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Kate with her sister and father at Disney

September has gone already! Brian is enjoying home time before his next trip, and I am busy with nursing things. I have been frustrated trying to get my RN and advanced nursing licenses in NH. They require a lot more than TN, and I have never had my advanced license and I am now pushing the time limit. Every requirement has a fee, and I had to go to Concord to get fingerprinted. It gave me a chance to browse the mall, just for a change of pace. It was amazing to see how much more colorful the leaves were at home compared to Concord, just 60 miles away.
I have been interviewing RN jobs in pediatrics. There is not likely that a PNP job will open up in the next few months, which is discouraging. Hopefully one of the RN positions will pan out. The interviewing processes are lengthy.
The weather has been very wet and cool, but we made it to the first Dartmouth home football game. We had free tickets and there was a staff tailgate. I don't know if it was the weather or just a lack of interest that kept the crowd sparse, but it was nothing like Vanderbilt. We only made it through half-time, when NH was crushing Dartmouth. The best part of the game was "the band." It was a small group of students, with mis-matched carnival hats and a ukelele. Humor took priority over musical talent, but there were not enough members to successfully execute either.
In our search for night-life and freinds, we learned:
1) Our Friendly's (grill and ice cream restaurant) has the worst service ever. We almost left before our food arrived!
2) Hanover does not allow more than 2 musicans to perform together without a permit, so most live performances are quiet guitar soloists.
3) Making new freinds it too much like dating. We are excited to have a nice conversation with anyone, but keep looking for our "in" - last names, emails, occiasions to meet again. It is like asking for a phone number to get a date!
4) We also have not met a lot of 24-35 year olds, even though there should be some for the grad school and staff at the hospital or college. I do see a lot of "townies" our age, but we do not share much on common! In our town, there are a lot of smokers, single parents, tatooed people in men's undershirts or ill-fitting bustiers. The older crowd is more friendly than the younger.