I PASSED!!!

I took my licensing exam this morning and i passed it. YEAH for me!!! so, as long as i pass my classes this semester and graduate, I am officially a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). This day has been in the making for quite some time now. 3 years of hard work and long hours and a whole lot of driving :) have finally paid off. well, the next few weeks are basically full of a few more papers, some more therapy work at my internship, and more family therapy at my work all dispersed among good times with friends and family. I am very much looking forward to May 15 (graduation day and party night!!). After that day, things will slow down quite a bit in my life and i am really looking forward to that. well, i have to run, i have a paper to be working on, but i just wanted to let you all know the great news. Much love to all.

one big cycle

life seems to be one big cycle of work, school, and internship dispersed among some fun times with family and friends. i definitley can't complain. life is pretty great right now. i only have about 5 weeks of school left before i graduate. I took that prep course for my licensure exam. it was quite long and tedious, but i think it will prove very helpful. i have some studying to do, i hope that all i have learned in the last few years will also be helpful in passing the exam. i ask that you all pray to whoever you pray to or send some good thoughts my way on april 13 between 12:30 and 4:30. That is when i will be taking this crazy exam that will tell me if i am able to really be a therapist of not. :) wish me luck.

Well, i have seen a few good movies recently. i saw eternal sunshine on the spotless mind and i thought it was truly wonderful. it was so real and moving. Not your typical hollywood love story, but it was so much better. it really got into the souls of the characters. i really enjoyed it. I also saw secret window with jonny depp. it is based on a book by stephen king and it was super scary. it was a great movie though. it reminded me a lot of identity, which i also really enjoyed. i was on the edge of my seat through the whole movie.

i also spent some much needed quality time with my bud jenn yesterday. we chatted it up and had some great conversation. it is always nice to get that positive validation from a friend when you are unsure of things in your life. i know that i make good descions, but sometimes it is nice to hear that someone else thinks so too. Thanks for listening jenn!!

well, my apartment lease is up on June 30 and i am thinking of moving to arlington. I have started looking for jobs in that area. I am ready to live on my own again, no more roommates for me, and i think i am also ready to get out of plano. a big plus is also not having to drive for 40 minutes to see michael. We will see how this wonderful plan works out. I hope it does.

i am very ready to be done with my internship. I actually called in sick on tuesday, i had a really bad cold. I never call in sick, but it really helped. I actually gave myself a chance to get better. I do feel a lot better now. Anyway, things at my internship are pretty crazy right now. most of the kids are suicidal or really, really depressed. this time of year is so stressful for students. I guess all i can say is that i hope i can offer them the guidance and support they need right now. My job is going well, i think i am really getting the hang of it. I feel like i am really making some progress with some of these families. It feels very good to be able to offer these families some guidance on how to solve some of the conflicts they are having.

well, folks, my head hurts. i think i really need to just relax for a bit. i never really seem to do that, so i am going to take some time for myself tonight. yeah for that!! peace out.