The end is near...

It's true! The end is near! The end of tests and clinic and studying etc etc... Yes, my life is about to open up to an entirely new journey. With my last week of school drawing to a close, I am relieved, tired, excited, anxious, but mostly just FREAKING out! I have my comprehensive test on Wednesday to graduate from Myotherapy College of Utah and my MBLEx on Thursday to get my massage license! Oh and not to forget of course, Graduation on Friday! For the past 10 months, between working intermittently, being a mommy and a wife, I have mostly been a full-time massage therapy student. That defined my whole life for awhile. Despite the intensity of the program, the stress of changing my way of thinking about the rest of my life and all the emotions thrown together, I have loved my overall experience. Learning new things, meeting people that have touched, influenced and uplifted my life, growing, pushing through the late nights and long days. What have I learned you ask? One of the biggest lessons I have learned is that of 'self'. In order for me to be the best example to my children, my husband, my friends and families, I need to be ok with myself first. One of my teachers said it perfectly, "How can you be a tour guide for a place you've never been?" I'm proud to say that I've been down the road to self care, self realization, and self empowerment. Oh don't get me wrong, I still have a long way to go. I see this experience as a journey, not necessarily with any particular destination. There are goals and stops along the way that I will accomplish but I will forever be learning and growing. I have learned the importance of genuine love for everyone, not just those close to you or those that believe or think as you do. As an endowed member of the LDS church I was a minority in my school. Living in Utah my whole life, in neighborhoods where I was the majority, this experience has been so enlightening and solidifying. I was able to understand others and their beliefs as they were interested in hearing and understanding mine without fear of ridicule, offense or rejection. So as a trade school it changed my career but as Massage Therapy school, it changed my life!

I want to say thank you to all of those who helped me along my way! By either watching my child, letting me blabber about medical terms and human anatomy, forgiving me for maybe not being as involved in things as I could have been, and for all those who just supported me. I love all of you and am grateful to have such a great support system. Most of all I want to say thank you to my hubby. Ty is so good to me. Especially the last few weeks, I've realized how much he does for our little family. I came home one day in the middle of the week and he had done the dishes, the laundry, the vacuuming, Brynlee was in bed asleep and he had made dinner. What a stud huh? I'm grateful to him for supporting me through my ornery days, for crawling in bed on a weekly basis at 11 pm, being gone all the time, packing my massage table in and out of the house quite frequently, letting me draw/trace his muscles on his body so I could memorize them for my tests and for being my guinea pig for massage techniques. He, like I've said so many times, is my rock. He grounds me without holding me back. He is my sweetheart and I love him dearly.

Pictures of my two biggest motivators and fans!

I love them!