What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up 

like a raisin in the sun? 

Or fester like a sore-- 

And then run? 

Does it stink like rotten meat? 

Or crust and sugar over-- 

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags 

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

 Langston Hughes

The American Museum of Natural History

I went to The American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan with my brother Nic and it was fantastic. 

I have roughly 2 weeks before I start my job and I want to have little vacation days like this as well as get organized and relax.

Lots of belated news to share:

1. I graduated nursing school on May 13, and was presented with the Excellence in Writing award for a paper I wrote on dealing with difficult families in the critical care setting.
2. I passed the NCLEX on Friday, June 12, allowing me to tack some letters onto the end of my name. So cool.
3. I was offered (and accepted) a full time job as a nurse in the Emergency Room at the hospital a few blocks from my house, starting July 6. 
4. I made the decision not to live away at The College of New Jersey in the fall, instead staying at home and commuting with the (hopefully) badass car I will be purchasing. 
5. I chose my courses for the fall: International Studies 200, French 101, and The History of the 19th Century British Novel.