The problem with being a vet student is that I know enough information to know when something is wrong with one of my dogs but I don't have the tools to diagnose or treat! We went for a walk yesterday and I noticed Ally wasn't feeling good. Not to go into too many details but I was pretty sure she had a UTI. One trip to the DVM and some money proved I was right. While it is satisfying that I caught it early. I can't wait for the day when I can diagnose and treat her myself. Watching her in pain last night and not being able to help was awful!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Problem with Being a Vet Student
The problem with being a vet student is that I know enough information to know when something is wrong with one of my dogs but I don't have the tools to diagnose or treat! We went for a walk yesterday and I noticed Ally wasn't feeling good. Not to go into too many details but I was pretty sure she had a UTI. One trip to the DVM and some money proved I was right. While it is satisfying that I caught it early. I can't wait for the day when I can diagnose and treat her myself. Watching her in pain last night and not being able to help was awful!
End of June?
I can't believe it is already the end of June! Where did it go? Chris and I have fun things planned for July and August but I don't want summer to go too fast! That just means I have to go back to studying 24/7 soon!
This weekend I went to the Taste of CU. It was so much fun! Shopping, good food, henna and people watching...all the things you need at a festival! I love shopping at festivals. The crafts you find are always amazing!
I also started to knit a new afghan and practice my cross stitching. I am happy to say that I haven't stabbed myself while cross stitching (unfortunately the stitching still doesn't look pretty). I'm sure it will get better with time but it is so frustrating! I also have been trying to teach myself to crochet. I always loose stitches....
This weekend I went to the Taste of CU. It was so much fun! Shopping, good food, henna and people watching...all the things you need at a festival! I love shopping at festivals. The crafts you find are always amazing!
I also got to do some reading in the sun. All in all it was pretty great!
I recently had a day off-SO I got crafty!!! All my projects were 4th of July themed since the end of June surprised me!
I also started to knit a new afghan and practice my cross stitching. I am happy to say that I haven't stabbed myself while cross stitching (unfortunately the stitching still doesn't look pretty). I'm sure it will get better with time but it is so frustrating! I also have been trying to teach myself to crochet. I always loose stitches....
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Craft Withdrawals
I am going through crafting withdrawals! It has been so long since I've
had a good crafting day! A few weeks ago Chris and I started a crayon
art project. So far it looks good but we ran into some melting point
differences between crayon brands. One would not melt and got stuck in
the glue gun! So far the project looks like this
Hopefully soon I will have some time to do some crafting. I have so many new ideas (ok fine most of them are wreaths but they are gorgeous!). I want to make a summer wreath that looks like a life preserver with starfish! Here is the image I found.
I made my mom a wreath for her birthday. I want to make a hybrid wreath that has the flowers similar to the one I made my mom with a B like the below wreath. I think it will turn out great! (and I already have the wreath for it!)
I also want to make a 4th of July wreath! I think this one is my favorites!!! It's very plain but fitting. I also need a new KEEP CALM sign!
Hopefully I will have some time to do some craft before I have seizures from the withdrawals!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
To Be 16 Again
I found a website through Pinterest with 30 questions to for a date night. Since Chris and I are so busy and always on opposite schedules, we settled for one question a night for a month. The questions vary a lot in topic but all help you to learn more about your date. I thought since Chris and I have been together for almost 5 years there wouldn't be too much to learn. Well, I was wrong! So far we have done about 5 questions and with each question I have learned more about myself as well as Chris.
One question, what 10 things would you tell your 16 year old self if you could, really got me thinking. What lessons has life taught me that would have benefited me at 16? The first thing I thought of was life is so much bigger than high school. Looking at high school these days, I don't think kids realize how much more fun, and more complicated life gets after 18. I think I was able to somewhat see that life did exist after high school. However, I still fell into the mindset that the embarrassing things that I did obviously were the end of the world. I think knowing about all the bigger things that are more important than high school would have benefited me in high school.
Another lesson that I have learned is to live in the moment (or at least try). I tend to focus on the future and sometimes find myself missing out on the present. The difference between 16 and now is that now I realize what I am doing and try to redirect my thoughts to focus on the moment.
That that don't kill you can only make you stronger. When I was in college I had to write a philosophy paper on my views of religion, science, morals, education and life so far. The theme that I ended up with for the paper was from a song: that that don't kill you can only make you stronger. I have found that life is full of many trials and struggles. It is important to remember that if it doesn't kill you it is only helping you to become stronger.
Life is so much bigger than my small home town. Growing up in such a small town was a good experience. I had a good education, teacher attention and knew all of my classmates. However, upon going away to college I learned how little I knew about the outside world. I met people of new races, religions and belief systems all of which were not represented in my small hometown bubble. I would want to go back and tell myself to take any opportunity to explore other cultures and beliefs.
The other big lesson that I have learned is that hard work will get you everywhere. I realized when I was in high school that hard work often paid off however, I never knew how much those words would come to play a role in my life. I never realized how hard I could work to achieve my goals. Since then I have often been amazed at how much I have accomplished with all the work that I have done.
So anyway, I feel as if I have come a long way since 16. Many of the life lessons I learned also made me stronger and into the person I am today. It would be beneficial to go back and tell my 16 year old self all of these lessons but it would also ruin the surprises in life. The mistakes I have made, the embarrassing moments, the struggles, the sad times and pee-your-pants-funny moments have all taught me about myself. I wouldn't go back and change anything if I could.
If anyone is interested in the questions click here. Chris and I have so far found them to be very interesting. We have enjoyed learning new things about each other!
One question, what 10 things would you tell your 16 year old self if you could, really got me thinking. What lessons has life taught me that would have benefited me at 16? The first thing I thought of was life is so much bigger than high school. Looking at high school these days, I don't think kids realize how much more fun, and more complicated life gets after 18. I think I was able to somewhat see that life did exist after high school. However, I still fell into the mindset that the embarrassing things that I did obviously were the end of the world. I think knowing about all the bigger things that are more important than high school would have benefited me in high school.
Another lesson that I have learned is to live in the moment (or at least try). I tend to focus on the future and sometimes find myself missing out on the present. The difference between 16 and now is that now I realize what I am doing and try to redirect my thoughts to focus on the moment.
That that don't kill you can only make you stronger. When I was in college I had to write a philosophy paper on my views of religion, science, morals, education and life so far. The theme that I ended up with for the paper was from a song: that that don't kill you can only make you stronger. I have found that life is full of many trials and struggles. It is important to remember that if it doesn't kill you it is only helping you to become stronger.
Life is so much bigger than my small home town. Growing up in such a small town was a good experience. I had a good education, teacher attention and knew all of my classmates. However, upon going away to college I learned how little I knew about the outside world. I met people of new races, religions and belief systems all of which were not represented in my small hometown bubble. I would want to go back and tell myself to take any opportunity to explore other cultures and beliefs.
The other big lesson that I have learned is that hard work will get you everywhere. I realized when I was in high school that hard work often paid off however, I never knew how much those words would come to play a role in my life. I never realized how hard I could work to achieve my goals. Since then I have often been amazed at how much I have accomplished with all the work that I have done.
So anyway, I feel as if I have come a long way since 16. Many of the life lessons I learned also made me stronger and into the person I am today. It would be beneficial to go back and tell my 16 year old self all of these lessons but it would also ruin the surprises in life. The mistakes I have made, the embarrassing moments, the struggles, the sad times and pee-your-pants-funny moments have all taught me about myself. I wouldn't go back and change anything if I could.
If anyone is interested in the questions click here. Chris and I have so far found them to be very interesting. We have enjoyed learning new things about each other!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
RoRoRo Your Boat..
This week has been so much fun! On Wednesday, Rose and Dad came to
visit! They brought Emmy and Maggie. We took all the dogs for a 1.5
mile walk through the prairie and sculpture park.
Rose enjoyed the walk-although she got a bit tangled!
After our walk, we went to dinner at Jupiter's. While the pizza was amazing the wait was not. We ended up waiting over an hour for our pizza. We were pretty sure if the pizza didn't arrive soon Rose was going to eat our waiter. After dinner Dad, Maggie and Emmy began the journey home (Emmy had a hot date with her Mom!). Rose and I got to spend some time chatting and cooking (Ok with us chatting and cooking also includes singing and dancing).
On Thursday Rose and I went shopping for her BiRtHdAy!!!! We got purses, nail polish, shoes, clothes, hair dye and stopped at VS (so basically we hit all the store to qualify the trip as a successful day of shopping!) After shopping we dyed my hair, made cookie cake and headed to Mom's for a family party. We had all of Rose's favorite foods (anything without veggies :) ). Rose got some pretty cool presents and we got to hang out with Zach while listening to Abbey sing and play guitar!
On Friday I had to work but Rose tried to nap with the girls. It went about as expected....she slept for a little while until the dogs got bored. Then they woke her up by jumping on her!
All in all we had a great visit and can't wait for her to come back in September!!!
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