Happy Blogiversary!!

One year ago today I started my blog!!  And it was a success (for me) up until February it seems.  To celebrate my blogiversary I am going to upload some pics!!  And then I might make a few reflections stemming from my first ever blog post.  This could be fun!

A view from the flight that never took flight ;-(

Talk about dinner with a view!!

2nd verse...not like the 1st!  Day 2

Really now?!...

Musk Ox.  Stinky!

I really do!  And I think it hearts me, too!!!

Above is what happens when you set your shutter to take multiple pics and you didn't
realize it!  Gotta fill in the gaps somehow, some way!

Totally out of my realm!

Alaska Bestie and I.  Gotta stay warm at 43 degrees.  Cover thy head to avoid losing body heat!

Should be sleeping, but I have already been up this long...why sleep?

View from our table

Wonder Lake, random dude.

Leaving much to the imagination.  I LOVE this!  And it was pouring rain and the bus was about to leave us.
One shot deal!

The bird who was out to kill us.  Three times!!

Oh how I miss jeans and jackets...

Goodbye!  sniff sniff

Readjustment

I am having a really hard time. First let me say that in Alaska, technology is scarce. I had limited to no Internet access there. It was ridiculous. I felt so far removed from society, but all of those feelings are null and void when you have to brake hard to avoid hitting two black bears crossing the road!! So that's my story and I am sticking to it. I plan to expand more on my glorious, eventful, peaceful, exciting, exhilarating, productive trip soon. Complete with pictures. I took 1200 of them! I am having an extremely hard time adjusting back to this crappy state in which I live. It sucks. I hate it. And to top things off, a tropical storm will be arriving at my doorstep in a matter of hours. I am simply disgusted. Not with the storm, but with the weather. I am starting to question some things in my life. Having a hard time finding the answers. Not sure if its post-vacation shock or what. I think I need an intervention. Psychological intervention. I will put that on my "what-to-do" list (not 'who') for tomorrow. Could I be anymore vague? Still feel so far removed from nursing. I swear I have forgotten everything I have learned. I have to get my head back in the game. School starts back mid-August. Pics coming soon!!

Worst Blogger EVER!!!

I have had numerous requests for un updated blog post.  Okay, well 2 requests by the same person, but still...and that person is just being nosey.

I am just not feelin' it.  I have lost the warm butterfly feelings that I felt during my first semester in nursing school.  Is it because it is Summer??  Will the desire of reading NCLEX study guides come back to me?  I sure hope...for the future patient's sake!

I think I just have a case of Summeritis.  It is my first summer off since 2008.  I have picked up some wonderful literature...er--books.  I am Fifty Shades of Ashamed to name a few of them.  I have taken on a really pathetic existence.  I stay up until 3 a.m. doing nothing and then the next day I am up at 8 and then later depressed and agitated from my lack of sleep and most of all my desire to get more sleep.  Yes, I want to sleep more, but I just love all the stinking quiet that occurs in the middle of the night.  But then again, if I went to sleep, it would still be quiet.  But all of that will be over in a couple if days...

...because I am going to ALASKA!!!!  On Wednesday my Bestie and I will be taking the greatest state on Earth by storm in our 8 day road trip.  I have been researching and brushing up on my photography skills.  I have a Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS to assist me in my quest to get some really great shots.  Hopefully this lens will allow me to keep a safe distance from the hungry grizzly bears I hope to encounter!

I will make a solemn vow to update more frequently.  Maybe I can update live from the TUNDRA!  How awesome would that be?!  And I did just have one realization.  I have Summeritis because I just passed Statistics which I had put off taking for 4 YEARS!!  Yes, people (nosey ones included) I made a C.  It is more than I could have hoped for or even dreamed of.  Especially since last week I was worried about failing.  Truly a blessing to know that I am done with all of my Pre-reqs and able to graduate in May!!!

So I will make this voluntary oath.  Because I will have nothing else to do each night while trying to go to sleep, I will make every attempt to upload some pics and provide a daily journal of my travels.  It will benefit me greatly when trying to compile a post-journey scrapbook!

Until then...