Accepted

As I stood there in the Walmart aisle, I heard the tweeter of my email alert coming from my phone. I scrambled to find it in the abyss of what I call a purse and was finally able to grab a hold of it. I wondered who the email could be from... maybe another sale on my etsy store or maybe another post to the allnurses forum I had been folowing...

And there it was.... an email from the Assistant Dean of the School of Nursing! "CONGRATULATIONS…and WELCOME to our School of Nursing! You have been accepted into the Spring 2012 BSN Traditional Track nursing program and we can’t wait to help you grow, not only as a student but eventually as a nurse." I could not believe my eyes! It had only been a  meer 2 days since my interview and I was not expecting to hear anything for at least a week or two about whether or not I was accepted!  As I finished reading the email, I realized that the people of Walmart had begun to stare at me due to the giant smile plastered across my face combined with the gentle stream of tears that had briefly commenced due to the wonderful news.  As I tried to colect myself I realized that it was taking every ounce of control I had in me to not cartwheel down the aisle screaming "I GOT IN! I GOT IN!".

I had purchased a University flag on clearance 2 months ago, in the event that I get in.... (I figured if I didn't get accepted I would have burnt it in rebellion and called it a good $3 spent). I scrambled to locate it as I had left in the car somewhere. I walked through the front door, hiding the flag in the pile of mail in my hands, and told Nick, " We are going to have to go to Home Depot tonight.", "Why?" he asked, "Because I have to find a flag pole to hang my flag!".  As I pulled the flag out of the pile of mail and tossed it into his lap, he instantly knew that I had gotten my acceptance and rushed over to hug and congratulate me. 

It was a great day!