2013 In Review

 This past year has flown by so I just wanted to take a moment and reflect on what has happened to me:

January - I was very much humbled by having to repeat a class this semester

February - I started my scuba certification

March - I attended the LSU SAVMA conference.

April - Africa trip!

May - I was able to go home for my sister's graduation

June - I started my a research project on whipworms in indoor cats

July - I became one of the aviary managers

August - I was finally able to go home for break and visit with some great friends

September - I attended way too many goodbye dinners

     

          

October - This month began the craziness of nonstop exams every week this semester

November - I had the opportunity to foster some very adorable kittens and almost kept one

     

Decemeber - I was so excited to learn that I will be moving on to 5th semester!


I'm looking forward to the New Year with some resolutions and hopefully some smooth and less stressful upcoming semesters!  Here's to one more year on the island!

FINALS 4.0

Finals Week Told By Will Ferrell And Zach Galifianakis
Monday: Epi 10:30 - 12:30pm
Tuesday: Pharm :yikes: 8 - 10am
Wednesday: ClinPath 8-10am
Thursday: Path 10:30-12:30pm
Friday: My flight home and grades will be out!

It Begins!

 Fun times with the family this past weekend!  We ate tons at Rituals Sushi, Ottley's, Lobsterfest, the Italian place in the Marriott, and the Marriott Sunday brunch.  We checked out a little bit of volleyball on Friday and went to Nevis on Saturday.  We walked around the four seasons, ate at Golden Rock, and hung out at the beach with some Killer Bees at Sunshines.  There is still so much I want them to do but it will have to wait until next Thanksgiving!

 It starts
I seriously cannot believe it's December already.  This semester has flown by; it's definitely one of the fastest semesters so far.
Monday: Path Lab Final 8-9am; ClinPath at 10am; PAWS meeting at noon; Epi review at 2pm
Tuesday: ClinPath Lab Final 8:30-10:30am; MOD at 11am; continued PAWS meeting
Wednesday: Study day!  (I've been craving Cheerios for some reason....better run to the store...)  I had to clean the aviary out today as well.
Thursday: MOD final (not really counted as a final) 11:10-12:12am and Pharm review at 2pm
Friday and weekend - Study, study, study!!

15-reasons Why (Not) To Date A Vet

Thanksgiving

This weekend was just spent studying and cleaning for the parents :)

Amber's birthday dinner

Monday: I cleaned the aviary and gave the lecture that morning.  There was a VBMA lecture from 5-7pm that evening with food provided.
Tuesday: Our schedule continues to be crazy with Clinpath from 9-11am.  I helped work the AAV wing bake sale at lunch.
Wednesday:  I had a meeting about putting together a poster board for the research symposium in January.   We are officially done with Pharm today, which worked out well, because I was able to pick up my family from the airport. Rituals sushi that night...even though in the back of my mind I was thinking about the seafood hygiene lecture we just had....
Thursday: We had Clinpath again from 9-11am, followed by MOD.  I then took the family to Mrs. Moore's for lunch for some yummy Johnny cakes.  We then went to Ottley's for Thanksgiving dinner and to see the Hunger Games.
Friday: I had class until 2pm and then I took everyone out to volleyball and Lobsterfest. Yum!

THIS WEEK I AM THANKFUL FOR: My mental and emotional strength.  Being in school here tests everything about yourself that you thought you knew.  Having that strength has helped me not completely break, but learn and grow from the experiences.  I never thought I would question so much about myself than I have here and I am thankful that I am still am to push myself and rise above.

This weekend, we are taking a daytrip to Nevis and then Marriott brunch on Sunday morning.  After I drop my family off at the airport, I had to cram for my path lab final on Monday.

Less Than One Month Left

This past weekend was time to relax!  There was Bingo night on Friday night where I won 50% off of Domino's, which I'm sure I will sure over finals, and Saturday was much needed the catamaran trip.

Monday: Our schedule is going to be pretty crazy and switched around the next two weeks as everyone scrambles to get everything in before finals.  We had a Path quiz today, but it was attendance based, so as long as you signed in, you got the points.  We also had three hours of pharm today in order to have a week off the week before finals.  I sent numerous emails to various people in the hopes that I can still get some help with my pharm extra credit.  There are so many amazing belly dance events going on next year that I keep hearing about and I'm so jealous that I can't be a part of them!  I am still seriously considering teaching next semester.  I've had some many people ask about it, so stay tuned for details once I figure out my schedule.
Tuesday: We had our Path/Epi exam review that morning and then there was a lunch meeting about the new portal system for the school.  I had a tutor that night, of course, followed by more studying.  It's basically crunch time for studying now.  I printed most of my study guides and I'm ready to start on finals.....this semester cannot end fast enough.
Wednesday: We had an extra pharm session again, an MOD exam review, and I then went to the Josh Project dinner that night.
Thursday: In the morning, I helped with the avian video filming, so next semester the 4th semester students can just watch the video and know how to clean the aviary, and make the aviary manager's job easier.  It was actually pretty entertaining and I can't wait to see the end result.  It was Amber's birthday dinner at Chinchilla's that night.
Friday: I have EVS where we have to watch an avian husbandry video on campus followed by lots of studying all night....yeah for finals.....

THIS WEEK I AM THANKFUL FOR: My health and well-being: strong body and a clear mind.  

This weekend, as much as I would love to go to the beach, I will studying and preparing for my parents to come!

Last Progress Exam!

 This weekend, we had one puppy get adopted, the Hokies are going onto the ACC championship, and lots of studying!

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On Monday, there was a lunch meeting for VBMA certification.  We have gotten a lot of hours this semester! I'm excited to hopefully finish this certificate before graduating!
According to my horoscope, Tuesday was my lucky day and apparentely this time it was right!  I won a scholarship to the SAVMA synposium in Colorado in March!  (This is the same conference I went to this past March at LSU).   I'm incredibly excited because they have some amazing wet labs I would love to do!  The kittens and mom all had their recheck today, so they are ready to be weaned and go to a new foster home!
Mom kitty (Pomergranate) went to her new foster home on Wednesday, as well as two of the kittens.
On Thursday, another kitten went to her foster home, there was a VBMA lunch and dinner meeting, but I couldn't do to the dinner because I needed to study!
Finally Friday!  We had our Path/Epi block, which is our last set of exams until finals!  I also had EVS, where we dd halter ties, a skin scrap, and a phlebotomy (doctor word for drawing blood).  It was then time for a much needed nap, relaxation, and fun!

THIS WEEK I AM THANKFUL FOR:  The opportunity to live out my dream career.  I have worked incredibly hard to get to where I am and I know it will all be worth it in the end.  I couldn't feel more blessed.


On Saturday, there is a catamaran trip where I will soak up tons of sun!  I'm so pale, you would never guess I live on an island! Then, Sunday will be back to studying, but this time for finals!  Time is just flying by!

Halloween weekend

The weekend was full of lots of fun Halloween parties.  Thursday and Saturday I dressed up as a minon (from Despicable Me) and Friday night, since my other minions didn't come out, I just put on some of my belly dance outfit.  Saturday night was island idol where a group of us performed Time Warp from Rocky Horror, and we won!  Check out the video here.

 

 

Monday - On campus for nearly 12 hours....ugh

Tuesday - On campus again forever!  This semester needs to end asap....I'm exhausted

Wednesday - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

Thursday - ClinPath Exam!

Friday -  I will be organizing for the Epi/Path miniblock in a week and maybe I will take a break to go to volleyball for a little bit.

THIS WEEK I'M THANKFUL FOR:  My friends and family who have helped support me and get me to where I am now.  I really couldn't have gotten this far without all of your kind words and love.  It has been quite the roller coaster of a journey.

Prayer of a Vet

This weekend is the last PAWS adoption day for the semester.  I'm having a hard time finding fosters for all the cats over the upcoming break, so hopefully we can get some little ones adopted out!  The VT game vs Miami is Saturday night.....let's hope we learn to play again.  Then, of course, I will be  studying the rest of the time.

Kittens!

Weekend - studying for MOD and played with kittens

Monday
BEST: Free food at lunch talk for VBMA gold certification.

Tuesday - MOD exam
BEST: I got to catch up on a lot that I haven't been able to do.

Wednesday
BEST: We got new remotes to our apartment gate, so it's finally working again!

Thursday - Happy Halloween!
BEST: Out to Shipwreck beach for a Halloween party.

Friday is November 1st!  I had no classes today, so instead of making it a beach day, I studied all day....sigh.

This weekend I will be studying for ClinPath and maybe go to some of the Halloween parties.

Midsemester Break?

Weekend and Monday - Study, study, study
BEST: Rainy weather all weekend to help cool this place down!

Water spout off of Nevis on Sunday night

Tuesday was our Pharm exam worth 50% of our grade...ugh!  Our semester then put on a pink vs blue semester olympics since we didn't have a mid-semester break.
BEST: Done with Pharm and can relax!

Wednesday
BEST: I was able to relax one more day!

Our minion costumes came in on Thursday! I'm very excited to try it on!  Also, I now have the earlier lab, so I get done at 3pm instead of 5pm, yay!
BEST: I brought in new foster kitties to PAWS and I get to foster them for a few days!

Friday
BEST: Finally have time for volleyball!  I think this is the third time I've been all semester!

This weekend I need to study for MOD On Tuesday....Three more weeks of this insanity that is 4th semester.

Hell Week

 

This weekend was Jess' bday dinner, and on Saturday one of our cats and dogs got adopted at adoption day!

Monday - Very long day with stressing about exams and an exam review that night.
BEST: Had some sushi for lunch

Tuesday: Epi exam
BEST:  I had some coffee in the morning and was able to go to the gym after my exam, so that put me in a good mood the rest of the day.

Wednesday
BEST: Johnny Cake for lunch! Yum!

Thursday
BEST: FCP kitten adoption day, so I got to cuddle some kittens!

Friday: Path exam and now time to cram for Pharm with my 45 page study guide....yes study guide!
BEST: One more exam before a break!

Weekend - This would be the weekend of our mid-semester break, however, I need to study for Pharm on Tuesday (It's worth 50% of our grade).

Fall time at the beach!

Study, Study, Study

Monday: Typical Monday
BEST: Pretty sky again tonight

Tuesday:  ClinPath exam!  Funny thing though, we got to the exam and she had the wrong exam printed, so we had to wait 20 mins for them to load the exam on the computer for us to take.  Many people were not happy. We were able to see the correct answers an hour after our exam, so we knew our grades right away.  As a de-stresser, a group of us saw Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2.
BEST: Found out one of my good friends got engaged! Yay Congratulations again Kat!

Wednesday
BEST: SCUBA shirts are in

Thursday: Long day
BEST: I helped out at the Scuba club bake sale

Friday: We had our MOD exam review.
BEST: Dinner to celebrate Jess' birthday!

This weekend is the second PAWS Adoption day, so hopefully we can get some little ones adopted out.  You can then find me studying for the two exams next week!

Bird People

Zielinski Wedding/Chicago Weekend

The Zielinski wedding was very fun and very much resembled the personality of the couple.  The wedding was on a Friday and on Saturday we had a little memorial for my Grandma JB who passed away about 5 years ago.  There was tons of food involved all weekend that I'm pretty sure I don't need to eat for the next week.

 

 

 

Monday was a busy day since I needed to study for my exam tomorrow that I really didn't get a chance to study for.  I gave the avian talk to the 4th semesters whose turn it was to clean the aviary.  Since I'm one of the aviary managers, I have to show the students how to clean it. We also don't have pharm at all this week, so we get out a little earlier some days. There was a VBMA dinner talk that night, which I probably wouldn't have gone to since I needed to study, but I took a break so that I could get some credit for my certification.

Alright so it's October!  This month I'm going to do the best part of each day!

All of the Tuesdays this semester have been deemed " optional professional dress days" so I decided that since we bought a bunch of professional clothes to take advantage of it this week.  We had our first MOD exam.  I helped work the AAV bake sale, where we sold out of Bobesy's wings in the first hour!  A friend's surprise birthday rum run took place that night....yes on a weekday.
BEST:  Celebration with friends on the rum run

On Wednesday, I ran some errands in the morning, had a ClinPath TA session, and a PAWS officer meeting.
BEST: Slept in

Thursday was another long day with a ClinPath tutor at night.  We had the same teacher for all our classes today though which was kinda of funny and luckily it's a teacher that makes class interesting.
BEST: I wore my new maxi skirt today and it was so comfortable!  (Thanks Julia!)

On Friday I have a ClinPath tutor and I'm debating about going to The Last Cup (beer pong/flip cup tournament), not to play, but just to hang out and take a study break.

This weekend I will be studying for ClinPath!
BEST:  Yay ClinPath?