I'm back!

Okay, so a LOT has happened since my last blog! And when I say a lot, I mean....well, I had a baby, enjoyed summer, went on vacation, finished maternity leave, went back to work, and now I'm back to school. Whew...just typing that out wears me out!  I have this "burning" desire to become a regular blogger, and I truly want to work it into my routine, but please be patient with me.  Not only am I trying to figure out the routine of my 3 month old, I'm trying to tackle being a full-time working momma, and now a part-time Grad student.  Once I figure all that out, then I will be blogging on a regular basis....so I guess I'll see you in a couple years. LOL! Okay, not really (but probably).  Hah, I'm crazy I know.  Back to the routine thing: if I find a good routine that allows for me to have a couple minutes each night before I collapse into my bed, then I can hopefully keep y'all up to date.  Basically, it's going to be a blog about Jude since he's the most interesting part of my life, and he's a pretty cute part if I may add :-) I just love that dude!  At some point I would like to blog about his arrival and the 3 weeks following while he was in the NICU, but I have a feeling that's going to take me a couple hours at least to formulate my thoughts, words, etc.  But it is in the making, so keep watch if you're interested in reading it.

So, just a little recap on what's going on in my life right now.  I am back to work full-time, which is Monday thru Friday 8:30-5.  I am VERY blessed to have my mom who takes care of Jude for me while I'm at work.  I definitely do NOT take that huge blessing for granted!! I also just started back to school on Monday, and it's already proving to be challenging. Not that I thought Grad school would be a breeze, but I guess I just didn't really know what to expect.  For those wonder, I am going to Maryville University working towards my Master's Degree in Nursing.  This particular program will take me a little less than 3 years to complete, but when I am finished I will be a Family Nurse Practitioner. YAY!!! On the days where I feel very overwhelmed, I just try to remember the end result and know that it will be worth it soon enough.  My plan once I finish school is to hopefully be able to work part-time as a NP so that I can play 'Mom' part time.  But I'm keeping an open mind because I know that a lot can change between now and then.

I failed to mention that I am typing this from my new Mac, and I'm loving the way the keyboard types....hah silly I know! However, since it is new I have yet to upload any pictures onto it, but once I do I promise to post some on here routinely.  Because, let's be honest, that's what people like are the pictures (at least I do).  There's something so fun...and possibly creeperish.....about looking at fun pictures of people you don't even know.  Maybe I can work on that tomorrow since I don't have to work.  After a couple hours of homework of course.

I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day!