We arrived yesterday in Raleigh-Durham and were immediately hit by a wall of heat and humidity. Of course we would arrive at the beginning of a heat wave on the eastern seaboard. But fortunately, we were able to navigate through the airport, get our rental car (assisted by a "wonderful" man named Mohammed) and after a delicious dinner at Cheesecake Factory, made our way to Winston Salem.
Our hotel is nice and in a convenient area, close to the highway. Today we had planned on going to Tanglewood, but with this heat and humidity, we actually stayed in the hotel as long as possible. Air conditioning is a must here and we have tried to take full advantage of it.
Tonight we went to Gemma and Josh's for an informal dinner where we met quite a few of their Wake friends. The rest we get to meet tomorrow at Kristine's pool party. It was good to see Kate, Will and Pete - as they are the only ones I really knew. Dinner was good and everyone was really nice. It was interesting being in the same room with so many lawyers after spending so much time with nurses/nursing students. Very different conversations, yet many of the same underlying concepts. Politics, academics, or job related issues or stories. After hearing some of the stories being passed around tonight, I know for certain that I made the right choice in not going to law school. I don't think it would suit me. I'm sure I would be brilliant at it, but I don't think I have the patience for it. I'm glad that the choice I made, to go into nursing, seems to be the right one for me. I'm hoping that over the course of the next year I will find my niche within the field, and from there be able to make some decisions about graduate programs.
Tomorrow we go to see Body Worlds before the party at Kristine's. While we are here to see my friends and celebrate their wedding, I wanted to make sure that Patrick and I do some things together-just us, so that this would be enjoyable for him as well. Since Tanglewood and Biltmore didn't work out I'm glad that we have Body Worlds available. I think we'll have a busy, but good day tomorrow.
