Today began with a lot of rain and a dreary sky, but things soon took a turn for the good and the sun came out and brightened the day.
However, not everything was bright and exciting. This day, the 9th of February, began the semesters slew of exams. After sitting through 3 other classes, I finally made it to Livestock and Meat Evaluation and took my first exam of the semester. I did all right, but I am now finally in the mind set of 'school' and know I need to begin studying harder now before it gets too late and I'm too far behind.
One exam down, way too many to go.
February has started out well for me. I watched the Super Bowl, turned 21, started giving plasma, went to a new church, hung out with friends, watched some movies, ate at a Chinese buffet, attended a new bible study, and did a Ricky Martin puzzle!
I pray that everything finds everyone well. Enjoy this warmer weather and take a walk. Meet up with old friends and have a good laugh. Try something new, you might like it! Don't worry about the small things, even my big exams aren't big enough to overly stress about. And most of all, take care and God Bless!!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
2009 Is Almost Gone!
It is February 1st! An entire month has already past in this new year. I have already come accustomed to writing 2009 at the end of dates and 2008 has all but gone from my mind. It may be only one month that has flown past us in this new year, but we are already comfortable with the new one and before we know it, it will also be gone.
But, this new year has actually started off pretty smoothly for me. I brought in the new year with my sister and brother, Casey's pizza, a really old western movie, and my big beautiful bed with lots of blankets!
The next two weeks followed with milking the cows in our new parlor, watching movies, attending church, and just hanging around at home. By the time the 14th rolled around, it was time for me to head back to Kansas.
Wednesday morning the 14th, after helping milk the cows, I loaded up my car and was ready to go. I was able to buy a 2000 Volkswagen Passat to help me better get back to Manhattan and to help me get to all my activities this semester.
My drive back to Manhattan was pretty uneventful for the first 9 hours. The roads were slightly snow covered or had some heavy winds, otherwise it was smooth sailing. However, about forty minutes from Manhattan, some unexpected lights showed up on my dash. I just kept driving and was so very blessed to make it into the city limits of Manhattan.
Unfortunately, I did not make it all the way to my house, but my amazing roomie and friend, Kristy was able to pick me up and within two days I had my car fixed and back home with me! Having my car has been so great and a blessing to have with all the activities that I am involved in this semester! I am so thankful that I was able to make it all work out!
Since my classes have begun, I have been hanging out with my roomies and friends, working at the meat lab, going to class, working on my assignments, and I just recently began working at the Call Hall Dairy Bar in the morning. I am staying busy with all of this along with Ag Council meetings, NAMA, practicing for Dairy Challenge and going to Dairy Science Club meetings.
I just spent this past weekend up in Rochester, MN at the Midwest Dairy Challenge. I was able to be teamed up with four other people from different colleges to go out and evaluate a very well managed 1500-cow dairy. It was a super learning experience! The dairy we looked at was so very well managed, it was very difficult to find any problems that needed to be addressed.
In Rochester, I also got to meet many industry professionals and learn of many available interships. It was a great weekend in which I learned a bunch along with being in the cold with snow! I miss the snow!!
Now I am back in Manhattan ready for a new week ahead. I have loads of classes this week, NAMA and Ag Council meetings and practice for the national Dairy Challenge coming up in March. Along with these activities and work I have a birthday to celebrate!!
It should be a great week and I am looking forward to it!!
I hope everyone else is doing well and enjoying this new year and all that it has brought! Continue living with an open heart and open mind and loving all that there is in this world! Have a great week and Take Care!
But, this new year has actually started off pretty smoothly for me. I brought in the new year with my sister and brother, Casey's pizza, a really old western movie, and my big beautiful bed with lots of blankets!
The next two weeks followed with milking the cows in our new parlor, watching movies, attending church, and just hanging around at home. By the time the 14th rolled around, it was time for me to head back to Kansas.
Wednesday morning the 14th, after helping milk the cows, I loaded up my car and was ready to go. I was able to buy a 2000 Volkswagen Passat to help me better get back to Manhattan and to help me get to all my activities this semester.
My drive back to Manhattan was pretty uneventful for the first 9 hours. The roads were slightly snow covered or had some heavy winds, otherwise it was smooth sailing. However, about forty minutes from Manhattan, some unexpected lights showed up on my dash. I just kept driving and was so very blessed to make it into the city limits of Manhattan.
Unfortunately, I did not make it all the way to my house, but my amazing roomie and friend, Kristy was able to pick me up and within two days I had my car fixed and back home with me! Having my car has been so great and a blessing to have with all the activities that I am involved in this semester! I am so thankful that I was able to make it all work out!
Since my classes have begun, I have been hanging out with my roomies and friends, working at the meat lab, going to class, working on my assignments, and I just recently began working at the Call Hall Dairy Bar in the morning. I am staying busy with all of this along with Ag Council meetings, NAMA, practicing for Dairy Challenge and going to Dairy Science Club meetings.
I just spent this past weekend up in Rochester, MN at the Midwest Dairy Challenge. I was able to be teamed up with four other people from different colleges to go out and evaluate a very well managed 1500-cow dairy. It was a super learning experience! The dairy we looked at was so very well managed, it was very difficult to find any problems that needed to be addressed.
In Rochester, I also got to meet many industry professionals and learn of many available interships. It was a great weekend in which I learned a bunch along with being in the cold with snow! I miss the snow!!
Now I am back in Manhattan ready for a new week ahead. I have loads of classes this week, NAMA and Ag Council meetings and practice for the national Dairy Challenge coming up in March. Along with these activities and work I have a birthday to celebrate!!
It should be a great week and I am looking forward to it!!
I hope everyone else is doing well and enjoying this new year and all that it has brought! Continue living with an open heart and open mind and loving all that there is in this world! Have a great week and Take Care!
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