Coming Up for Air

You know when you're a kid and you dive into the deep end of the pool to touch the bottom and then swim back up?  Do you remember what it felt like those times when you weren't sure you got quite enough air before submersion or didn't push off the bottom hard enough to get back up?  You wondered if you were going to make it back up to the top.  And then, after some of the longest seconds of your life, you made it back up to the top.  And then the very instant your mouth and nose broke the plane out of the water, you took the biggest, deepest breath.  And it felt so good.

That is what this weekend was like...ok, maybe not quite that dramatic.  But it did feel good to go about 30 hours without doing schoolwork or studying.  And now I know that I need a little bit bigger of a breath as I jump back in.

My tests last week went just fine - I think anatomy went better than physiology, but we'll see once the grades are all in.  The days were long (several 10-12 hour days on campus), but I think it paid off.

After each anatomy test, we (all of the PA, PT, OT students, as well as our professor and TAs) have a party - called a "Post Gross."  They rent out a bar (or restaurant, if you prefer) downtown and we all go hang out.  Our professor has been doing this for years and loves it.  It was great to get to hang out with people outside of class and meet some new folks, as well.

And then, to make the weekend that much better, I got a little taste of Greenville and Grace.  Joe and Stephanie were down visiting Joe's family, so I got to spend some time with them.  I also got to meet up with Wes and Mac to watch one of Mac's baseball games - sorry, no pictures, but it was great to see them!

Now, ready or not, it's time to dive back in!