Thunderstorms and Texas

Woke up this morning to the sound of rumbling and darkness outside my bedroom window. I don't mind sleeping during storms but when I checked the radar, there is a line of storms from Springfield to Texas. Oddly enough it is the same path to which we will set sail on(hopefully not literally) in a few short hours on our trek back home for the week.

So many things to do before I get going. The dogs smell and therefore will need a bath before I ride in the car with them for 8 hours. On a brighter note I found out that I will now have an enormous reading assignment hanging over my head until classes start back up. And when I say enormous I mean expansive to the tune of about 600 pages in 2 different books(1 of which I haven't even purchased yet). So then the question begs, will I ever get an actual break before December of 2011?

Well you can't stop my excitement for Texas at this point. Thunderstorms, 600 pages or reading, nah. We have family, friends and a pseudo-nephew to see!

So much has happened...

..Since my last post. Today is May 11th and that means that I finished my 1st semester of PA school yesterday! Wow, what a blur. It was a little bittersweet on the ending considering I felt like I was cheated out of a proper head and neck anatomy section. My prof, in order to curve some of the less capable students' grades, allowed us to make up our own questions for our final anatomy test. Well thats all fine and good when you just want a good grade, but this is grad school and my future ability depends on how much I actually learn. Yeah it goes against every feeling one has during undergrad, but it is so much different when you are if a professional program. Oh well, enough of that, I will learn it eventually on my own. I should be elated that I am actually finished with the "hardest" semester of the year. Although I studied more than ever before, the content just wasn't that difficult overall. The lack of time is definitely the biggest challenge.

Aubrey and I are also excited to meet the newest DuToit this weekend when we go back to Texas. A bit of a shocker that he is already here, but we are glad we get to meet him before we spend the summer back in Missouri. And maybe I can perfect some of my skills before my own child comes into this world. Who is moving and thrusting almost all the time. Last night I looked over at Aub's belly and I could see it moving underneath a blanket. Pretty amazing and exciting to know we are getting closer to holding our little nina in our arms. Well it is a beautiful day for the moment and I want to enjoy it because it thunderstormed yesterday and is supposed to for the rest of the week. Hasta luego.