Arizona...

This weekend was one of many thoughts and contemplation of where I want my life to be a year or so from now...

I went to Arizona this weekend for the interview for their amazing nursing program. Boy was this a trip. I flew into Phoenix, where I met up with my best friend, Janessa, and my interview partner Kim. We went to lunch in down town, near the ASU campus. I feel so small in that city. Phoenix is so much larger when being so use to the feel of Reno...the Biggest Little City in the World. After about a 2 hour catch up session, Kim and I hopped into the car and drove the 2 hour drive to Tuscon. We made it to our hospital tour just in time.

The tour was great. We had representatives from all three sponsoring hospitals, who were there to discuss their hospitals and help us make our decision on the hospitals that we will be working at, a bit easier. We did get some discouraging news at this time, however. There were 130 people there, who received the opportunity for this interview. When we had received our invitations, we were notified that there was 96 positions open for the nursing program this year, which gave us about a 65% chance of getting in. When we arrived, we found out that one of the hospitals had dropped the program due to economic issues and not being able to fund their portion, dropping the available spots in the program down to 48, which reduced our chances to about 30%. This was a little hard to hear, and defiantly added to the already present stress.

The next day, we had our interviews and they went well...there were three interviewers and three interviewees in each room so that was a bit intimidating and different but actually ended up being a lot nicer then I assumed it would be. Now, I am playing the waiting game, anticipating being accepted to both TMCC and U of A so that I will have the upper hand and be able to make the decision instead of being forced to do something and have no say. I should know in about a month.

After all of this, Kim and I headed back to Phoenix and met back up with Janessa. We went to some bars on Saturday night which was a good time but left both me and Janessa not feeling so hot the next day. On Sunday, Janessa and I went to Taco Bell to try and equalize our stomachs with grease, and then off to David's Bridal. We tried on many wedding dresses and Janessa looks amazing in them all...she will look beautiful no matter which one she ends up picking and tears came to my eyes, seeing another one of my closest childhood friends getting ready to walk down the aisle with her prince charming.

An amazing weekend with amazing friends and great opportunities for life and my future.