Can I sleep forever?

Hey guys!

How I feel right now

Wow, what a week! We had ~35-40 hours of classes and labs in the past 5 days. It was one of those weeks where some days were just 8 hours of sitting in lecture, which are always brutal - but coffee helps! I vowed that when I got into vet school I wouldn't complain about it like I hear some people do about med/vet programs because I've wanted this for sooo long. But I will definitely admit that I'm exhausted! It's just been an adjustment going from undergrad where I made my own schedule and didn't let my days begin before 10:30 am.

We had our first test on Monday morning, bright and early at 8:30 am. It was Histology which is a bit of a pain, but I'm thankful I took it in undergrad so it's one course that isn't bombarding me with totally new information. I think it went well :)

Histo - looks pretty, but it isn't that cool

On Tuesday we had a practice viva voce which is an oral anatomy exam. Basically the prof takes each group around to their cadavers - cat, dog, sheep and pony - and points at structures and we have to identify them. This one didn't count for marks but was good practice, and our group did great (group 9 is the best group anyway ;)) It made me realize that I actually am retaining stuff I learn in lab! I've actually been loving anatomy, which I wasn't expecting.

Matt visited on Tuesday afternoon (the benefits of only living an hour from my hometown) and we did some shopping and then went to the Burger's Priest - basically we ate a heart attack on a bun and it was amazing. It was a good mid-week visit to break up the monotony of school.

UMMM yes this deserved a picture. So goooood

We also signed out some practice cows on Tuesday to work on the techniques we learned last week, and my love for cows is growing every time I see them (I would mention this after posting a burger...oops).

Today we got to practice blood smearing in Histology lab; it's always nice when we do things in class/lab that are practical/that we will likely use in the future. Mine weren't all that bad for my first time!

So right now I'm enjoying a thrilling night in, watching tv and eating snacks and not leaving my bed. Soon it'll be time for bed and I will NOT be setting an alarm! (allllleluia!) Next weekend is Thanksgiving so I'll be going home because we have 4 days off - hello food, food and more food!

Goodnight :)