Keep Calm...

...and carry on.

My sweet Momma sent me a necklace with this lovely gem on it to wear during nursing school as a shiny reminder to do just that...keep calm and carry on. I love it! The back of the necklace says It's Nice to be Nice (Try It)....and I'm not sure what kind of hint that was, but I'll try to keep it in mind too. Thanks Momma! I loved getting this little surprise in the mail and I love wearing it because it reminds me to be more like you--way more chill and less neurotic. Today I'm feeling like Patty Positive (or a Positive Patel, as Tyler would say) so I think it just might happen.

In school related news I am currently BEGGING my advisor to give me a book list so I don't have to spend the $1002.07 that the bookstore charges for "Nursing Bundle." I called the bookstore yesterday to beg for the actual titles and/or ISBN numbers of the books and they told me they didn't have them. Seriously?! You realize you're the bookstore, the store charged with ordering books, and ordering said supplies requires the use of a title, publisher, and ISBN number. I know you want my money, but it turns out I don't have much so I need to order my books elsewhere. They didn't care. So I have now frantically emailed my advisor begging for a book list that I have offered to come in and copy down myself. Could we all pray for that, please? It'd surely save me lots of cash if I could order books that aren't spankin' brand new.

I've also applied for a scholarship so the waiting game begins now. Nothing like waiting til the last minute! At least I didn't procrastinate like crazy on my own, the school didn't leave me much choice.

Last, I don't have drugs in my system, tuberculosis, or syphilis. Thank You Lord! I was terrified of a false positive, because we all know how my "luck" is! My teeth are also good enough to start nursing school. Not sure how your teeth could fail the "dental physical exam" but I'm still glad to have passed it. I managed to find a dentist that I really like in the process, so I'll consider it a win. Hooray for good teeth, a healthy body, and dropping lots of money for no reason! YEA college round two!

In other news, I made some DELICIOUS treats last night for my hubby while he was at open house looking adorable in his shirt and tie. He's quite dreamy. After 12 hour band camp days last week and pre-planning this week I thought he deserved a treat so I made him one. Cake Batter Truffles! They're nothing short of divine! I found the recipe on a lovely little blog while I was blog-hopping yesterday, so I will share it with you: click here! It was remarkably easy! I would've posted pictures but mine were straight-up ugly looking. I'm not fantastic when it comes to melting chocolate and dipping other things into it. They were still scrumptious though! You should be warned that they are incredibly sweet, so you probably just want to eat one. And maybe another one a couple of hours later. If you make them let me know how you like them!

I've also been making tons of bows in my spare time for sweet baby Rayne. I am so ready for her to get here!  I don't want her to come too early, but if November would like to hurry up and get here so I can meet her that would be grand. And I promise not to attempt to steal her away from her parents. Until after graduation. Once I have a stable job all bets are off. So hold her tight, Tab:)

Well kids, that's about it. Time to blog-hop some more and hopefully find some more yummy treats to make. Confession: I only like making sweet things. Nothing healthy...ever.

XOXO,
Hannah