Red Deer, Kitty, and halfway done

Finally, I am getting around to this blog. It has been awhile since these events have happened. Lots have happened...it is the end of the month, which means all I have is exams again. So its a very stressful time. Jesse has been trying to find a job again after getting laid off from this shut down in Conklin...so again stressful. 

We went to Red deer to pick up the chevy cavalier that I talked about in my previous blog. Mom came along with us to bring my car home, I was so proud of her she drove deer foot all by herself! Especially since driving that road is so scary. But while we were in red deer and picked up the car we went to the mall to just hang out to let Jesse sleep. I went into target for the first time and it is really cool being in there, they have really good prices..why can't lethbridge have one? 

Then we went to go look around the rest of the mall. I got a free massage from a place that was promoting their company, it was a really good massage, it was nice because she used her palms as opposed to her fingers. It was very relaxing and nice, it got out a lot of the kinks that were in my back and neck. Then we went into bath and body works and they were giving out a free travel size lotion for anyone that entered the store, so free lotion is always nice. 

Then we went home again..That is about it. 

But guess what people? I beat my fear of driving...I actually like driving..can you believe that? I like it. I got over it, after watching mom drive through Calgary I told myself that Lethbridge driving. is not that bad, and I shouldn't complain, the traffic could be way worse.

But to introduce people to my car...

KITTY THE CAVALIER

She is a 1994..not 87..chevy cavalier and I love her. She drives perfectly...pretty good for 250 right? and she doesn't look like a granny car which I love, only thing it really needs is a stereo. 

sleeping love bug...awww 

Also I am halfway done school..yay!!

Sad? Happy? just a bunch of mixed emotions...

SAD...

I had to throw out all of my stain slides in bio..I understand we can't keep them forever because there are dangerous bacteria on them, but still they are all such hard work. I was so tempted to just go in there after class and take them, but I knew I couldn't I knew I would get sick. 

Also It would have been really cool to get a picture of all my slides but I wasn't able to..sad face..but for now this little picture below will give an idea of what they look like, but still all my hard work.... 

HAPPY...

Jesse might be coming home in a few days yay! and better yet he is giving me an early christmas present...my very own beater! I know I talked about the Jimmy but it was just falling apart, it was horrible and we sold it to someone and made a return on it so it was good for our bank. But he is getting me a 1987 chevy cavalier and the colour is green and rust...*crickets*...yeah I know, sounds like a horrible car. But we are not spending lots of money on it so if I crash it, it will only damage my insurance. 

SO hopefully we will have a pic of that for next time...until something again happens..

College tests...and hard work going down the drain

Last week I had my first college test, and I did so well. I was stressing out so bad over it, but in the end I got an 83 on it, which I think is really good considering that the class average was 71. This week too there are going to be tons of exams and college exams really are not that bad if you listen to what the teacher says will be on the exam. 

But the sad part about this about being tested and graded is that some of our work is just thrown out. For example, in our Microbiology lab, we made all these slides, stained them and now we have to throw them out. I am so tempted to go to the lab and steal one just so that I can remember that I made them. Me, myself and I made them. The coolest slide that I made was the nigrosin stain because it looked like the bacteria was glowing in the stain.

But sadly we have to throw them out because we have bacteria on them that could be very harmful to other people...bummer eh? But it was a cool experience none the less. 

Last week, Jesse also went away to a shut down for 24 days. It was sad, but your love's have to do what they have to do to make money. 

That has pretty much been my last few weeks. 

Until something somewhat interesting happens....stay tuned.

Environmental swabs

So today my lab partner Stephanie and I went to go take pictures of our bacteria that has been brewing over the last while. It is amazing how much bacteria is on a toilet seat since that is one of the places where we did our environmental swabs. But I think its cool, we learnt how to plate bacteria to isolate it further and also to add them to a broth. Definitely in school the labs are my favourite and can't wait to keep learning more.

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CSP tour/ Weigh in thursdays

Today was so exciting to me. I got to finally tour the department that I plan to have my future career in, the central processing at the hospital. It was exactly how I thought it would be, I think I will really love this job. I like the idea of working by myself, and just doing my work, as well as, sterilizing stuff. I am sort of beginning to become like a mini germophobe, and kind of am worrying about the germs around me now, but they say in due time that goes away. 

But I thought it was a good day and very good tour. I also went to go see Laura and I gained a pound so now I am at 204.5, but I have a plan for next week so we shall see how it goes. I was going to skip going to the gym tonight but my boyfriend is very "kind" and told me I had to go, and I am glad that he did, because although I hurt, it was the right thing to do and it will benefit next weeks weigh in session. I just need to worry about my water intake a bit more. 

But until, the next exciting thing happens...Cheers! 

Firsts

       this week was so exciting for me...it was a week of firsts! I started college for the first time this week, I have 6 classes in total. microbiology, csp, communications, medical terminology, English and computers. the first class I was so nerve wrecked it was crazy, but I just sat by a girl named Stephanie and introduced myself. I found out that she was in the same program as me, a ps well as, this other girl named Chelsea.

it was also my first lab ever, we got to wear labs coats and the whole deal. I learnt how to use a Brunson burner and we got to look at frogs blood and bacteria under the microscope. we also did environmental swabs, my lab partner and I took them from a door handle and from the tilet seat in the bathroom. I am really excited to see what kinds of bacteria will grow on the plates from the samples. I think that the lab will be one of my favourite classes, and luckily I have a lab partner that knows what she is doing, she helped me a bit with the microscope.

this week I also tried A new recipe, a orange sour cream chicken, it was soo good but I could have made it better but that is what has been up in the last few days and it feels good doing school and making new friends.

This week I also tried getting new nails on, the first day I completely hated them, I wanted to just rip them off but after having them for awhile I got used to them and I think they are ok. Sometimes they can be difficult to deal with but its all good. 

here's hope to a good semester! 

Movies movies movies

When Jess and I got back from holidays it was right about when they had the half price night at the good theatre so we decided on going to three movies. 

2 guns...Planes...and Elysium 

2 guns was a great movie, but the only downside was that I could hardly stay away. I was so tired from driving for 20 hours it was hard to stay awake. But from what I saw it was very good and there were not a lot of people so that was nice as well. 

Planes was a good movie as well. It was kind of slow in the beginning but it got really good. The mexicano plane was hilarious, he was my favourite and it was good seeing it in 3d from the aerial perception of the planes. 

Elysium...last but not least was so good. I nearly cried in the end it was brilliant, You felt the difference between what life was like on the world - being in poverty- and what it was like on Elysium - rich bitches-. But it had a good twist the ending was sad but it was good in the end because it saved all the people on the earth from the evil lady (Jodie foster). I really liked it and I do not really see Matt Damon movies that often either and I thought his acting was great.