So I know some of you have been emailing me but I have been terrible at replying. Let's just say that vet school is no vacation, despite my location. So yesterday (the 3rd day of classes) I pretty much freaked out in the middle of my gross anatomy class. This is supposed to be one of the most difficult classes and I can't understand a THING that this professor is saying. There are 3 or 4 different professors that teach anatomy to us, and two have very difficult to understand accents. My physiology teacher isn't an easy one either. So there I am, TOTALLY lost in the front row and seriously about to burst into tears. I studied so much monday and tuesday (wednesday too) and just felt like I didn't get a thing. I began thinking, "I should just leave now! If I leave now, I won't be out as much money versus if I fail out at the end of the semester. I am not cut out for this. I should just move to some small town and get a job at walmart where I can be this complete idiot that failed out of vet school, and no one will care!" Trust me, I was totally freaking out. I talked to Ashley...she said she felt the same way and thought the same things. Apparently, a lot of people do. Not that I want everyone to be freaking out, but I am glad I am not the only one feeling completely overwhelmed. There is just SO much to learn and I don't know where in my small head I am going to put it all.

Anyway, today in class was a lot better. I went to the gym after class, went home to see Hollywood, and left to head back to school. On my way there, I see this dog standing and staring at a small tree. I look at the tree and there is a monkey sitting up there taunting the dog. I laughed. Then I drove further and had to break for a mongoose that decided to run across the road. A little further towards town, there is a cow, just standing right on the side of the road, happy as can be. As I pass through town I dodged a few dogs as they flew out into traffic in an attempt to mate with the female. As I neared school there was a herd of goats on the road eating. I realized that every animal I passed left a big smile on my face. This is what I am meant to do. No matter how overwhelmed I feel and how tough it gets, I have to just keep my focus and remind myself that this is still my dream and I would NOT be happy giving it up. Needless to say, I feel better now and I am not packing my bags. (ask me again when midterms come around though..haha) And thanks to those of you that I got to talk for calming me down.
Anyway, that is the update. I go to school from 8-4, gym 4-6, eat, then study from 730ish to bedtime. I have TA sessions on Saturdays so I am basically going to be at school 6 days a week. I MIGHT go out this Friday for the welcome luau party...but only if I can crack this anatomy stuff. Still not having an easy time memorizing all these latin words. I know I need to have fun, but I want to make sure I can settle into a routine before I bring in the parties.

I will try to update with pictures, but I haven't had time to take any since classes started. Love you all and miss you. And Riley, send me a video of you laughing...so sad I missed that moment.