Beth and I microscoping...

B and I are in Clinical Services A, which is basically like a day-long class on clinical pathology, bacteriology and virology. Thrilling as that sounds :), it's actually been a great review for boards (which are in November/December) and pretty relaxed. We had our class discussion out on the lawn in front of the school today! It's just going to be a bit of a change when clinics actually start :(
Other than being back in Corvallis, nothing else new really...just enjoying life for the moment :)

The better picture :)

This one definitely IS much better! I wish that I could get my hair and makeup done professionally EVERY day!! :) Anyway, this is one from the "formals" collection :) Doesn't she look WONDERFUL?? :)

Here comes the bride...

It's officially the Shelby-Eric Wedding Weekend!!! Yay!

The horror...

I cannot, I repeat CANNOT handle spiders. I don't care how girly and pathetic that may sound, it is simply a fact of life and I will not be made to feel stupid about it. Yesterday I had TWO experiences (traumas) involving spiders. The first occured while I was watering the yard. I went to fill up the watering can to water the fuschias on the porch and realized that there was a spider web attached to the can. No problem. I knock down said spider and web and start to fill up the can. Then I look up and see ANOTHER identical spider attached to its own web right above my head. Knock that one down. And give it a sharp spray for good measure. Just as I am feeling a little creeped out that twin spiders have invaded my watering can, I look up to see the MOTHER OF ALL SPIDERS (at least the mother of the twins) who is, I swear to God, the size of a silver dollar (not counting the legs!!). As with all scary things, what did I do? I froze, certain that if I moved, MOAS would jump off of the fence and attack me. I slowly backed away and promptly called my mom to inform her that the plants would just have to starve. I could not go outside again. Well, that plan wasn't exactly going to work, so I improvised. Could NOT touch the contaminated watering can, so I watered the fushias with an Aquafina bottle. The second trauma occured while Shelby was visiting last night. We were about to settle in for a cozy movie night, when there's ANOTHER spider (although this was not MOAS) on the wall directly behind the bed. After several attempts (by Shelby-the-bravest-girl-I-know) to destroy the horrific beast, it escaped to under a book. And you can bet your booty there was no way we were going to lift up that book. So we settled for squishing on the side of the bed farthest away from the book to watch the movie. (This was after poor Shelby had the unfortunate luck of landing in a pile of nasties left by Nikki under the sheets the night before). I don't know if she'll ever come back here. Sigh. So that is it. I am still trying to figure out the most strategic plan for watering the plants today. I'd appreciate any suggestions.

The Rundown

Well. It most certainly has been a whirlwind month. The quick and dirty (well, not so dirty):
- Had one week off after finals; spent it packing/organizing my excessive amount of STUFF and geocaching with Ryan, Amanda's boyfriend (she and Beth were having fun on RVP)
- Spent three fantastic weeks in Portland at OHSU; stayed with Robin and got to know the Raleigh Hill's neighborhood very well :)
- Fell in love with Whole Foods, New Seasons, Powells, Mio Gelato, Two Lips Pizza, the french toast at the Cameo Cafe, and the mashed potatoes at Manzana
- Had a wonderful week up in Pullman, much to my surprise! Great to see Jesyka and everyone at WSU and I was actually a little sad to leave (what a difference a few months and a sunnier outlook on life can make!)

Now I'm back in Eugene/Corvallis for three weeks! Shelby and Eric are getting married in 10 days!!! I can hardly believe that my best friend, the girl that I met the first week of high school, is getting married. Time certainly is a strange thing.

Speaking of time, it is official Plant-Watering and Dead-Heading hour!