the one about the time i took the state nursing board exam

I'm officially a nurse. I am currently working, but not anywhere near the medical field. And I'm still in nursing school. I spent a year in an accelerated LVN program, graduated, and had a week off before I started the RN program at the same school. During my first quarter, I also had to take the NCLEX, which is the mean, mean test you have to take after nursing school in order to get your actual license. It's expensive and intimidating and I have yet to meet a single person, from brand new nurses to old and crusty nurses, that walks out of that exam confident that they passed.

I asked my husband to take the day of my exam off because I knew I would need to go out and do something that was not sitting at home waiting for the exam results. We went to a place that has excellent chips, queso, and margaritas. I had two margaritas and not very much chips and queso. And then I started feeling a little better. As we were walking to the car, we ran into someone K knew but hadn't seen in a long time. We were standing there talking and he was telling this long rambling story that didn't even have a point at the end. He laughed and apologized, saying that he had been drinking for several hours. I told him it was just fine, I took a huge exam and was a little buzzed myself. He asked what the exam was for and I said my nursing license. He paused and said, "I don't know man, I just met you, and I'm drunk, but I'm getting a good vibe off of this situation. I would put money on you passing."

The best part is I was comforted by this.

That, and the alcohol, I think. I relaxed a bit and went over the questions in my head and thought I might have had a pretty good chance at passing. 48 hours later, I got my results. I passed.