winning.

Today is the first in a long time that I'm happy and proud of myself for the things that I've been able to accomplish based solely on my own hard work.  After a mentally draining month of cramming EMT information down my throat, I finally passed the dreaded written exam.  To top that off, I found out that I got the job at the hospital that I wanted.  Never have I ever felt so independent, strong, and ready to face my goals.  I am fully aware that I won't reap the true benefits of independence until I'm married, financially stable, and no longer freeloading off my parents, but I can stand to wait for that day.  Today has felt like one small step for me into a summer that I hope to remember and happily look back on.  Looking forward to my celebratory Cold Stone outing tonight and endless binging of my trashy MTV guilty pleasure.  
Also, this one kid left me a blue orchid and bag of snickers on my car this morning; it was quite awe worthy.