Week Five

I was reading through my blog and realized that all I do is talk about school, or how much I study for school, or how much time I spend at school. My life sounds ridiculously boring and I am not really sure why any of you continue to read this blog, but bless you if you do. =)

 

Some of you will remember this from Baylor, but usually when I do not know/can't remember someone's name I like to give them an identifying nickname. Well, there are plenty of people in my PT class that I recognize and even talk to, but really never met them. Needless to say there are many people who have nicknames, and here are just a few:

Motorcycle Adam- he drives a motorcycle

Hoop Earring Girls- they wears crazy-large hoops to Gross Anatomy lab

Sock Boy- he wears colored socks that match his hats

Tall Guy That Looks Like My Cousin- its kinda self explanatory

Hat and Glasses guy- he talks a lot in class

The Married People- this is actually are large group and none of them are married to each other

 

I just realized how fully creepy that is, but you know you do it too.

 

Anyways, we took our second anatomy test yesterday, which means that I am officially halfway through this infamous course! Woo. It also means that I will not have another test until the Friday after the fourth. Woo to that as well. I am excited because it means that I can really enjoy my fourth of July weekend! Jessica and Kyle are getting married a week from today and we are pretty much celebrating all next weekend. I am so excited to go home, see everyone again and celebrate the wedding of two old friends! It is the first Posse/Tri wedding and we do it big! I can't wait! 

Week Four

I have officially been in Lubbock for a month. Where did the time go? Oh wait I remember, it was spent in the library, studying. 

 

In undergrad, the Land of Study was a title only given to the sacred time needed to study for midterms and finals. In grad school the Land of Study is where I daily reside. I know I talk about how much I study every week, but I don't really do much else, so thats what I am going to write about most of the time.

 

I took another test this week, for my Physiology class and aced it. I am grateful for the difficulty of my undergrad physiology class because I am much better prepared than my peers for this course; thank you Baylor! After the test Diana and I went shopping to put some finishing touches on my apartment, and it is so cute now! Please come visit me so I can show it off!

 

I was again reminded this week of how amazing the Lord is as He continued to develop friendships. Notes and phone calls of encouragement from people back home always brighten my day. And no one will ever be able to replace my darling Posse, but I am finding different kinds of friends who encourage me and challenge me and make me laugh so that I don't feel alone in the middle of the West Texas desert. 

 

To continue on the disorganized path of this post, I would like to share a few more Lubbock discoveries I have made.

The tumbleweeds are real and they move quickly.

The animals I previously thought were chipmunks on campus are actually ground squirrels.

When it rains, it floods and hails. This weather is fierce.

My car will never be dust free, even after I wash it.

Ok. Thats about it. 

Week Three

Three weeks of school and one gross anatomy test down. I think I am getting the hang of this thing called graduate school.

 

I wish I had more to report about my fabulous life in the LBK, but I really have been just lounging this weekend. I almost forgot what it was like to watch t.v., but I am pleased to report that it is as wonderful as I remembered. 

 

I also have two new wonderful friends who have absolutely been God sends. Today they brought me doughnuts in an effort to re-create kolache fridays because they new that I am missing my posse and boys. I know I should not be shocked that God answers prayers, but sometimes I forget how good He really is.

Week Two

You know when they tell you that something is going to be really difficult, but you don't really believe them? Somewhere deep down you think "Oh it may be difficult for a lot of people, but not for me" and then list, to yourself, why you are more qualified than many of those who have tried before and found it difficult. Well, this was my reaction when they told me that grad school was going to be hard.

 

Unfortunately, they were right. This week I left my house at 7:30 every morning and did not return home until at least 9:00 pm. I am in class from 8-12, break for lunch, more class till 2:30, go to the library to study till 6ish, eat, then go back to school and study in the lab till 9 or later. Occasionally, a study break turns into a 30 min cardio work out, but mostly I spend my days trying to take in as much information as is humanly possible. I think I have studied more this week than I did for finals this past semester... and our first test in not until next Thursday. I had no idea that there was going to be this much information, in this detail, but there is. And if I am honest with myself, I really kinda love it.

 

On a lighter note, I have put together a list in random order of the highlights of my week: 

 

Realizing that I have logged more hours at school than I have in my apartment.

Using a bone saw to remove a clavicle from my cadaver.

Being chased down the sidewalk by a territorial chipmunk.

Making new friends/study buddies.

Experiencing a Lubbock dust storm (the sky turns red).

Buying a Little Caesar's pizza just for me.

Not dressing up or showering before class, any day this week.

Getting a TTUHSC sticker for my car and picking up my Tech ID.

Seeing jackrabbits being chased by a dog and out running it. 

Phone calls from friends and family.

Well, I am off to the Land of Study.