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Finally got my thank you's done! Thanks to shutterfly, they are going to be awesome! I can't wait for them to get here since I'm so behind on these stinkin' things! Also can't wait to get the rest of my wedding picts because the mini preview I got of them this morning has me REALLY excited! Yay marriage!!! :)

Well, two tests and one section of anatomy down. woohoo!!! only 2 more sections and 4 tests to go. We're now starting on the arm and the trunk of the body which is good because it's a little bit more relevant to what I'll actually need for my job. I have anatomy with future Physical Therapists and the leg was more of their domain and so studying for it at times got a little bit frustrating. It's been pretty amazing to start out with a new section though because it means a week of not having to study EVERYDAY for multiple hours! yay!!!!! This week definitely has been pretty great because I can just hang out with my roommate and enjoy life. It's nice to have a week without pressure. So, thats about it. Oh, my lab partners and I named our cadaver Stanley. He's kind of smelly and so he now has the nickname of Smelly Stan. This of course is a term of endearment since we really do love the guy since he so graciously donated his body to us. :) I think I'll probably donate my body to science when I die. It's not like I'm going to need it and I really do appreciate that people are willing to do it so that people like me can learn. :) Sooo yeah. I'm loving life and looking forward to the weekend because I'm making a trip to Indianapolis to visit my man!!! :)

What I'm doing with my life...

So, my intro to OT class is a joke. It basically is a waste of dollars and I dread going to the class even though it's only once a week. Anyways, we have talked a lot about what occupational therapy actually is since it's kind of a hard thing to explain. I mean, most of you probably don't know what OT is. You probably think that its about finding careers for people through counseling and such, especially since I was a Psych major. But, thats not true at all. One of our profs gave us a little cheat card for what our profession is all about so I figured I'd put it on here to once and for all explain what I'm doing with my life...

Occupational therapy is a proven, recognized therapy that enables people to overcome the disabling effects of mental, physical, developmental, and emotional conditions by helping improve their ability to perform tasks in their living and working environments. Practitioners work with individuals to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, and also to compensate for permanent loss of function. The goal of occupational therapy is to help individuals lead independent, productive, and satisfying lives through participation.

My 21st birthday...

So, my 21st birthday was June 30th. I went home for my actual birthday and did the whole family thing. I spent some time with my parents and with my not so little anymore Oliver. Then we went out to eat with my brother and his girlfriend at one of my most favorite restaurants at home. I got presents and cake and had a great weekend with the fam. But, the next weekend is when the TRUE 21st birthday celebration took place. My roommate Megan is pretty familiar with Columbus and so we decided that she would show me around C-bus. Keith and Mason came to visit for the weekend and to celebrate with me. Also, my good friend Tyler who is my Ohio State connection to Megan joined in the celebration as well as some of Megan's friends that already live here. We started the night out at some of Megan's guy friends' house. We basically just chilled and played some cornhole. That way when we went downtown to the bars we wouldnt have to spend as much money on expensive alcohol. We headed downtown around 10 o'clock. We went to a bar called The Patio. I was feeling pretty good at this point. And by good I mean I was slightly tipsy but far from drunk. But that's when the birthday shots started. Turns out, when it's your 21st birthday everyone buys you drinks in an attempt to get you extremely wasted and sick. Well after way way too many shots I was definitely that. I was not wasted to the point of not remembering because I remember the night quite clearly, but I got way sick. Keith and I got a cab and headed back to the guys' house to crash for the night. Needless to say the next morning I woke up still feeling terrible and extremely sick. It took me a long time to recover. It was a good time but needless to say I'm glad I'll only turn 21 once. At least my grandma was happy because her hope that I would get sick came true...

me taking one of many shots that was the death of me. ugh...

Anatomy...

This is my summer. My most involved class is Neuromuscular Anatomy which comes complete with 2 hours of lectures on Tuesday/Thursdays and then 2ish hours of labs in the afternoons. Lectures start in the mornings at 8:30 and because I'm not much of a morning person at all I don't really get a whole lot out of them. But, the afternoons are pretty interesting. I have been slicing and dicing on cadavers! It's pretty crazy! The first day of lab started out with me and my lab partners "skinning" the gluteal region...which means the butt. We have a pretty muscular man which makes it easy to see all that we need to see. Also, its good to have a man because most of the women are pretty fatty and cleaning out fat is pretty much the grossest thing ever. Let's just say that after cleaning out the fat from the gluteal region I had no desire to eat corn for a while. Eew! So my first few weeks of school dealt with the lower limb. I had to learn basically everything there is to know. I had to learn all of the muscles, where they attach, what their function is, what arteries give them blood supply, what nerves make them function, the structures of the joints, the ligaments, all of the bones, and all of the little special features on the bones. And then I had to be able to identify them on a cadaver! It's pretty intense, and I feel like a grad student because of this class. It has been pretty fun though too. Dissecting is really really interesting and being in class with other people that actually enjoy it is new for me. I mean, in high school I was the "Dr. Frankenstein" according to my classmates in Bio II because I loved dissecting so much. But now I'm surrounded by people who are just as weird as me. It's nice :) Well, that's all about anatomy for now.

I'm a little behind...

So, I don't know if anybody looks at this or not but since I have friends that are doing this whole blogging thing all over the country and world! I suppose I should try to keep updated on my life. So much has been going on so I'll try to break it up a little at a time. June was a pretty crazy month. I was extremely emotional about pretty much everything and had a hard time adjusting. I pretty much cried everyday. Keith came and visited me the first weekend because I really needed him there with me. He hadn't started his job yet and so he came by on Thursday and stayed until Sunday. My roommate left for the weekend and so I definitely appreciated him coming. It was great, and it was hard to have him leave. And then I had survived my first week of grad school.

And the next chapter begins...

Well, here I am in Columbus. I am officially an Ohio State Buckeye, and I'm attempting to get used to that. It's amazing how overwhelming Ohio State is compared to the little 'WU that I am used to. But, after day one of grad school, which was today, I have survived. I think that I will enjoy my program a lot once I finally get on a roll and get moving with my classes. It is nice to finally be learning about stuff that I'll actually need for my job. :) So far, I've been having my typical adjusting to the newness problems and have been struggling emotionally. I hate how down in the dumps I get when I have to deal with change! It gets kind of exhausting. I'm sure that Keith is getting exhausted as well since he gets multiple calls a day dealing with me in a variety of moods. I'm sure its hard for him to listen to me tell him how much I wish he was with me, but life just hasn't dealt us the being together card. I have a roommate here in Columbus luckily, and she is great. She is a starting out PT student so we have plenty in common including feelings of being overwhelmed. I'm so lucky that it worked out to have her because even though we don't really know each other it's good to have someone around. Well, I guess that's about all for now. I'm trying to remain positive because I know things will only get better as I begin to get more comfortable and begin to get to know people. I know it will get better. However, if anybody feels like visiting to keep me company I definitely woudn't turn that down :)