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I have decided to apply for some scholarships! I don't know why I never tried for any in the past, but the other day I decided I'm going to do it. I'm pretty sure I'm a Senior, it's hard to know when you have been in school for 5 years and you should be graduated! But a few of the scholarships have a requirement to be a Junior or Senior so I guess waiting was a good thing. There are quite a few that I'm going to apply for so let's keep our fingers crossed. After this semester I just have my practicum in the summer (6 credits) and 2 classes (6 credits) in the Fall so I really don't want to have to apply for Financial Aid again and take out another loan. So hopefully I can save enough money from my job and I really hope I can get a scholarship. Even if I get it during my last semester I can pay off my student loans with it! They always tell you in High School to apply for scholarships and I guess I'm just deciding to take the good advice. I think the reason I have never applied for any in the past is because I doubted myself and never thought I would actually get one. But I've decided that I am no longer going to doubt my abilities! I think the Dean's List has given me a confidence boost.

Also I am on call tonight for my job from 5pm-9am. Well I said I would be on-call because you hardly ever get called in. Well I was supposed to go out to my Dad's house for dinner for his birthday at 5:30 and at 4pm I get a call saying there was a crisis call and we are going to have kids in the nursery for a few hours and I need to go in! Go figure the one time I have plans during an on call shift and I get called in. I was sad that I wasn't going to be at the family dinner, but it was my fault for agreeing to be on call. Well I went in and played with the kids and fed them some dinner. And even after being called in and missing family dinner, I still love my job. Even though I'm tired and being around kids makes me sleepy, it also makes me really happy! I'm so glad I found a major I love and a job that I love. And I realize that I should have paid better attention to my Patriarchal Blessing earlier on. I know that I'm doing what I should be, and I love that feeling! {I don't mean to get to personal or religious on my blog, but I just felt the need to add that part}