Time for some big life announcements!

First of all *drumroll please*....

I'm not going to paramedic school!!! Wait, what?!?! I know I know I just received my acceptance letter and I was so excited and I've worked SO hard for this and I even took the summer off to prep for it but, I need more time. Until then it's prepping to attend Clemson University in the fall (or spring 2013!) of next year. I am still going to school this fall. Unfortunately not thinking I majored in Associates of Arts for my basics degree because I used to be an education major. Well, things change, I change, life changes so now I am in need of some major science classes and it's cheaper for me to do them at Greenville Tech than it is at Clemson. By the time I get to Clemson I'll have some of their basic classes to take (College 101 stuff) and a 300 level English and the rest will be my nursing classes. I'm so excited! So hopefully I can make it through 2 or 3 more semesters at GTC and then head on to be a tiger. Know that I love EMS and I love doing what I do at Oconee. I just don't know that paramedicine is right for me fresh into my EMS career. I really want to do trauma nursing and nicu nursing (wow, neonatal, that was out of left field for me.. I use to be terrified of little babies!) and then attend MUSC for my MSN-NP degree. I'm looking into being a neonatal or family nurse practitioner. I guess we'll just have to see where my heart lies.

Second of all...

My healthier life begins tomorrow. I am done eatting twix bars out of the vending machines at work (or my latest craving... mini chewy sweettarts). I actually bought some sunflower kernels tonight to snack on. Then I replaced my ice cream cravings with skinny cow ice cream snacks (mmm!). Tomorrow I'll be joining a local 24 hour gym so that the nights I can't sleep and the lovely future hubby is passed out I can run up there and get a work out to make me tired to come home and sleep. Starting tomorrow I am also going to be drinking a lot more water and going to try to manage to only drink one coke/dr pepper a day. I am so determined to get back into shape. Plus I kinda have this wedding thing to prep for so I better be in my best shape :). I'll keep you guys updated to my weight loss. I have to keep up with Cory though, he's been slimming down a bunch lately. I am so proud of him, he's been working so hard!

On another note...

Charleston was fabulous. We have a good idea of where we're getting married, when we're getting married and the thing is, we're probably keeping it under wraps for now :). We want this to be extra special to us and if everyone is expecting it and some people are trying to wiggle their way into the ceremony or offended because we didn't invite this person or we invited this person and not them then it'll be stressful. The weekend was way too short but full of laughs, cuddling, sightseeing and yummy food.

Otherwise things are good and starting to slow down which is nice considering my classes start August 15th (ahh so soon!). I'm ready to get back into the swing of things after a summer off and get this degree done. I'm getting an awesome bracelet this week in support of my marine :). Cory has started at the academy and will be working there once a week once we get some things worked out around here. I'm working a little less right now but I needed a break. 72 hour weeks are for the birds! I was told I was getting offered a third job but after some hard thinking and hardcore praying I just don't know if now is the right time in my life for 3 jobs.

We miss everyone back in Texas and hope to see ya'll soon! I promise it won't be so long between updates next time. We have some things coming up that we're looking forward to so I can't wait to tell you guys all about it!

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