May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor--Week 3

I can't believe The Hunger Games finally came out! It was utterly fantastic! Haha. I might have to go again. It was such a fun atmosphere with a bunch of other young people. One girl even screamed when the previews started because she was so excited. It got really hushed when the lights finally dimmed. Sarah and I were shaking each other and clutching each other's hands because we just couldn't contain our enthusiasm. I had a lot of fun, but I was very tired the next day.

We also finally had our Lord of the Rings movie marathon this weekend, which was so fun! I loved watching the films with all of my London girls. We ate pizza, popcorn, and chocolate chip cookie bars for dinner then had banana bread, blueberry muffins, bananas, and apple juice for breakfast the next morning. After so much fun, I am glad to have today to just relax and finish up some homework.

My speech in Oral Advocacy went pretty well. I think I spoke too quickly at the beginning, but then I calmed down a bit and did better the rest of the speech. I really enjoyed hearing everyone else's stories because they were interesting.

I also got my Anatomy test back on Friday. I got an A, which I was kind of expecting because I felt like I did really well. The class average was 94, and I got 97, so needless to say it was a pretty easy test. I don't think I've ever seen such a high average in one of my classes before.

My internship went pretty well this week, too. It was kind of slow because a lot of the farm calls are in the afternoon after I am gone, but this week, I will hopefully be able to make a couple of farm calls with Dr. W (I know for sure that Tuesday we are shoeing and floating teeth on horses).

This week, I have another Anatomy test (Monday/tomorrow) and a Physics test (Friday). I also have my Circle K transitional meeting so the new exec board members can learn what exactly we will need to do next year. Basically, we are going to be trained in. I should probably tell you that I have decided to try to graduate after Winter Term next year instead of skipping Winter and going Fall and Spring. There are just too many changes being made at Augustana next year, including the loss of my advisor (he's going to Gustavus Adolphus to be the new Dean of Sciences and Education), the addition of the Student Center onto the library, and the renovation of Old Main. I am afraid that if I tried to skip a term, things would go really badly and I wouldn't be able to graduate on time. I am very worried about that, so I want to play it safe. That way, if something doesn't go according to plan Winter Term, I will still have Spring to take some classes and graduate when I am supposed to. This is even more important since I am not sure I will still be able to work at the thrift store this summer. There has been a management change, and I am not sure if I will be rehired. There are just too many unknowns for me to be able to take that risk. The advising changes will hopefully be explained in more detail at the VET MED meeting on Thursday. My advisor was going to be the faculty advisor for the group, but since he is leaving, we need to find someone else quick (or we won't have a group!).

In other news, because I no longer have Aerobic Dance for a gym class, I have decided to take up Step Aerobics on Monday and Wednesday nights. We had such a great workout on Wednesday. The instructor even incorporated some Zumba into the routine, which was so much fun. You already know that I love Zumba, so to have some of it during Aerobics is just the perfect workout. I get really exhausted from Step, so doing Zumba in the middle helps me recover and breaks up the difficulty a little bit. I felt so good, so I cannot wait for tomorrow night. I need to get more fit in about three weeks because I am doing another 5K (the Friday the 13th 5K sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in April). I really want to break my old record (which I think is like 38 or 39 minutes), so I need to be feeling good and strong before I run.

No word on what's going on next weekend. I'm sure we will find something interesting to do. However, Friday is the deadline for an Outstanding Student scholarship I am applying for. It is only open to freshman, sophomores, and juniors who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher during their time at Augustana. The award is $500, which isn't much, but if I win, it will really help. Wish me luck with that.

That's everything for now. I guess my final thoughts are that you should go see The Hunger Games if you haven't yet. Or, if you still haven't read the books, you should so you can go see the movie later. So worth it. Have a great week!