Not Yet a Vet…dot net

I sort of forgot about that whole “I’ll post from my parents’ house” thing from last time.  Oh well.  I had a nice Thanksgiving even without blogging.  I made a pretty fantastic red velvet cake to take to the Captain’s house.  I had no idea that his cousins used to eat red velvet cake when they were little and it would be such a nostalgic treat for them.  I’m really happy with how it turned out.  I’ve decided that I make a mean cake.    Captain and I spent a lot of time together, which was my main goal for the break.

Even though I had a great time, there were a couple things that happened while I was at home that do not make me happy.  First, I accidentally washed my digital camera with my laundry.  I am the most anal person I know, especially when it comes to electronics, and so this was a particularly shocking discovery.  My camera, case and all, fell out of the bag it was in and into the laundry.  I dumped the laundry into the washing machine.  The rest is history.  That problem was solved today when I ordered a new camera.  Thank you, Christmas sales.  I don’t do professional photography, I just like having a little point-and-shoot to chronicle my life in veterinary school (and to take lots of pictures of my cats).

Crappy thing #2 was the fact that one of my cats, James, had a horrible start to his visit at Grandma’s (a.k.a. my parents’ house).  I had planned ahead and asked my mom to open the side door so I wouldn’t have to walk the cats past the crazy dog, but the combination of the carrier,  rain, a 2 hour car ride, and a slight pause for me to get the door open was too much for my boy.  He flipped out and the whole carrier was shaking.  I got him inside and realized that he had “wet his pants” and had also rolled in the mess.  Some quiet time in the bathroom with some clean towels and a quasi-bath was enough to set him straight.  He was rubbing on my arm within 10 minutes.  I just felt really bad that he was so scared.

The only other negative thing I can think of was the fact that my break was so short.  I really wish I’d have had MORE time with Captain, but I suppose that’s what Christmas break is for.  Today marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping and finals season.  I wasn’t really thinking about finals until I got to school today and everyone seemed really worried and stressed.  I did some organizing and such today and I’m in a good position to start studying hard tomorrow after class.  I’m crossing my fingers for some good motivation.

I’d rather be baking Christmas cookies…