Sunday, August 4, 2013

One Giant Step for Mom-kind...

Last Thursday, I graduated from the Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program.  Once I pass my state accreditation test in September, I will be a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) and PCT (Patient Care Tech)  I know it is only the first step to getting my RN, but I am pretty darn proud of myself! 
Please allow me to brag for a moment...not only did I graduate, I got a 97 on the written final...holy 100 question scantron Batman, a 94 in clinical (60 hours at the geriatric home), 88 on lab skills test, which I am very happy with too...it all sums up to a 91 in the class, not to mention a perfect attendance award!  Pretty damn good for a 37 year old mom of two boys, graduate on a liberal arts college in 1998, not taken a science class since1993!! I am not bragging, but this goes a big step to proving myself to all those who thought me doing this was some sort of a joke, or a mid life crisis...suck it!! Just top off the madness, after I received my 91, I got an email about my 15 year college reunion...

So, there was a graduation ceremony, complete with flowers, cakes and awards...it was so fun to see all my classmates, who I now have become good friends with, dressed up and with their families.  My mom, dad, husband and the boys were there to support me...it meant a lot to me!

 I styled up one of my favorite target dresses.  You know it is a important occasion when I wear wedges and eye liner.  I really like the way the eye liner looked, I might just have to wear it more often!
 My mom and I decorated the cake with my boys old Fisher Price doctor toys!!

Besides a certificate for perfect attendance, I was bestowed with an award for the "blingy-est", everyone always commented on all my jewelry...especially one of my professors.  I am honored that everyone appreciated the effort I put into my look each day!

 Alex was especially excited for me!!  He keeps telling anyone that will listen that his mom is graduating to be a nurse!

I am taking the next few weeks easy...looking for a job, hopefully going on interview, getting the boys ready for school and fall sports...I am definitely looking forward to not having to rush to school every morning, but I will miss having a structure to the day and learning new and exciting things...


And today this happened and I am pretty damn excited about it...
 

3 comments:

Jenn said...

Someone thought you were doing this as a joke, or a mid-life crisis? Uh yeah, they can totally stuff it! Congratulations!

Jenn

Style Journey said...

Congrats again! I think you rock for going back to school. Love the "bliny-est" award too. So fun and you do have some awesome bling! Enjoy your next couple of weeks :)

Anne said...

I definitely meant to comment on this sooner - Congratulations on your first of many awesome accomplishments! Keep up the good work (and way to look stylish through it all!) :) The "blingy-est" award is so fun, and SO YOU!