Sorry for the lack of posts in the past few months. Randy and I have moved on to facebook, so please find us there. I'll be posting updates and pictures regularly (hopefully)!

Update...Finals!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all! I have been extremely remiss in posting to the blog. The days seem to fly by faster and faster...it's hard to keep up sometimes. I used to feel like vet school was going to take forever...4 years of pain...but now, it seems like it's just flying by. Now I worry how I'm going to learn everything I need to learn in the short amount of time left...and believe me there is a lot to learn! I still feel like they teach us too much. I'm always asking myself....do I really need to know that for future practice, or should I just memorize as much as I can to pass boards? Anyways, right now I'm studying respiratory pathologies (important? yes!) for my systemic pathology class, and later I'll try to squeeze in some pharmacology. As I'm sitting here studying...I have all 3 dogs and all 3 cats crowded around me in the office...I think they're trying to remind me why I'm doing this! Finals start monday, and end friday...so it will be a long week. Looking forward to Mom's visit during spring break...hopefully the wonderful weather will continue :)

Back to School

Well, I've been back in school for 1 week. I spent my Friday night studying, and I'm up early on Saturday morning to study some more...a sign of what's to come. I felt like I'd fallen behind by the 3 rd day! Scary... Otherwise, things in Davis are the same as always...filled with lots of animals and their respective problems. Tobey is sure growing up fast. I think he's around 65 lbs now, and 9 months old. He is really become a fun dog with such a fun loving personality. He loves going to the barn with us, but is still learning how to be a barn dog (ie...exist around the horses, without getting kicked!) It's a big challenge for his little Golden Retreiver brain! Thought I'd update you on the most recent animal addition to the Davis house. I've posted some pictures of Tucker, our 30-something pound cat. We got him in November from Randy's sister, who couldn't keep him anymore due to his inappropriate elimination habits. So, Randy decided that we might be able to help him. Poor Randy had to battle the airports and cancelled flights to bring this enormous cat down from Canada. All said, Tucker traveled well and adjusted to our house quickly. We've had a ton of bloodwork run on him to rule out medical issues, and now he's on a diet and an exercise regimen! He started at 32.5 lbs, and he's down to around 30 lbs now. My goal for him is 20 lbs...I'll keep you updated on his progress :) Ok...enough babbling...it's time for some coffee and studying...

Happy Holidays

Hope everyone enjoyed a fun Christmas with family and friends. We just got back to Davis after a visit to Mom and Dad's in Fallbrook. We relaxed with movies, games, presents and Randy's homemade eggnog (really good!) It was a good visit and we enjoyed nice weather. We also got to squeeze in a visit to Lissa and Ken's so we could meet Lexi (8 months old) for the first time...what a cutie!! and already starting to walk...Lissa's going to have her hands full! It was also good to see Pumpkin (Shianne's pony)...We miss the little guy. Well, we've got 1 week left before school starts...wish it was longer :( But, we're enjoying nice weather and spending long days at the barn...couldn't be better! I've attached some pics of Lexi and of Tobey's first Christmas (he really liked ripping open his presents and following Dad around everywhere :)

Rain, Rain...go away

Well, a lot has happened since my last post. Finals are over, signaling the end of fall quarter of my 2nd year of vet school. Seems like such a long road...but Randy reminded me that I'm 1/3 done (if you count each year as 3 quarters). That makes it sound like I've accomplished something :) Next quarter is supposed to be the nightmare of vet school...but I can't imagine how it could be much different from any of the others??? I'll let ya know how it goes :) Well, of course it's been rainy and cold for most of winter break so far. What a bummer. I've been looking forward to riding my horse and taking long trail rides with friends...but the weather is just not cooperating. Yesterday was Jen's 31st birthday (which makes me....older than that!) We went to the movies and saw Australia, then went to dinner at her favorite restaurant in town and celebrated with cupcakes at home. I've posted a picture of how she spent the rest of her bday....digging a trench in Rose's pasture. Another picture is Moose enjoying himself in turnout. I've also posted a picture from Shi's last visit (and Moo, the goat).

Happy Thanksgiving (1 day late...)!

Hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving....um, nevermind....Thanksgiving is never relaxing...especially for those doing the cooking! Well hope it was fun anyways :) We celebrated early, with Mom and Dad making the treck up to Davis. We had a fabulous dinner on Monday, and got to enjoy leftovers on Thanksgiving Day. Thanks to Mom, Jen and Randy for all their hard work in the kitchen. Shianne spent the week with us, and we had a super fun visit. She certainly got her animal fix while she was here, and did lots of horseback riding. I've posted some pictures of Shianne and her favorite horse, Sweetheart. We also went to the Jelly Belly Factory which is in nearby Fairfield, for a behind the scenes tour. Somehow we came home with twenty something dollars worth of Jelly Bellies....I never understood how people could eat those gross licorice ones...yuck!

Update, and pics of Moose

Hi all! Haven't posted in awhile...but that seems to be the trend lately. We've had a lot of exams, and now finally have a little break before finals. We've had super weather...sunny and in the 70's every day...wish it could last forever, but we do need the rain. Well we're gearing up for Thanksgiving. Mom and Dad will be heading up on Saturday, and Randy and Shi will be here on Sunday. We'll be having Thanksgiving early, before Jen and Phil head off to Colorado to visit his family. I think everyone will be here except Jeff...wish he could make it :( I've posted some pictures of my horse Moose. I got him in May from a Thoroughbred rescue near Davis called TB friends. He was just off the track with a healing tendon injury. He has been rehabbing since May, and I've just recently started riding him. If he just stays sound, I think he'll be a fabulous horse someday. He's a real character and certainly keeps me on my toes :)