Medicine & Manicures

Hello September

A little behind on my posting but last week got a little busy!
Just a recap from last weekend when my lovely visitor was in town.  We went up to Raleigh for date night because Ryan had never really been through downtown and we wanted to try a new restaurant.  Luckily, it was restaurant week and we got to try this cool place called Bolt Bistro (delicious lamb).  It was the perfect night to sit outside and enjoy the city life.  Buies Creek may be tiny, but I do love it for school.  However, the closest Target is 40 minutes away… just sayin.
Oh and I finally got my room together.. yay!

For Labor Day weekend I made the drive down to Charlotte (love my city!) to spend some time with my boy and friends.  Luckily one of my classmates Ellen is from Charlotte as well, so we carpooled & the ride wasn’t so lonely.  This Saturday was a very special day for UNC Charlotte… our VERY first football game ever!  For Rachael’s birthday we got everyone together and tailgated, sure made me miss the old college days (I mean I’m in college again.. but it’s not the same).  The cool thing was that the 49ers were playing no other than the Campbell Camels, but the Niners came out on top with a 52-7 win!

It was great to have a 3-day weekend but it’s back to the grind tomorrow.  We will be going through our first HEENT exam (head, ears, eyes, nose, & throat)!  Luckily this one won’t be graded since it’s our first one.  Have a great week peeps!
-Kristina

Factory Finds

jcrew factory

I love J. Crew.  I may love J. Crew Factory even more.  They pretty much always have a sale going on AND they have super cute stuff (for reasonable prices).  It has set in that I no longer have a paycheck coming in and am once again a “poor college student.”  While this isn’t ideal, I know it will be worth it in the end.  That being said, I have already gone into shopping withdrawals.  I purchased quite a lot before school, so I’m trying to refrain from buying all the cute fall clothes coming out (it’s hard) but hey, a girl can look!  Luckily there is a J.Crew Factory store a mere 45 minutes away from me… I will be seeing you soon.

White Coat

It’s been a great week here at Buies Creek!  Ryan is currently napping beside me… two weeks have gone by since I moved and it has been SO great to spend this weekend together! 
Week 2 of classes is done… not stressing yet.  We had some serious anatomy this week, two classes and two labs.  Let me just say I already feel 10 times smarter than I did two weeks ago.  We have to know so much in such a short time, but we all help each other and it’s not so bad.  On Wednesday we got to open up our cadavers!  I won’t get too graphic on you, but it was so cool to see inside the human body. Some highlights were cutting into the ribs with a power saw (not gonna lie, I was a little scared) and holding a lung.  Each week we will learn about a different body system.  We also had our first History & Physical lab and right now we’re going over taking histories and vital signs.
My roomies & I had our first “family dinner” this week… taco Tuesday.  Sarah makes me coffee every morning (because I don’t know how) and Jeff whipped out his baking skills this week and made us a homemade cheesecake.  Trust me when I say they are pretty much amazing.   
Yesterday was a special day that we had all been looking forward to for a while… our white coat ceremony!  This marks the transition from us being pre-professional students to starting our professional education and career.  Friends and family came from all over to support our class of 44.  Getting this white coat makes it official and I am so thankful and grateful to be here.  Each one of us worked so hard to get to where we are now and I can’t wait to have some great experiences with this group!
Campbell University PA Class of 2015
   

Happy weekend y’all!

Weekend Happenings

Yay for the start of a new week!
After our College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences convocation on Friday afternoon, we were ready to celebrate the end of our first week.  My roommate Jeff planned a little outing for all of us and we decided to venture to Raleigh. Since we are in the middle of nowhere and cabs are pretty much nonexistent, we decided on a driver the only fair way… a coin toss.  Well, it was my lucky day- I was odd girl out and had to drive, but at least we got to stay the night because one of Jeff’s friends let us crash at his apartment.
About 20 of us headed up to Raleigh for dinner at The Raleigh Times and then got our dance on at the Busy Bee & The Architect. I had never been out in downtown Raleigh but we had an absolute blast and we WILL be back!  I love my classmates and I know this year will be amazing (despite all the studying and stress that may come along).
 
Me, Sarah & Brianna
Sunday was a productive day here at the “Three’s Company” house. We woke up early, cleaned, studied, got some sun, worked out, & studied some more.  I absolutely love our little townhouse!  We did a little decorating & it’s coming together quite nicely.  My room still is under construction…
Have a good week friends!

It Has Begun

It’s official, I just completed my third day as a PA student at Campbell!  My classmates are super nice & the professors are very friendly and approachable.  I’m so excited that I am finally here, something that I have wanted for so long is now a reality.  I still can’t believe I am out of Charlotte and living in this small town of ~3,000 people.  This will definitely take some getting used to, but hey… less distractions!
Obviously the past two weeks have been hectic and I’ve been a little absent, but here are some highlights from the past weekend/ start of the week…
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Last week was Ryan’s birthday so we celebrated with a lunch date at Cafe Monte and then went out with friends to Alive After Five for some celebrations (this was also my last hurrah!).  Definitely missing this guy already!
 
On Saturday, we made the 150 mile drive to Buies Creek and I finally got to move into my townhouse and meet my lovely roommates!  One of our classmates organized a picnic so we could meet each other   before the first day of class and the rest of the weekend was filled with unpacking/organizing/resting.  You don’t realize how much stuff you have until you actually have to pack it up, unpack, and figure out where to put it again.  Our place is definitely coming along, looking more homey every day… more pics to follow 🙂
My new roomies, Jeff & Sarah
Ryan already claimed his place on my wall 🙂
We were all so excited for our first day!  We had to wear interview attire, hence the suit.  The first two days were mostly introductions, paperwork, getting our laptops, software, etc.  They did feed us lunch which is nice! We had our first lectures today, Anatomy and History & Physical Exam.  So far it looks like we have class every day from 9am-4pm (approximately)…  2 hour classes and 4 hour labs, phew!  I’ll let you know how that works out in a few weeks.
Our wonderful new building, The Leon Levine Health Sciences Center, which houses the PA program and the osteopathic medical school.
The first few weeks will definitely be an adjusting period, and I’ll try to post as often as I can.  Only a few more days til the weekend… Go Camels!!

Surprise!

This was my last weekend in Charlotte… nooooooo!!  Luckily I have a super sweet boyfriend who planned a surprise going-away party for me and it was a blast.  I’m definitely the planner of the group but this weekend I thought I was just hanging out with the girls.  So after a fun pool day we headed back to our place “to have a drink before dinner” and voilà! there was a party waiting for me 🙂  There is absolutely no nightlife where I’m going so it was fun to go out big one last time with friends!
My main man
My going away present from Ryan… funny and one-of-a-kind!
Most of the gang before going out

Thanks to everyone that came out, it means a lot!  And don’t worry, I’ll be back to Charlotte as much as I possibly can 🙂
This week is my time to do absolutely NOTHING!! (well, actually some errands, shopping, packing, etc.) but it’s still nice to not be at work.  Oh, and it’s Ryan’s birth week… lets hope he likes what I have planned for him on Thursday.. stay tuned!

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