Ahhhhh

I thought Summer term was intense taking two four week terms of General Chemistry, but Fall term proved to be even worse. It was difficult in part because of Organic Chemistry, but also because I got sick the second week of term and I'm just now beginning to feel somewhat healthy again. I think I got two different strains of the flu, one after the other.

Organic Chemistry, it turns out, is not a particularly difficult subject except for the fact that it moves way too fast. There are so many little details to remember. I felt like everything that was crammed into this term should have been spread out over at least two terms. History 203, on the other hand, was kind of fun. We covered 1890 through to the civil rights movement and just a little of the Vietnam war. It was interesting in that it was taught from a social perspective rather than political. I felt like a child when I'd come home from class and tell Rocky what I learned that day.

Even though I took my final exams on Monday and Tuesday, my biggest "final" this week was an interview with the Medical College of Georgia this morning. I was so nervous about it since I had no idea what to expect, but I think it went very well. The doctor who interviewed me was very friendly and said everything with my application looked good on their end. Now they just have to send my file with their recommendation to the lab and I'll need to be interviewed by them. One thing I found that was funny is that if I get accepted I'm going to have to pass an exam about the history of Georgia before graduating.

Thanksgiving was spent at Rocky's parents' as usual, but this year Darin (Rocky's cousin) brought his family along with Carly's mom and brother. The family stayed at Jack and Sandy's and Carly got to have the dogs to our house for a slumber party. Here I am with all three of them on the couch:

That's Carly on my lap, Charlie next to me, and Paris with her tongue hanging out. It was fun to watch them play together. Carly and Charlie romped nonstop; Paris joined in sometimes, but mostly just watched.

Of course, I have to share this photo of Blue and Carly being friendly:

It took Blue a long time to warm up to Carly, but now they're pretty good friends.

To end this post I'll tell you that it is my birthday, which is off to a great start. I made myself some Scottish oatmeal scones for breakfast, had a successful interview with the college I want to attend, and to celebrate I'm planning to cut my hair so I can donate it to Angel Hair.