Another Lesson In Patience

In the last few weeks in my time of reflecting on the course of my life, I had the epiphany to go back to school for nursing.
Last night I attended a preliminary meeting to enter this program. Right now I am lacking 3 courses for the prerequisite: Anat/Phys and Nutrition.

I learned that in order to even apply for the nursing program I must have completed all these courses by mid-January. Since that's about 4 weeks away it seems highly unlikely.
I'm good, but not THAT good.

So I cannot apply until next application term which is January 2009. Then if I'm accepted to one of only 30 spots available, I' will be able to actually start the program in January 2010.

What???!!! How does it take an entire YEAR to process one's application????
NEvertheless I have decided this is what I want to pursue, so I hope to start taking classes this summer. No doubt finals will be the week of my sister's wedding, but I've got to get rolling on this. So Looks like I'll be sticking around MN for awhile.

The upside is they're revamping the program so that when I finish in 2012, I'll have a master's degree and not another bachelor's degree. Then I think it's 3 more years to a doctorate of nurse practitioning.

So hopefully by the time I'm 40, I'll finally be able to start my career....... good thing I wasn't planning to retire..... with social security most likely not being available when I hit that age......

Just kidding on that. I am planning to retire at some point.
It's funny how different my life's turning out from the one I always imagined growing up. The tapestry is similar but just has a different pattern.