New Year, New Life

I began Physician Assistant school on January 5th. Let me tell you, after being on leave for about a month and then jumping into a strict schedule has not been fun. My schedule is as follows:

0400: Wake up and study
0500: Run with Harley in the neighborhood
0620: Leave for school
0640: Get to school and study
0730 or 0800(depending on test day/scheduling/etc): Start class
1900: Head home after 2 hours of studying at school
2100: Bed!! (After 2 more hours of studying)

I had my first test on Thursday. You have to make atleast a 75 or higher to pass the test. I made an 80. I'm still figuring out what study style works for me. I'm finding that I should review every topic the same night (like they mentioned...). This weekend is "Catch Up Weekend".

Luckily, Rob works evenings so it doesn't seem like I'm ignoring him. Saturdays are Family and Fun days.

I'll just say that the blogs may be sparse from now on until the end of the year. I'll keep things up to date though.

New home in San Antonio, Texas

I apologize for the delay on making a new post about our move. We (yet again) made a long caravan of a 26 foot long UHaul, the Jeep, and the trailer with the Harley. I followed this thing for nine fun (haha) hours in my car. Let's just say that I actually overdosed on caffeinne...not fun. Anyways, we then unloaded everything the next day in about 5 hours. Luckily, I've taken 20 days of leave to relax and unpack before school starts.

We have been taking the dogs to parks around here that have fun trails. The dogs go crazy with all the new smells. Rob and I are having fun adjusting to the new allergens here (Claritin to the rescue!).

Rob begins work at Coca Cola tomorrow night. He'll be working from 6pm-2am most days. This works out for the dogs because somebody will always be here (with the exception of an hour or two in the evening). I'll probably be leaving the house around 6am and getting home around 6 or 7 at night. I have to report to check in this coming Friday (Dec 5th). I'm not sure about the exact start date of class, but I'm assuming after the new year.

I promise to try and put posts on here regularly.

Summer Vacation in NE and IL

We drove up to Omaha at 4am last Saturday. We got there by 7pm that night. I was worried that Harley would whine the whole way up there but was pleasantly surprised when he was chill and slept much of the way there. Well, he threw up once, and then he was chill.




We left for Illinois the next day, we just needed a quick nap after a 14 hour drive. We got to see Rob's Dad and wife, Kristie, Rob's paternal grandparents, and Rob's Mom and uncle Scott.





We then went back to Omaha to hang out with friends and Travis, Rob's brother. We spent the day on the Missouri River with Rob's friend Jason and his girlfriend. It was a bit chilly but the sun came out later and we had some yummy grilled chicken and vegetable medley on a sand bar. I, of course, got sunburned. Gotta love sunglasses tan! P.S. It's nothing illicit in her hand. We like to smoke cigars sometimes :)



Rob and I went to the zoo. I loved it! We spent a long time watching two monkeys playing. One monkey had to have an arm amputated due to some injury. We never noticed it until we read the sign. He was a tough guy! There is a new Desert Dome that is really cool. And there is a huge rock of the world suspended on water. Rob couldn't resist pushing on it.





Then, Jason threw us a dinner party at his parents' house. Fun!!






We went out to Rob's friends' house an hour outside of Omaha. Rob was able to teach his niece how to shot her first 22. It was good fun. Then, we had to leave. It was a sad 13 hour drive home (we lose an hour coming back into the Mountain Time Zone from Central Time Zone). The sunflower field was something on our way home. Isn't it beautiful?

Dogs Do the Darndest Things!

This evening I was walking with my friend, C, and the dogs. She and I were talking and all of a sudden Annie jumped up and had a bird (pigeon) in her mouth! We were shocked. Luckily, she killed it quickly. Not luckily, C and I were gagging. We continued our walk and there goes Annie, running off. I tried calling her back but she has selective hearing when she wants to run. Then we see her stalking a black bird/crow(?). The little thing starts to fly and Annie jumps, yet again, and grabs him in her mouth. I ran over to see what exactly was going on. Let's just say she messed that little guy up. I don't know what got into her! She's eleven years old but she runs and plays like a young dog. It must be the glucosamine/chondroiton I give her everyday. I didn't get good pictures. I snapped a couple on my phone for Rob because he's probably very proud of her. His little hunter. Harley was very interested in the excitement. I'm a little grossed out.

Then vs Now

I just wanted to show everybody how much our puppy, Harley, has grown. The first picture is from a camping trip when he was 9 weeks old. I know it looks like he's an alchoholic with his beer can, but he really likes to toss them up and chase them around. I think it's the sound they make.....:) This picture is to just show you how big he is getting compared to Annie. He's about 17 weeks old in this picture. He is going to be a big boy!

I've been walking these guys every night for a good 40 minutes. Harley has caught on to "heel", "whoa" (to make them stop at intersections, street, etc), and "sit". We've moved the kennel into our bedroom and he does so much better.

Family Visit

Sorry that it's been a while since the last post. In my defense, the computer has been getting fixed :) I never realized how dependent we are on technology.

Rob's Mom and brother, Travis, came through here on their way to Phoenix, AZ. The whole time they were driving down here, Trav kept texting me and Rob saying, "You better have Annie (the dog) packed and ready to come home with me!" He misses having her live with him. The first thing he did was grab her and snuggle.

Enjoy the family pictures!

It's been a while...

Sorry it's been over a month since my last post. Things have been getting a little hectic. I've finally been bitten by the study bug so I've been reading and memorizing terms and learning about diseases and symptoms. I hope not to turn into a hypochondriac but I'm pretty sure I have Adult ADD.
The books are okay. I have found that cutting the index cards in half make better flash cards. I love how these are on the spiral!


An update on Harley. He is getting so big! He now weighs over 20 pounds and has discovered the joys of watching Annie rip rope toys up and taking the stuffing out of animals. He has learned that Annie doesn't like it when he gets too close to her when she has a rawhide bone.