Another Update

Life has been busy!! Here are some more notable things:

My dad and I went out to Camelot to bring the trailer home for the winter. We took the dogs with us and just spent one night up there. My grandpa and his new addition "Boo" came up to get his trailer as well. We had a good time raking up leaves and cleaning up our lot.













I also had a sort of unofficial interview with Washington State University not to long ago. They sent someone from the admissions committee to interview all of the Utah applicants. I thought that my interview went well and that they were impressed with me. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! I expect to hear back from most of the school that I applied to in late December. I will be getting either an interest letter and interview request or a rejection letter at this time.

For Halloween I went home for my cousin Savannah's baptism. I enjoyed carving pumpkins with my family and passing out candy to the neighbor kids. I thought that out pumpkins were pretty impressive this year. I carved E.T. in my pumpkin. I also loved dressing up the dogs. It's definitely one of my favorite things to do at halloween!

Update

A lot has happened lately that is exciting or noteworthy in my life.

First, I helped to create a cardboard cow for the Pre-Vet club booth during the college of agriculture week. Our object was to inform students about our club and hopefully get more members. The cardboard cow was actually made to simulate what it's like to rectally palpate a cow. We used a cardboard box, dryer tube, and chocolate pudding. The student would put on a long glove and we would ask them to find an object in the cow. The reward was candy. I didn't think many would participate but I was surprised because a lot of people wanted to try it and it was a big hit!! Here are some pictures.














Second, I got in my first car accident. I was driving home last weekend and I got hit by the car behind me and pushed into the car in front of me. I was not injured at all because traffic was going slow due to another accident on the side of the road. My car, however wasn't so lucky. It had to be towed and later I found out it was totaled. The accident happened in Brigham city and luckily my grandma just happened to be there and was able give me a ride home.

Thirdly, we celebrated my moms' birthday last weekend while I was home. Happy Birthday mom!

Lastly, yesterday I got a new vehicle! The insurance is going to pay the value of my old car. I got another SUV with 4-wheel drive, a Ford Escape. It's a 2003 but it had really low miles so I hope it will last awhile and hopefully get me through vet school. I like the car a lot so far but I don't like the added car payments I'll be making for awhile.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

This semester is barely underway and yet it is probably the busiest semester I've had in a while! I'm still working on my Vet School application though I am almost done with it. Every thing is due by Oct. 2. I applied for graduation and now I have to meet with my adviser and make sure I meet all the requirements to graduate in the Spring. School is tuff because I'm taking a lot of upper division biology classes but the classes are all pretty interesting so that makes it much better. I think this semester is going to fly by and the next thing I'll know I'll be hearing from vet schools!

My first surgical procedure!

Today at work I got to do something way cool! The vet I was working with has a relative with a dog that had a small pea sized growth on its' back. The vet let me remove the growth! I put on sterile gloves and got the instruments all ready. I used a scalpel and some surgical scissors and, under his supervision and instruction, I got to do the procedure. Way cool! The vet also taught me how to do sutures and he let me try one but since it was his family members' dog he wanted to make sure it looked good so he did them and I watched. I was so excited and kinda nervous when he said I could do it and I'm so glad I had that opportunity!!