Thanksgiving Break!

Thanksgiving Break is finally here!!! We get a whole week off from classes next week. (Which will be SO nice...I feel like I've been going and going and going) When we return from break, we will have two more full weeks of classes, then three days of finals. Then I will be 1/8th of the way done with veterinary school!

My most recent adventure was a trip to Salt Lake City last weekend to go to the Hogle Zoo. A group of us were able to meet with the zoo veterinarian and tour their hospital and veterinary facilities. I don't have a lot of interest in being a zoo vet (I think it would be cool, but there are so many other things I'm more interested in) but it was a great experience! The animals were very active in the colder weather! The snow leopard cub was running around and playing with his mom's tail, and there were several young animals to see.

The month and half old giraffe calf at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City

Classes have been continuing to go very well. In the last few weeks, several of our classes have drawn all the concepts we've been learning about together. It has been really refreshing to finally see how all of the minute details we've studied actually fit into the big picture and how they will fit into practice. Our anatomy lab today was practicing auscultation on dogs and cats. Burton attended his very first day of vet school so that he could be a part of lab and have his lungs and ticker listened to.

My classmate Colton listening to Burton's heart and lung sounds while I hold.

We have had a few snow storms come through the valley. This area is very beautiful when it snows! And it gets pretty chilly here. In the mornings, it's been about 20 degrees. And supposedly, this fall and winter (so far) have been pretty mild...

Burton playing around in the snow. We got about 5-6 inches at our house at the last storm!

Snow on the last of the fall leaves in Logan

The view of the snow-capped mountains from our house in Hyrum.

Ryann and I are starting the break off tomorrow night by going down to Salt Lake City to see Eric Church in concert at the Maverick Center! Then I will head to Las Vegas on Tuesday evening and spend the rest of the week there. I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner again. Ryann and I have tentative plans to try to go up to Denver for a few days. I believe I will be in Las Vegas for a few days to celebrate Christmas. And I am hoping to be in Reno for New Years. Then the next semester starts January 7th with a very packed schedule!

I hope everyone is doing well and has a wonderful holiday next week!

Cheers

C