I got my ATT today! Finally!! Apparently the finger prints went through this time! I checked on the TX BON the other day and saw that they received my background check so I was thinking I was going to get my ATT soon...and lo and behold, I was sitting in my class this morning and got the lovely e-mail!
I also scheduled my test. I'm not telling anyone when I'm taking it, because I don't need any false reassurance and if I end up failing, I really don't want anyone to know about it. All of my other friends have passed so far so we'll see! I scheduled my day and even though it's not for awhile, I'm already stressing out and feeling very sick to my stomach. This test will determine if I'm competent enough to be an RN. Although it won't be the end of the world if I fail, I'd rather not pay another $200 to Pearson Vue just to take the damn test again!
But now that I have a date, I feel like I can focus more. It's crunch time now!
I also sampled cake today! We went to The West Side Bakery, which apparently is the place to go in my area! They allowed us up to 4 flavors to sample. I loved them all except for the hazelnut torte with chocolate ganache (too dry, but I realize that style of cake is different than the other three)...but the almond cake with raspberry preserve filling blew me away. The two went so well together and the cake itself had a lovely almond flavor. I decided on the design:
it'll be up to a 4 tier cake (depending on how many people come) with buttercream frosting...basically what is shown above but with dark/light purple calla lily flower accents. I gave them a fabric swatch of my bridesmaid dress colors to try and match up with the flowers on the cake. The flowers in that picture are buttercream but I'm trying to see if they can do marzipan flowers instead. They said they can, I just don't know how much extra it will be. Calla lilies are less intricate than other flowers (like roses or mums) so to make them out of marizpan (which is similar to fondant) shouldn't be that much more expensive, and I'm keeping the flower accents similar to the those in the picture - so it's not like there will be a ton of flowers. I haven't decided if I want to keep the top with just flowers or some flower accents and a cake topper. we'll see. but needless to say, I am very excited about this cake!
Another thing to cross off my list :)
Congrats on getting your ATT! I remember that day. Wasn't too long ago, either! I did the exact same thing - I didn't tell anyone when I was taking it. You really don't need the hassle of other people asking you about it - you can stress enough on your own! I scheduled mine a week before my wedding (there was NO WAY that I was going to have that exam hanging over me during the wedding OR honeymoon!) and I was definitely ready. To be honest, I really didn't study much. As OCD as I am, I'm still surprised. I think I was just so burnt out from finals, graduation, our week-long NCLEX review after graduation, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnyway - I am sure you will do fine. Just keep doing practice questions, and you'll be good to go!
thank you! I just plan on studying the notes I received from review course and focusing on what they told me to focus on... + continuing to do practice questions :) I really just want to get this over and done with!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!
ReplyDeleteAnd my wedding cake was white almond cake with raspberry walnut filling and buttercream icing...OH SO GOOD.
My mom made it. Now I might have to make her make it again haha
ohhh the walnut touch sounds sooo good! there's just something I love about almond-flavored white cake :)
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