Nat and I at Rockefellar Center

 

Crunch Time

So today is my last day off from class until the dreaded day! I have been battling with the decision if I should change my test date or not, and with the help of my very smart fiance and an amazing Kaplan professor, I have come to the conclusion to leave it as is. I feel like if I change it I will be just putting off the inevitable and I just need to get it done. LD took the test last week and said it was brutal but I am sure she did fabuolously. Anyways, enough of the boring stuff, our apt. in NYC is really coming together (or so I hear from Nat). We have a TV, couch, real kitchen supplies, dressers, bed, etc. I am so excited to get out there and start decorating!! Nat started his orientation on Monday and starts work on Saturday. I'm so proud of him! Other than that, nothing else is really going on. This test is killing my social life. I haven't talked to so many people in so long that I really miss, so I vow after the test to reconnect with everyone. Well off to do like 200 qustions today, YEAH!!

Doctor, Doctor, Doctor

 

Name up in Lights

 

Nat and I

 

Dr. N. Spencer

 

Doctor, Doctor, Doctor, Doctor!!

I just got back from a very very quick, worldwind trip to NYC. Nat graduated from SGU this past weekend. He is officially Dr. Spencer. I am so proud of him!!! It was a very exciting and emotional time for everyone, even for him! I took a red-eye flight Friday night after class. which was awful...we had to make an unscheduled stop-over in Salt Lake due to the heat and not being able to carry enough of gas or something like that. Well I finally made it to NYC at 730am the next morning; I didn't get any sleep on the plane! Well once I got to NYC, I cabbed it to Nat and my apartment in Brooklyn. It was very exciting to finally get to see the plac where Nat and I are going to be living. It's great; a bit small, but perfect for the 2 of us just starting out with our lives together. We then went to Manhattan to meet up with Nat's parents who were staying at a hotel in the city. Nat then ran off to do "graduate" stuff and I hung out with Nat's parents. We had a great lunch at Rockefellar center. We then went to the graduation, which was very long because both the med and the vet class graduated at the same time. Post-graduation, the boys had put together a very nice dinner for all of their family and friends. It was a very lovely evening at this great Brazilian restaurant with lots o' meat! hehehe. We had such a great time we ended up closing down the place. Sunday was spent recovering and hanging out with the parents. I unfortunately had to get back to the sad reality that is my life right now...studying for Step 1 so I left Sunday night and made it back bright and early for class this morning. Overall, it was a great trip and words cannot even come close to how proud of Nat I am, he is an absolute inspiration to me and I just know that he will be an amazing doctor. Back to the books!!

Day after 6/6/06

So everyone on the TV and the radio were hyping up this 6/6/06 thing so much and to tell you the truth it was a total let down. hehe. It was another normal Tuesday in beautiful Pasadena, except it was overcast all day, where I went to class all day to learn about my favorite subject...immuno!! The teacher was pretty good but I felt the Kaplan books were kinda crappy; luckily, I had saved all of my immuno notecards that I had made when I took the class back in 2nd term. So I am in the middle of my 3rd week of "hell". We have gone over neuro, gen. anatomy, embryo, histo, behavioral, micro and immuno. Today is a self-study day so I am home preparing to study for at least 10 hours; reviewing all of micro again. Thursday we start my most dreaded subject: Biochem. Not fun. My mom goes in for surgery on Friday and has to spend the night there so right after biochem class I will be there with her. (please keep her in all of your prayers). Next friday, I will be going to NY for Nat's graduation...catching the red eye so I don't miss friday's classes. I am very excited about his graduation...I even found some time to buy a new dress! Other than that my life is pretty predictable, kaplan class and the gym. (I have been going about 3 times a week, a much needed stress reliever). well, that is my quick update to my life!! Off to study!