jennifer Weiner. I got to meet both of them, take pictures with them, and have my books signed by them. And they had cupcakes for all of us afterwards! They were also hilarious! I can't believe this was a free event, because I would have gladly paid to see them!!

Anyway, so today I am working another half day, and then I am off to school for more skills practice. I feel hesitant to go, and I shouldn't feel that way, but I do. Luckily, I promised to make a copy of my CNA skill book for one of my classmates, and she will be there today, so I have to go. I really want to sit down and watch the videos of the skills on the state's website, but too much time is being spent on having fun, right? =)