Roaches

I had an amazingly relaxing weekend, full of movies, sleep, and junk food.  The West Indies Conference kicked off on Sunday, so I went to one of the lectures and a speed networking event.
Monday was back to hitting the books for my exam next week.
I canceled belly dance class on Monday because a few people weren't able to go since there are still a lot of exams going on this week.
I helped to set up the black semester Johnny Cake sale on Wednesday and Friday I had double surgery lecture.
I've been fostering the whiter male from the three kitten liter, since the other two siblings got adopted.  He's adorable, very energetic and super cuddly and I would love to take him, but there are too many factors saying that it probably won't work out this time.  So, I'm taking him to adoption day on Saturday, and hopefully he finds a home.

Rant:  I do not like cockroaches; I think they are disgusting.  I will take any other insect over them.  The other day I had one land on my arm when my lights were out and I was getting ready for bed.  I found him under my dresser and then he ran off so I couldn't find him.  Needless to say, I couldn't sleep very well that night.  A few days later, I heard a weird noise come from my AC unit so I turned to look and sure enough a cockroach fell from my AC and then proceeded to die...on my bed.... Let's just say I washed my bedspread right away and now I'm extremely tempted to move my bed.  152 days and counting

Operation Rescue

Halloween: 

On Monday we had an exam review, but the software we use for the exams messed up the grades, so we ended up having another one on Tuesday.  We received our schedules for next semester and a lot has changed in the lower semesters.  Of course, my class doesn't like that there will no longer be block exams, and 6th and 7th have a class together.  Frustrations were very high.  We also received our confirmation that we can register for the next semester.  Here's to hoping it actual counts for me this time!

I attended dinner at Bombay Blues for the shelter vets that came down from UF on Wednesday night.  Ironically, moments before leaving I found the kittens I've been looking for. So the story is, we've had a stray wandering around our complex for about two months now. We noticed she was pregnant but I was unable to catch her before she had her kittens.  She still came around the complex but without her kittens.  We talked about getting her to FCP for their spay day, but we had to wait until the kittens were old enough.  Well, this past Sunday marked about six weeks since she had the kittens, so we caught her and I brought her into FCP for this Saturday's spay day.  I was hoping that since mom wasn't around that the kittens would venture out from wherever they were hiding, and so on Wednesday night they did!  My neighbor ran up my stairs telling me that another neighbor saw the kittens when one of them tried to approach her dog.  So, I went searching for them which didn't take long because they were meowing for each other.  The first one came right up to me, the second one was more hesitate but once he saw that his brother was with us, he came to us as well.  The female was harder to catch; I actually had to go into the neighbors yard to grab her (a local that lives directly in front of our complex).  I am so excited that we got them all!  We were right about them being around 6 weeks old and luckily they looked very healthy.  PAWS is taking them in so hopefully they will all find great homes!

Friday, there is a night cat trip with pink semester!  I haven't been on a night cat trip before so I'm excited; it should be a wild time.
The West Indies Conference starts on Sunday.  I am registered to attend any lectures I am interested in as well as a speed networking event.

End of October

We had our 3rd surgery exam on Monday.  On Wednesday I ran around port to find parts of my Halloween costume and a friend from the old blue semester came into town. There was an avian talk from vet who graduated from The University of Missouri and worked at the  Missouri Raptor Center on Thursday.

Friday - Happy Halloween! I will probably be dressing up as Audrey Hepburn if I got out tonight.  Love all my Halloween earrings:

This weekend, I will try to get some beach time.  On Saturday night, I'm attending the leadership awards dinner at Spice Mill.

Mid-Semester Relaxation

This past weekend was a relaxing beach filled weekend.  Monday was midsemester break so I was able to relax for an extra day.

Just another day at the beach:

On Tuesday, I was able to shadow the donkey lab for nerve ID surgery.  On Wednesday, I finally went grocery shopping and fixed my side mirror! Almost four months later, but yay it's fixed!
I had to study the rest of the week for my exam on Monday.

TS Gonzalo

Yeah, sometimes this place can be pretty amazing:

Campus was closed and classes were canceled on Monday due to Tropical Storm Gonzalo on Monday.  There were just heavy winds and rain.  All of the stores were closed and I was antsy, but I made some hot chocolate because why not!? I can't ever justify drinking it down here normally. The circle in this picture is where St Kitts is:

However, it was pretty uneventful:

I had my nutrition elective from 6-8pm on Tuesday due to the storm on Monday canceling class.  It's been a informative class, but luckily, this is the last week.
On Wednesday, I shadowed the 7th's spay lab which I actually really enjoyed.  I was exhausted at the end of the night, which hasn't happened in a long time.

One of the girls' in black semester sister passed away, so we all wore purple (her favorite color) in her honor.

This weekend is Midsemester break, so three day weekend and there are some former students coming down to visit as well!  It should be an exciting weekend!

On a side note, hopefully I finally got my banquet dress!  I finally found a pink dress that I like, so hopefully it will make it down here and fit!

I had a friend ask about the different styles of belly dance the other day and so I found this:

Another Class

On Monday, I had my second surgery exam and my clinical nutrition elective started.  It is a discussion based class that only lasts for two weeks, about one to two hours a day in the early evening.
Tuesday was my friend Sam's birthday dinner at La Belle Vie.

Thursday I went out to dinner for sushi and then to Bary's for Meg's birthday.  Her birthday dinner is on Saturday at Serendipity.
Jess' birthday was on Friday!  Happy Birthday gorgeous!

I had a frustrating day on Friday because my computer is trying to crash on me and my external hard drive did die on me. Then I found out the dress I have been wanting for banquet and finally paid for, was "low quality" so the company refunded my money.  So it's back to searching for another pink maxi dress.
A student was also robbed at gun point in the middle of the day, and then IGA, the grocery store that I occasionally go to had a shoot out.  Oh this place......

Belly dance fun for the week:

Light schedule

I had no class Monday through Wednesday this week.  However, on Tuesday I was allowed to shadow the 7th in their sheep castration lab.  I was able to see how things are going to be run next semester, so that hopefully I will have a head start on things.  Next week, Dr. O said she would let me shadow during their donkey lab.On Wednesday, I had my exam review which I didn't do as well as I wanted.  So this upcoming exam on Monday, I really need to work hard to pull that grade up.  On Friday, I had double surgery lecture. Study, study, study, the rest of the weekend!

Black semester had their aseptic exam this week.  I helped a lot of students this past weekend (I was in the lab for 5 hours on Saturday) and hopefully they all passed!  Proud of you guys!  They are now starting to contact me about helping them with the Rossie.  I will do my best to make sure they pass that as well!

My family has been discussing new dogs to get.  My brother would like a Husky or German Shepard Husky mix, my sister is partial to the Husky or Shih Tzu, and I think a small or medium sized dog would be best for my parents.  As a future vet, I have to give the health and behavior facts of each breed even if it's not the popular choice. As much as I would love a German Shepard Husky mix, I know all of the possible problems that will come with them. Sorry guys, it's my job!

I was contacted a little while ago by another blogger who collects stamps from around the world.  He wanted me to send him a St Kitts stamp to add to his collection.  Check out his website here: http://www.postalesenmibuzon.blogspot.com/

As some people already know, Sophia Yin passed away this week.  She was a very well known veterinary behaviorist. Here is a link to her website: Dr Sophia Yin

Since, it's a new month, it's time again for a new theme.  I'm going to post something belly dance related each week since it's a big hobby, a passion of min, and most importantly, I haven't done this as a theme yet!