Some randoms...

Residency applications are in the mail, now just got to wait, ranking is January 16 and the Match is March 3.

Made the first pot of chili of the season last night. It's ok, for the first one. It's been hard to make winter foods when its still 85 degrees out (not complaining). Had to open my winter clothes box for a sweatshirt the other day.

Going home in a few minutes to make some pie crusts for pumpkin pie. One of our senior partners is having us interns (aka "orphans") over for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, right behind my birthday of course. Food, friends/family, and football. Doesn't get any better than that.

Speaking of football. How about the Abilene Christian Wildcats win over West Texas A&M Buffalos last week 93-68 for a football game. Go Cats! (my undergrad alma mater)

And the all important Oklahoma State Cowboys (Rah! Go Pokes!) against Oklahoma Sooners (Boo! Hiss!) game this week. What a wreck the Big 12 South is and how once again the BCS is a major cluster.

I'm really losing my mind today folks..

I couldn't remember if I locked the gates and front door at work since I was the last one to leave, had to drive back to work to check. Then when I started looking for my keys to come back to work, I couldn't find them anywhere, turned out I left them in the front door lock.

I have got to figure out this source of perpetual exhaustion that I've been suffering from for the past 3-4 weeks. I'm not any more stressed than usual and I'm getting to sleep like a (fairly) normal person, 10 pm to 6 am. I don't even have the energy to workout much these days.

I didn’t realize it had been so long since I’ve updated.. Oops!! Its been a busy couple of weeks around here. Work is kind of slow, holidays, economy, the usual thing that keeps people from spending money on horses.

What else have I been working on …
~ Applications for internal medicine residencies – they’re due December 3 but I have to make the final decision by January 16 (looking at 3 hospitals/schools in TX/FL/CA)
~ Last minute tickets to NFR – going to Vegas Dec 12- 14
~ Caught up with an old friend – in a surprising way
~ Doing the 30 day Shred about every 2-3 days – I think its going to turn into a 6 month day Shred. Still working I guess
~ Looking at some temporary (1 year) possibilities about going to Australia/South Africa/England if I don’t get a residency and don’t get a good job offer in Texas
~ Vetted a PRCA Xtreme Bullriding last weekend- VIP passes, dinner before from Texas Roadhouse (and free beer), dance afterwards. Arizona boys are like Texas boys, they dance with anyone (Oklahoma boys - not so much), lots of fun.
~ Will be vetting the IPRA rodeos this weekend as part of the Gilbert Days Festivities... good times around here.

Today is the day that the Lord hath made,

Today I am grateful for...
1. The peace I feel for everything that has happened. Last nights dream solidified that everything will be okay.
2. For deciding to go the residency route, in medicine and being almost finished with applications. This is a huge 180 degree decision for the people who know my professional goals the best, but I have peace about it too.
3. For my true friends across the country, friends from vet school, college, united by medicine or music. I know who my true friends are and that is all that matters.
4. For a squeaky clean house, it doesn't happen often these days.
5. Coffee and the morning paper on the porch, Phoenix "falls" are wonderful.
6. Going to see the Cowboy art exhibit at the Phoenix art museum - leaving now (as soon as I google directions)

And I will rejoice, I will rejoice..

Hi everyone! Welcome to my new blog. Due to some recent occurances in my life, I kindly ask that you do not reveal the address of my blog to anyone, or to link my blog on your sites. I have sent you the new link instead of creating a login on my old site. That one will continue to be accessed as it is now, but will no longer have new posts.

Thank you,
Jenn