great day

the day started, waking up, feeling rested (what?) and my hair was looking good. i went to bed with it wet and so i had some wave to it. i added some more waves with the help of my 3/4" curling iron. i was to school by 8:15 and then went to a study room to prepare for the test this afternoon. i checked my email and gchated with a dear friend, natalie. school was long and blah, but then, after my test had a missed call from another dear friend, tia. we chatted. and i prepared dinner: a sun-dried tomato herbed pork tenderloin, baked potatoes (from dad's garden to the oven), and california blend veggies. i called grandma mary to see how her back injections went and ask her advice on how long to bake the potatoes. it was so great talking with her. now, i'm full, finishing my glass of white merlot and getting ready to enjoy reeses's ice cream and a movie with my roommates- new and old. :)

love you all.
oh, and the test went okay. i think. :)

baking...

I'd love to bake. and bake. and bake.
I discovered baking blogs this summer while I was at home.

The Pioneer Woman Blog is great. I made this blueberry crumb cake for a breakfast with my bible study gals. Delish.

PW introduced me Joy the Baker. Holy Cow. This pancake is perfect in every way. And I just pulled these out of the oven.

Since moving back, I've baked every Sunday. It might become a tradition.

second year

i'm nearly 2 full weeks into my second year.

i know how to use a Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope-- this model is currently my fav---

Heine Omega 500 UNPLUGGED baby--

(cue Tim the Tool Man grunt)

i'm drinking my coffee black. i'm telling people where they can find things. i'm experienced. i know things. it's so weird. a year ago, i was lost. i didn't understand people- 'you di'nt bring none of dis widja didja'- i was weirded out by memphis. now, i just say "oh memphis".

we are building on the knowledge we acquired last year- which, yes, is the goal. i'm taking more pathology and pharmacology (grosssss) but also taking Binocular Vision, Pediatric Optometry and Vision Development, another Theory and Methods course, Ophthalmic Optics and Environmental Vision, and an Evidnece Based Medicine course.

i'm super excited that we have a different instructor for Bino this year, as the man who used to teach it got relieved of his teaching duties. Dr. Cisarik is soo cool. she knows her stuff and can teach it - Steinman knew his stuff but couldn't bring it down to our level.

Peds is good so far. i'm a little worried about when we switch professors. currently, we have "young, hip, dr. smith" teaching us... soon we'll have an older faculty member teaching- who, is a brilliant man, but i struggle seeing how he works well with children. it'll be interesting.

the other courses are ok- nothing too exciting. BUT our evidence based medicine is a bunch of hooey. ba-lo-ny. the textbook is entitled: "Studying a Study Testing a Test". ok whatever.

i love my new apartmet. my roommates are great. i purchased curtains and throw pillows and made my room feel more home-y. it's good to be back. except that i have to study again.