The week Zeus got moldy.

Well, I survived another week of vet school.  Although this week was "short" it certainly didn't feel that way.  I got my grade back for my first exam in phys. chem.  I did really well, which was a huge relief and very rewarding after all the studying I did.  I just hope I can achieve even close to that grade once the material starts piling up.  

I was able to go down to CT after my exam this week to see my 3 horses and ride a few others.  Reese is getting so big and we weaned her while I was there.  It went fairly well and there seemed to be only minimal stress for both mom and baby.  I'm excited to do some more intensive bonding and work with Reese now that she is separated from Candy....I just have to find the time to sneak away from studying!

This week marked the first class in the 12 week yoga class I signed up for at school.  It is a Kundalini yoga class taught by Guruatma Khalsa and let me just say, he is really good.  For me it is a perfect balance of mental relaxation, meditation, stretching, and yoga poses.  I really enjoyed it and I can't wait for class this Wednesday.  


We had anatomy lab on Friday afternoon and it was a bummer of a day.  First, my dissection group and I came into lab only to find our beloved cadaver dog covered with green, fuzzy mold all over his hip.  I guess this is bound to happen when the AC is busted and a cadaver is sitting in a warm, moist bag.  Nevertheless, it's pretty upsetting after all the hard work we have put into carefully dissecting out all his muscles.  We were able to keep working on him for that lab period, but it is only a matter of time before we need to start working on a new dog, which means starting over from scratch.  On top of that great news, our cadaver cat was somewhat rotting due to a problem with the embalming process so he got taken away and we got a new cat to start dissecting.  Needless to say, I will be spending plenty of time in the lab over the next few weeks trying to get our cat and probably our new dog caught up to the rest of the class.

I was able to head home on Friday evening to spend some time with my family.  Seeing my family, dogs, and cat was a very nice break.  I'm really glad I took some time to go rejuvenate myself a little bit.  I feel refreshed and ready to tackle another week.