I solemnly swear to not refer to it as "the thing"...

Hey all! I know I’ve been bad about updating the old blog lately, but honestly, it’s work sometimes. HAHA! So yeah, this is a super long post!

Anyways, things are busy as always. School is going great. I’m about four weeks into my quarter now. My Clinical Skills class rules! We had our first lab last week and I did a PCV (packed cell volume) and full chem profile. WOO! Honestly, it’s pretty rudimentary stuff, but it was cool to start working in the lab. My Anatomy & Physiology class is going well. We’re waiting on animals from some place in South Carolina so we can do dissections. Everyone (mainly some really annoying girls) are freaking out about it, but I’m cool with it. It’s a necessary learning experience. I mean, I wouldn’t want someone who’s never seen the inside of a dog to work on Lola. Hello? What am I missing here? LOL! Other than that, I have my online Humanities class which is proving to take a lot of time.

Speaking of school, I got HAZED last night! HAHA! It was “initiation” into the program at school. Me and a bunch of other students got herded into a room where we had to put on surgical masks, hair caps and goggles and have strange animal names drawn on our faces. After that, we went to another room where we had family and friends waiting. We then had to remove our shoes, put on latex gloves and dip two of our fingers into “poo” which I’m pretty sure was brownie mix with corn, peanuts and grass in it! YUM! After all that, we recited an “oath” to gain an excellent education and provide superior care and to not use anatomically incorrect terms like “wee-wee”, doo-doo” and “the thing”. LMAO! Lastly, we had to follow a parade-leader-person dressed like he should be at Mardi Gras around the campus (still with no shoes), through each of the buildings and back to the main building. Good times, good times. Thank goodness my family couldn’t make it! LOL! It was bad enough that I invited my friend, Katie, to see me look like an idiot! LOL!

Work is...good. It’s so slow right now. I honestly spend a decent amount of time every day trying to stay busy by helping other people with their work. Blah. I really hope thing pick up soon. It’s a Catch-22: when you’re busy, you wish it would slow down a little, but when you’re not busy, you’re going INSANE!

OH! My last post. Yes, I have signed up for a10K race. YIKES! It’s up at Bear Lake on Saturday, June 13th. My baby brother completed a half marathon about two weeks ago and honestly...it was inspiring. My parents and I were at the finish line to cheer him on and it was super emotional - not only to see him, but everyone else finish. I’ve always been in awe of people that train and run those types of races. Aside from the physical aspect, the mental preparation to train yourself to run/jog/walk for a lengthy amount of time... Wow. So yes, I’ve signed up and started training. It’s roughly six miles so it’s not a huge distance, but enough to make me nervous! HAHA! I’ve been getting up in the mornings and going to the gym every day. I’ll keep everyone posted on my progress!

A couple last family tidbits! My dad officially retired from his job on Tuesday! WOOHOOOOO! This is such a huge thing for our family. He’s literally worked his bum off the last 30+ years to help provide for us, so I’m soooo proud and happy for him! Zach got engaged a little over a week ago. Congrats! I’d like to put in that I helped with the proposal – complete with a heart of roses on his bed! It was very Meredith & Derek from “Grey’s Anatomy”! HAHA! And...my mom is in Jamaica right now. Jerk. ;-)

Other than that, things are just...busy. I managed to get over my bronchitis, but still have a little cough sometimes which is mostly annoying. Oh! It was my birthday on Monday – go me! LOL! I’m getting old - it’s a low-key affair these days. Although, I managed to pick up some lovely food poisoning after going out to dinner with my friends. GEH! I spent the better part of Saturday and Sunday bowing to the Porcelain God. My mom was convinced I had Swine Flu. HAHA! (Seriously kinda scary, though...) Anyways, working full time, going to school full time, training for a 10K, taking care of Lola, trying to stay sane... Yeesh! I sometimes feel like I’m circling the “too much on your plate” drain, but it’s all good. I figure I have another year and a half of this insanely crazy life then things will settle down. At least, I hope they do.

At the very least...summer is around the corner! WOOT! SUNSHINE! :D xoxoxAC

Oh. Bloody. Hell.

I've just convinced myself to do a 10K race in eight weeks. :/

Details to follow...

Down with the Sickness

Just a quick post... I am currently recovering from a nasty little bout of bronchitis. Blech. I started getting sick last Tuesday which, conveniently, was also my first day of class. Good times. I managed to make it to all of my classes, but they’re kinda blurry. I took about three days off work and just slept a lot. I honestly hate using my personal paid time from work to be sick - I want to use it for vacations! Hopefully I can stop feeling so utterly exhausted and kick this cough in the next few days!

School is pretty good so far. I’m really looking forward to getting more hands-on experience. In the hazy fog that is my memory from last week, it seems like I heard we’ll be doing dissections and all that fun stuff this quarter. WOO! I do know we’ll start doing a lot more lab work which should be pretty cool.

Well it’s only Tuesday and I’m wishing for another weekend just to get some more sleep! Weekends just seem to be too far and in between sometimes!

xoxoxAC

And I'm Back

Sorry for the lack of blogging, peeps! I had last week off from school and I took every opportunity to be as sloth-like as possible, including not updating my blog! HAHA!

My week off was lovely. I went to San Francisco for four days to visit my cousins. Awww...the weather was sooo nice! My cousin Angie and I took a really fun walk around the city - UP Lombard Street (holy STEEP!), down to the Fisherman’s Wharf, along the beach, thru a cool park and back. We ate at In-N-Out Burger and just enjoyed the warm weather - I even got sunburned a little! It was so fun! We spend Sunday going to a bunch of cool bars - oh and I got to eat some delish Spicy Mac from the Blue Light bar. MMMM! I love how alive San Francisco is. Regardless of the day, there are so many people out walking or eating at little restaurants. And I love seeing my cousins - Syd & Angie - love those girls! I can’t wait to go back again!

Other than that, the week’s been pretty mellow. I’m helping Zach remodel the entryway/washroom/bathroom area. The washer & dryer has been unhooked for a while, so I had a mountainous pile of laundry to tackle this weekend. Gotta love chores! :/ I went to my friend Kate’s birthday party on Saturday night. It was really fun - I love my friends. Oh and I watched the ACM’s (Academy of Country Music Awards) last night. Miranda Lambert performed a new song, “Dead Flowers”! WOO! Go Ran!

Spring Quarter officially begins today. I’m taking Anatomy & Physiology, Clinical Skills & a Humanities class this quarter - 13 credit hours. I’ll also start doing rounds, so I’ll spend an extra hour in the clinic each week. Yeah, full load for sure. I logged into my Humanities class this morning - holy homework, Batman! It’s all good, though. Oh! I should mention that I got straight A’s last quarter. WOOT WOO! *pat on my own back* HAHA! XD

That’s life right now. Lola is good. Just up to her normal squishy-face cute ways – she’s my boo. :) We’re both ready for some WARM weather! This snow/rain stuff is the poo!

Loves all! xoxoxAC