Guess what, guess what??!?!?!?!? Guess who is done with finals, done with 1st year of nursing school, and who is on winter break? Yes yes yes! This girl!!!!! I am too excited to express myself about being on break!!! It's such a relief from nursing school.
Saying that doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy nursing school. As a matter of fact, I love what I study, what I learn, and what I am looking forward to in the future.
December month has been crazy busy so far. The last week of school, we finished all the clinicals and classes. I had a wedding weekend. My host sister Tess and Brandon got married!!! Oh my goodness! It was an overjoy weekend. I was so blessed to witness everything that happened. It was the first wedding ever in my whole life that I was in it! When Tess and Brandon surprised me first that they were engaged and they told me that I was in the wedding, how excited I was!! Totally, I felt special and honored. I know she has so many so many good friends, but I was invited to the bridal party. How honored! She has been an awesome sister to me. I really feel that I am more blessed than anybody else.
Looking back to last 3 years, I am really thankful for friendship and sister love between Tess and me. I really wish that I didn't burst into tears at the rehearsal dinner so that I could have finished a mini speech nicely and cool. Instead, my tears burst out immediately after I started to talk. Seriously, I really need to work on controlling tears. I really wanted to tell the stories between Tess and me to everybody that night. Thanks to my dears, I didn't even know what I said and I only know that I was such a drama queen. @.@
Tess was the first American girl that I really really wanted to make friend with. 3.5 years ago, I tried so hard to speak up (according to her), with my very broken English. I remember that I borrowed Harry Potter 1 from her. She's always very nice to others at the International student night. She knows how to make the situation not that awkward by asking so many meaningful questions. Seriously, I've learned so much from her.
Tess loves God so so much. Through her words and acts, I always feel encouraged and strengthened. All the time, when I feel down and far away from God, Tess can always bring me closer, stronger, thus, happier.
There are so many so many wonderful memories between us.Thanks to the Lord who actually the one brings everything together and plans everything. I love His plans.
OK...story short..the wedding was the big hit of this month. Then I had a final week this week. It was over!! Yaaay! To this point, I really don't care about the grades any more as long as I pass. I was very stressed out, but you know what God told me? Psalm 55:22 Cast your burdens on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. That day I opened my new Bible before I did actual school work, Psalm 55 was in front of me. I read through it and felt God was talking to me. Later that day, I looked up my wall at my dorm, God represented Psalm 55:22 to me again. Apparently, He really wanted me to lay down the burden and let Him to take it all. I felt so much relieved after that. What's inner peace? That's what I felt at that moment. Rather struggling with grades, I should just focus on doing my best. Everything is in God's hand. I truly believe that God brought me to this country, planning for me to study this major, to live with this family, to have so many awesome friends,and to have this entirely new experience in this country. If it wasn't God, who would that be? Believing in God is truly an amazing thing. I am glad that I got saved instead of struggling with every single thing.
1st year of nursing school is down. Can't believe how fast it went by. Feel weird to be a senior after the break.
Today was my first day of my winter break. It was very very fun. I went to Panera to meet up with my neighbor, Anna, from school. She's very cool. I love her a lot! She always encourages me and also strengthens my faith. She's also a very fun person. We hung out more than last semester and we got to know each other more. This girl is a blessing from God. We studied together at different coffee shops and we had sleep-overs. Heart her!
Then! Many many fluffy snowflakes came down from the sky! Sooooooo pretty!!!! It's still snowing out. Hopefully tomorrow we will go sledding and make a snowman!! Can't wait!
Tonight I hung out with my host family. Actually I didn't hang out with Trisha and Kyle much. I always always know that they are fun people and awesome couple. We made cookies tonight. It was so fun to talk with them. Love them so much! We also watch Polar Express and had popcorn! YUMMMMMMMM! Also made snowflakes. Trisha is awesome! She's a very very considerate and sweet sister. I wish I grew up with her in this country.
First day of my break was very very relaxing and wonderful.
There are so many awesome people in my life I really want to write about with better English. OKK...maybe when my English gets better...
Having road trip to Florida next Wednesday. Feeling all kinds of excitement and awesomeness!!!
Can't wait for more adventures!
