Boy. I just can't seem to get into a routine with blogging again. It's seriously not a lack of desire; I'm aching to get back into it and have made sure to keep tabs on friends and family who share their blogs so faithfully. I've allowed myself to be daunted by the volume of news and happenings and the scarcity of time and resources I have right now to blog. So, until things calm down...until we have a computer at home (for which I'm keeping my fingers crossed)...I figured the Reader's Digest version is better than nothing. So, in 1000 words or less:
*We're finally moved into our new apartment. We love living with Melissa and her menagerie of beasts! The location is beautiful...on the eastern outskirts of Davis, right on a wheat field, with the Sacramento skyline in the distance. We are still living out of boxes, but we'll find our way out of the cardboard fort we've built once work calms down.
*Work...my job is going well. It's keeping me occupied 50 hours a week, but the work is fun, the people are easy to work with, and I already have a publication that we'll be sending out this winter. Whew! However, working my buns off, walking nearly 4 miles and climbing 20 flights of stairs a day, has given me a raging case of plantar fasciitis. I'm hobbling around like an old lady, but Paul is taking great care of me and keeping me rolling to work at the wee hours and rubbing me to sleep when I drag myself home. I couldn't have asked for a better husband and mate!
*Paul is still working in the library, but we're trying to get him out of there. He had an interview this past week at the Vet Med Teaching Hospital here at UCD. He interviewed for the position of Farm Animal Technician in the patient in-take area. They wanted someone who could lead, restrain, and control cows, swine, goats, etc. Paul got a ton of valuable experience working at the dairy, so we're hoping these folks see the light and give him a chance.
*With all of the changes and upheaval, I've decided to postpone pharmacy school applications this year. Too much was going on at once for me to really give it my all this fall. So, next spring and summer, I'll be an application wizard and put my pharmacy school applications in with University of the Pacific, U.C. San Diego, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and (Paul's favorite and mine...the one we're holding out for...the adventure for which we're both been waiting) University of Georgia!!! So, Sarah, we'll be knocking on your door the fall of 2010...for sure! Until then, I have one class to take and a Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) to pass. I'm taking the PCAT next weekend at U.C. Berkeley as a practice run. UGA doesn't penalize you for taking it more than once, so I decided not to cancel this test and take it anyway...cold turkey...we'll see how I do!
*We've not been hiking or camping in quite some time, and I think we both can feel it! Paul and I both need nature, fresh air, and green to put our heads right. This weekend, we're visiting Paul's folks in Marin. I'm sure we'll have a chance to steal over to the Marin Headlands, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, or somewhere equally crammed with redwood trees, ferns, and moss. I love Marin (can't way the same for the Marin-ites!).
Well...I think that's about all the time I have for today. I apologize for the brief nature of the blog. Like I said, I figured that it's better to be brief than to be absent. Thanks, Sarah and Kristen, for your support and sweet comments. Boy, I wish I lived near you ladies!!!
Thanks for your patience...I promise we'll get back into the swing of things soon!
