Hot, Humid, Houston

I have been completely remiss in my obligation to the loyal fans of my blog.

I am finally here in Texas, it only took 18 months for me to get here from first making the decision. It was a very very difficult first few days but I am doing much better and have suprised myself in looking forward to school starting next week. I am looking forward to having a routing and getting back into a hospital setting where I can give service to my patients and feel good about my work. Tuition turned out to be much much more than I expected and I still haven't heard about the scholarship I have applied for - you think they would make a decision soon but who knows. I am just glad that I am still in the running for the scholarship. It would be an incredible blessing from the Lord to get it. Without it I am going to have to be pinching pennies and working as much as I can to be able to get through the whole two years. I have faith that the Lord will provide, He sent me down here to this hot, humid, uncomfortable place and I know that He will help me to make ends meet, even if not in the most obvious of ways.

I got an apartment pretty close to the school with a city bus right outside my door so it only takes about 15 minutes by bus to get to the hospital which is fantastic. I hope to save tons of money on gas, mileage on my new car, etc. I can't post pictures becuase I forgot the cable to download pictures from my camera to my computer. Now that the place is clean I feel so much better about being here and the bus ride, it is so short it makes me really excited. Being so far away from the people I love is hard but we have internet, Facebook, blogging, Skype, etc. and that makes the distance seem a little shorter. I have decided that when I am finished I really do want to move back closer to home. I was contemplating Boston or some place like that when I graduated but now I don't want to go there. I owe my family so much for enabling me to be here and get this education that is going to almost double my income and I want to share that wealth with those who helped me to get here. We will have to see what life brings however. There aren't a lot of radiation therapy jobs in Utah but at least being on the west side of the country within a day's drive will be good.

I have found one cockroach in my apartment, hopefully I don't get a whole ton more. The heat is bearable too. The worst experience was today waiting for the bus home...moisture just clings to your skin and runs down your face and it is very hot and uncomfortable. I am glad I will be inside most of the time. The moisture does bring out more of the natural curl in my hair though which is good, it will make it easier to do on those days when I am too busy to do anything beyond a ponytail.

I will have to post pictures when I can. My mom is coming out in a couple of weeks with my bed and a few of the things I forgot. I can't wait to see her and whoever else comes with her. Kimberly should be coming to see me soon too and it will be fun to meet my nephew who is now 3 or 4 months old.