'Tis the Season to Be Thankful

A little Settlers of Catan after the feast

     As anyone in the U.S. knows, today is Thanksgiving, and I am certainly reminded that I have much for which to be thankful. For one thing, all my grandparents are still alive. I remember elementary school friends being surprised being to hear this, and more than a decade later, I am still reminded how blessed I am. On the note of family, it was great to spend Thanksgiving with the majority of my family this year, particularly as I may be elsewhere in the country if I get accepted to a PA program. I'll even get to see most of the family I missed today when I head up for a visit to Seattle soon. 

     I'm thankful to have a job. Anything helps in this economy and I'm incredibly blessed to be both a barista and an administrative intern. Even better is the fact that I work with some pretty great people. I'm also thankful to be three quarters of the way done with my EMT course. I've absolutely loved it, and I'll probably be posting soon about some of the things I've learned or some great quotes (there's quite a few) from the class, but I'll admit that it will be nice when I no longer have to spend 3-4 hours each week commuting to and from class, 16 hours in class, and another 6 or so doing homework. Not to mention that, once I pass the state and national exams, I could finally work as an EMT as well. 

     Really, there are too many things for me to list. I could go on and on about the beauty, freedoms and bounty of my country, or my friends far and wide, or even the simple joys of listening to music. Instead I will close with one last thing that occurred this week, and which is pertinent to this blog: I got invited to another interview for a PA program! I'm quite excited and, of course, very thankful. :)

Psalms 69:30

Best Belated Birthday Present Ever

     My birthday was a couple days ago. It was a good break in a sea of finals, mid-terms, assignments and job training, though over too soon. In fact, I spent the last few hours of it finishing a case study for genetics, rushing to finish it so I could wake up at 3:30am for barista training. Luckily for me, some of my presents have been a bit delayed so it's like the birthday isn't over yet. Today I received an email that topped all the other presents. While it may not have been intended as a birthday present, I like to think it was. 

     So to make a long story short, this morning I received my notification from a PA school telling me that I had been selected for an interview!! I almost cried I was so excited. The best part is, it's my one of my top choices. Now, obviously this doesn't mean that I'm in or that I'll be accepted because there's still a lot of people trying for just 75 spots, but it does mean that now I'm competing against approximately 260 other applicants instead of all 1500 who applied. It's a good, good day.