home + a little catching up.

james and i made it home at the beginning of the month after my block B exams, but the weekend went by way to fast. we barely had time to see anyone or do much of anything. we are home again now for thanksgiving, and i am really glad. :] he spent the day with his brother and parents in carson, while i am here in reno with my parents. it's been a super relaxing day to say the least!

as far as other updates go, school is moving right along. in another month i will be 1/8th of a pharmacist. haha. last friday, i had a rotation in a community pharmacy, and i really enjoyed it. i actually felt like a pharmacist for the first time, and i didn't mind the way it felt. i still have doubts about whether or not pharmacy school was the right choice, so that was a good feeling. plus, i just have to remind myself that there are a lot of options i will be able to pursue when i am done. my grades are not perfect, but i am trying to take part in other opportunities as they come along. i started volunteering in my school's student run health clinic, which has also been a good experience. it's still in the beginning stages, so there are growing pains that come along with that. but i think it will eventually be a pretty good resource for people in my area.

what else... we had some friends visit a few weekends ago, and i took a letterpress class in san francisco. it was really fun learning how to letterpress. it's so much work. i'm not sure i would ever really want to do it seriously, but i could see doing some smaller projects in the future if time ever permits.
also during that weekend, we went to our first NFL football game. it was crazy. the stadium is just so much louder than you can really imagine. my ears were literally hurting to the point where i had cover them. ha. we didn't really have a strong preference for either team, but it was still exciting to see the 49ers win in overtime. [on a side note, i think that since james has moved to the bay with me, i have watched more sports than in all the years of my life before this. ha.]

also back in october, there was a big pharmacy conference in san francisco that i decided to attend. i got to be part of the quiz bowl team for my school, and we won first place for the second year in a row! we beat more recognized schools like UCSF and UCSD, which is pretty exciting for my school. we also came in first place in the clinical skills competition and tied for first place in the poster presentation. i still get a lot of blank looks when i tell people the name of my school, so when things like this happen, it's really great for my school... and in a way for me too. :] here's a touro group shot with the clinical skills competition winners:
that's about all i have for now... the weather here is freezing, so i think i'm going to snuggle up in my covers and watch a few episodes of friends. i actually have a couple of layouts that i made earlier this month to share, but i need to find the time to take photos of them. i've also been trying to update my tumblr account every so often... so you can always check in there if you are bored. it's really just a bunch of randomness that i share there, but it's kind of fun.

ok. i hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!