Stress and My Birthday!

Our OL group from 1st semester at my Surprise Birthday party!!

Well as you can tell by my lack of blogs…2^nd semester sure keeps you busy!! All the classes are very tedious and you just never feel caught up!! I finally went to the beach today…first time this semester (besides beachfest). 

But where to start…I killed my anatomy exam week 5 and got my A.  I am pretty proud of it because last quarter anatomy was my worst grade so I am determined for that not to happen again. But the stress then began to build and build with our Immunology test this week.  This class is very difficult for me for many reasons!! I have ZERO background knowledge in this subject.  Also the teacher’s teaching style does not work for me so it is now a self-taught class. The tests are also VERY challenging, he will pick a section in the corner of his notes that is so random and unimportant and it will be on the test.  I have not had a panic/nervous attack the entire time at vet school but this test sure did it for me!! And the worst part was the 2 day wait to get out exam back and I walked out feeling like I failed it.  I ended up getting a mid-range C which I am VERY pleased with.  I am going have to figure out what I can do to make sure I pass this class!! I already go to tutoring once a week but I guess I am going to have to figure out this professor.  This test also marked the end of our first round of exams for our classes so I have gotten 2 A’s, 1 B+. 1 C+. and a C…hoping to improve some of them but this quarter is HARD!!

The best part about being done with in Immno test though was my mom came down to the island to celebrate my birthday with me!!! She was at the Westminster Dog Show in New York so she made a quick trip down here since she was already on the east coast.  It is SOO nice to have her down here even if it is just for a few days!!

 

Amazing birthday cake with WAY too many candals

 

Friday was one for the record books though….my amazing roommates through me a SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY.  I knew they were up to something by some strange comments, behavior, but had no idea it was going to be this extreme.  My mom and I went out to an amazing dinner at Nirvana where I had lobster and a mango martini….little did I know this was their way to get me out of the house.  When we got home there were over 40 people in our house and all jumped out and surprised me and sang…it was truly one for the record books.  We partied around the house, drank, played beer poing, ran around with nerf guns.  Around 12:30 we decided to go to buddies which is a local 2 story bar with a dance floor that is right on the beach.  We danced, drank more, roamed the beach and didn’t get home till 4:30 am.  It was truly an AMAZING way to spend my birthday on the island and I could not ask for better friends down here!! Taylor and Brittany you out did yourselves!!

Monkey at Shipwreck beach

I am spending the weekend relaxing with my mom, going to the beach, and of course studying. We have a physio test Wednesday so the studying continues!! 

 

Until the next post