boring....

yeah. not too much to say today.
work is work.
tired & exhausting...
not feeling too hot today- but oh well.
hopefully a lil bisquit & sweet tea before work will make that better.

not much longer before our trip home to georgia!
so excited about seeing family.
resting & relaxing.

hopefully the weather in savannah will be as nice as it is here!
70's out. sunny. pretty.

love & peace
bort

dance

monday= the thankful list

459. eating dinner outside in the sunshine
460. grilled asparagus
462. possibilities
464. milkshakes
468. encouragement
471. getting accepted to duke
470. friends to celebrate with
474. palm branches waving high
476. sam wells sermons
480. making a 100 on my weekly statistics quiz
483. Holy week beginning
485. Lord of the dance....

happy monday to you all...
love & peace
bort

dear duke student...

today i got an e-mail that read...

"dear duke student,
congrats on being accepted to duke university!"


it made me really happy.

today i also wrote my first check to duke.
already asking for my money... oh well.
its allll worth it.
a fantastic education is worth whatever they want...
and the part about how ill have a job quite easily when i graduate... that makes it seem much better also.

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anyway. i would also like to add that today was palm sunday.
which is my favorite sunday at duke chapel.
other than the sermon- it was the exact same as last year-
but that didn't matter.
it was wonderful.
after singing Lord of the dance- with the amazing choir-
the incredible organ-
then throw in some awesome percussion...
it just makes me want to dance!
i loveeee it.
you can watch it here:
http://www.chapel.duke.edu/sermons.html
after you fast forward to the end of the service... its the last song we sang.

anyway... back to duke basketball.
its tennnse.
ekkk.

peace & love
bort

photo friday...

This is kinda more of the
PICTURE OF MY LIFE!!!
.........

(just read the second line of the first paragraph)

for those that can't read...

"OFFER YOU ADMISSION AS A GRADUATE STUDENT TO THE DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING!!!"

im in.
IN!

I GOT IN TO DUKKKEEEE!!!

im sooooo excited.
and kind of shocked about the whole thing.
but holy cow...
im a DUKE STUDENT!
its reallll.
im official.

i am going to be a family nurse practitioner! ahhH!!

i can't wait!!

LOVE & PEACE & HAPPINESS
bort

.... and yes. i know today is saturday. but the photo came from yesterday. and i found out yesterday... so its still my photo friday post....

goood....

today has been so good...

interview went fabulous...
(honestly i felt more like they were selling duke to me- not me trying to get into their program... thats a good thing right!?! according to the lady it will be a few weeks before i find out if i'm in. eeeehhhhhkkkk)

the weather is amazing....
(blue sky. door open. loveeee it.)

ryan made an awesome dinner...
(griled chicken & fresh asparagus. with my very own homemade mashed potatoes)

we are getting milkshakes for dessert...
(cook-out ones for those that know what that is)

and school work is coming along...
(im finally starting to understand binomial distributions withing probability... EW!)

adios for now.
time for more hw

...bort

... thought... on repeat...

“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”

Rosalynn Carter

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.”
― Alice Walker

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After a monday off that consisted of 3 hours of homework, a trip to the dentist, and a major headache... its Tuesday.
thank goodness.

not much on the plate for the day... just work.

tomorrow is the big interview day... which im not really worried about... at all.
whatever happens, happens.
i suppose thats what is called having a peace about something.
and im pretty sure thats what i have.
i know if grad school doesn't work out than there are a million-zillion other options.
(1 being other schools, 2 being a million zillion other things)
and i also know that if i don't get in- i mean its Duke.
one of the TOP schools in the ENTIRE country.
its really more shocking to me if i do get in!

the rest of my week consists of homework. and studying. i didn't realize my ONE 4 hour credit- online class was going to take SO MUCH WORK. im talking hours and hours and hours a week. for one class?! maybe its because im very out of the studying, class work, homework thing:?!!

anywho..... hope you find your tuesday morning well.
love & peace,
bort