Tomorrow is our first day of class and I am petrified! So, how did I spend my last few hours of freedom? Watching the NFL playoffs, of course. I watched my Colts lose to the San Diego Chargers today. I was genuinely heartbroken. But every cloud has a silver lining, right? I figure it's a good thing they lost because had they won, I would have watched the AFC championship game. And if they won that game, then there would have been the Super Bowl. So, there are two perfectly good study days I would have given up for football. God has a plan...
1) Notes - We picked up our packets of notes from several departments. We have our Microscopic Anatomy, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Physiology notes. When you combine all the packets, there are about 350 pages of notes. This may sound like a lot but it gets worse! These are only our notes for the first two weeks of class. And what's even worse, we're still missing our Histology, Embryology, Neuroanatomy, and Doctor, Patient, and Society notes. I knew we'd have a lot of notes and that we'd be studying A LOT, but I must say that I was shocked by the sheer volume of notes we have. They say first and second semester is the toughest and I can certainly see why. Please pray for us...
2) We decided not to cook tonight. After all, it is our last meal before it all begins. Since it is Sunday, most places are closed. So, it was either Perky's Pizza or Brother's Restaurant (Chinese). We rolled Chinese. Ironic how our "last supper" here was also our first supper the night we arrived. Of course, my boyfriend and Derrick went will ole reliable (the chicken chow mein). Mike had the same chicken tenders he had last time. I tried to be adventurous and ordered the Chicken Phai Thai. Woah, did that backfire! Stay away from the red chili stuff - it creates fire in your mouth...
With the first day of class looming its ugly head, its easy to recall how we got here in the first place. We want to thank everyone that helped us get this far. To our family and friends, thank you for all of your support. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all of your help. Please continue to pray for us and think of us from time to time. It will be hard living and studying here and being away from you all, but know that we'll do our very best to make you proud. You've done everything you could to get us here and now it is our turn to bring it home. Even though our marathon is just about to begin, we know we have the best cheerleaders on the sideline. We love you and we'll keep in touch. Please forgive us if you don't hear from us for a while. We'll try to keep you posted as best we can.
Michael and Melissa
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