The sweet, sweet aftermath

I did it!! I survived my first (and rumored to be "hardest") semester of pharmacy school! :D I can still rememeber, and quite vividly, my first few days here at Ferris. I can recall looking at my calendar and saying, "I'm three days into pharmacy school! Now I'm four days in!" And here I am, with a semester already history. Yesterday when I left that lecture hall and stepped out into the air, I'd never felt more relieved in my whole life. It was a marathon, and towards the end I felt renewed energy propelling me through the final mile. I can't describe how hard I worked this semester, because I've just never done it before.

Finals week was rough, but I managed to pull through it with grace. I got my A in Clinical Anatomy and Physiology, I'm borderline A-B in Profession of Pharmacy, so whichever it will be will end up being a surprise to me when the grades come back. I got a 97% on my Biochem final exam!! Which brings my overall grade up to a B in the class. I'm really proud about that one--mostly because I had a D about halfway through the semester. Integrated Lab brought me a C (it was my sacraficial lamb, so to speak) and I'm anxiously awaiting results on Pharmaceutics. I'm hoping for a C, but it's just about the only class that I'm clueless on at this point. My days of getting all A's are over, and I realized it long ago. But I was raised to always give my best, and this time I gave even more than that, so I feel good about how I've done. Even better, I know I can improve next semester (now that I know how to study!!).

So for the next three weeks I don't have to crack open a book. :D :D After class yesterday my friend Beth and I signed a leasing contract with Jim, the man who owns the lakehouse we want to rent next year, and that was exciting. My living arrangements for the next year and a half are taken care of even before Christmas!! I came back home to clean my entire room and just relax with some of my friends here on the floor, and this afternoon Mike is coming to pick me up and take me back to the 'Zoo. I'm so excited.

I'm so excited to finally be in the sweet aftermath. :D