stacieprimus

Hey everyone, Sorry for the weird title, but I need to vent a bit. I am the first person in my family to go to college. I have always been considered the "weird one". I moved away from our home town to live with my fiance in "the city" (which actually isn't city at all, but apparently anything but farmland is city to them so they won't dare drive to my house). They understand that I am IN nursing school, but they truly do not understand the demand it is on me. My older sister is getting married this November and I am a bridesmaid (I agreed to be in the wedding way before I even was accepted in to nursing school). I work full time, take care of my home, and go to school. I cannot begin to say how stressful and tiring this is (even though I DO love it). The problem being, my family seems to think that I should still be able to attend EVERY little thing they do for my sisters wedding (cookie baking, boquest making, etc...). My older sister is a stay at home "soon to be" wife. She has all the time in the world right now. I understand she wants all of her bridesmaids there, but when I only have ONE day a week free (I work m-f 7-4, school tues/wed/thur night from 5-9, clinical saturday 7-3) and have my own stuff PLUS studying to do, its just not possible for me to make the 1.5 hour drive out to her house, bake some cookies, drive 1.5 hours back home, get everything I need done for the following week, and get to bed at a decent hour. I am just so torn. They're getting angry with me not showing up t stuff, but I just dont have ANY excess time. I feel like its too close to the wedding to back out now (I even have to miss a clinical day and pay $80 to make it up for her wedding). I love my family, but I just wish they would TRY to understand the corner they put me in when they criticize me for "always being too busy" for things like birthday parties, cookie baking parties, etc... I made the mistake of telling my older sis that I am finally making the 2 hour trip out to where we bought our dresses this Sunday to pick mine up and now she wants me to come to her house after to bake cookies. I didn't have the heart to say no, but I am so upset for saying yes. I have SO much stuff I need to be doing other than baking cookies. I just don't know what to do...

Hey! Does anyone know how long it takes to get your finger prints back? I did mine almost 2 months ago and haven't heard anything. I am getting worried that something got messed up because I was told it would only take 3-4 weeks.

Congratulations to all who got in and my fingers are crossed for those still waiting!!! I told my fiancé on our way home from dinner tonight that I keep thinking I need to check the mail (out of habit), but then I think... "Hey! I'm in and no need to worry about it!!"... Yay!!! Good luck to everyone who is waiting!!

Hi everyone! Just now joining all nurses to hopefully get to know some of my FELLOW NURSING STUDENTS!!! EEK! I got accepted to North Camus evening program!! My first choice!! Yay!!! I cry every time I look at the letter. Waiting was agonizing! lol