Wedding and Midterms

Been a little bit since I've updated. I've been super busy with midterms this past week or so. I did well on all of them as far as I know. Still waiting on my practical grade from yesterday, but I think I did decently well on that. I still have 3 quizzes this week, but I feel a bit out of the woods for the moment. I am maintaining A's and B's while in vet school, which is my goal. I'd like the option of a residency if I still want to do that when I graduate, so hopefully I can maintain like I am. I don't feel like I'm drowning yet, or overwhelmed. I think that might change, but for now, my study methods seem to be working for me. I don't have a ton of time for myself (as compared to undergrad) but I still make sure that I devote time to my lovely handsome boy, Beamer, and of course, take care of myself.

Anyway, now to the most exciting part! This past weekend I flew out to Myrtle Beach, SC, for my beautiful mother's wedding. I had been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time (I swear this was the only thing keeping me going). I left school about 12:30 on my way to St. Louis for the airport. Stopped at Chick-fil-a to get a rare lunch from there. I had plenty of time, my plane didn't take off until 5. After I had parked and took the shuttle to the airport, I met a fellow Mizzou Vet Med graduate. He gave me his card and he is a cattle vet! So maybe I could get in contact with him at some point. I really love working with cows.
Anyway, my first plane took me to Atlanta (which was surprisingly crowded due to there being a Mizzou game in Georgia that weekend). I had a quick layover and then off to Myrle Beach. I finally arrived at about 10:30 that evening and my sister's picked me up. It was great to see them (and even greater to have my youngest sister actually not hate me. She seemed to be out of that teenage stage). I'm really proud of her because she really seems to be getting her life together (She's only 16) but is putting the work into high school to try to get into a 4 year university for nursing (or maybe even medical school, who knows!)
Once back at the hotel, I drop everything and give my mom a huge long hug. I have missed her so much and I am also so happy for her since she really deserves an amazing husband like she has found. We chat a bit and then I go crash for the night (but really didn't sleep well).

The next morning, I went to breakfast with my grandparents and my great-grandparents (who I rarely see- It was great to see them again!) I met up with one of my best friends (which I have kind of/sort of been fighting with... long story). All seemed to be alright, but I can tell our friendship is not what it was before. But anyway, we took a quick trip to walmart so I could pick up Pokemon X (long awaited for this game!! Which is AMAZING, BTW! Definitely the pokemon game we have all been longing for!) Then back to the hotel to go lay on the beach for a bit.

Finally, it was time to get ready for the wedding. My mom looked gorgeous in her dress and they did a great job on her hair. The wedding itself was beautiful and perfect- right on the beach, beautiful weather, surrounded by all my family and her friends. My sister's and I also participated in the sand ceremony, plus pictures, of course!

The small reception we had was at a great restaurant called Flamingo Grill. Great food, and even some cake! Finally, My sisters, grandparents, mom and new step-father all headed to Margaritaville (because you can't have a trip to Myrtle Beach and NOT go to Margaritaville) for some delicious margaritas! I also bought a jacket from the store. I think my grandparents had a bit too much to drink and it was actually really amusing watching them being tipsy/drunk, haha!

Then, I basically crashed for the evening again since I had to be up at 7 for my plane at 9:30. We said our goodbyes at the airport with tears. It is so hard to leave since I probably won't be seeing my mom again until Christmas. The flights back were fine, and I was actually home at about 3:30 that afternoon. I had come up with a brilliant plan on the plane thinking I might be able to fly home for a few days the weekend before thanksgiving to see my family and just have someone watch Beamer for that time. Mom said that they might have something planned, so we will see and talk about it later. Just the way she said that makes me think that she might have plans to fly out here and see me instead, I'm not sure. I really do hope that is the case because it is killing me not being there with them.

Well anyway, that's all for tonight. I'm exhausted from a super long day and just want to relax and sleep (meaning play some Pokemon!) I had to give Beamer boy a bath tonight because he rolled in something nasty on our walk (thanks, buddy!) Wasn't expecting that tonight, but he was going to have one this week, anyway. He isn't sleeping in my bed stinking!