1 semester down... 13-21 to go..

This post is a bit premature, but I am certainly feeling like the semester is over.
I came into this semester prepared to be utterly miserable. It has been far from the case.
Granted, there were weeks that were pretty ridiculous, but it has surprised me how it hasn't been as bad as I expected. This is only true though because I expected the worst.

Christmas seems so far away, not in terms of how it is already December 10, but in how it has hardly crossed my mind yet because I'm still in school. By this time of the year for the past 5 years, I've been out of school for several days. Guess that is just a change in pace I'll have to get used to.

We just finished a big block of tests (physiology last Thursday, Histology written and practical on Friday, Developmental Anatomy and Gross written and practical on Monday...) and even though Biochem hasn't wrapped up yet, things feel so much lower pressure right now. We've got a week to prepare for that board exam.
Last night was our "coat-burning party" and I was really impressed. When I finish a class, it never feels like a big deal, but they really made a big deal about being done with Gross and I'm thankful for that. The school didn't hold back, and they had a huge turnout of the class at Luckett Lodge - look on facebook and you might see some evidence of what went down. It wasn't a night to forget, ha. Nothing like standing by a fire that is stoked with the lab coats, books, and shoes of 100+ medical students. Thankfully there was some wood in the fire so I don't just smell like formaldehyde (sp?) but theres a campfirey smell to my clothes too.
It's been a while since I've posted, maybe I'll get some inspiration during the holidays to do more posting.