Watch out for the doggie doo!

I work at a vet... so putting dogs down doesn't really get to me that much anymore. In the last 4 days, though, two of my favorite regular patients have gone off to doggy heaven. I guess it's good to know I'm still human and have a heart. It's just odd to me how much they affected me. The first was on Friday and was the dog of my pre-school teacher who I played with when I was little. The second happened about an hour ago. Poor little dog never regained consciousness after its surgery. In truth, she would have died in a couple of months anyway because we were taking biopsies of potential intestinal cancer... but it was still really sad and I still felt really bad calling up the owners so the doctor could tell them the bad news. I feel like the "circle of life" from the lion king should be playing in the background.

On a happier note... my dog Doodle was all dressed up as ginger bread pup the other day...

Finals are over... what can I worry about now?

Graduation is exactly one year away for me. That is a scary thought... I'll be somewhat a grown up. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO??? I'm a very plan oriented person, and I have no plan... many options, but no plan. It's definitely an issue that causes a lot of anxiety. I have a couple of options... grad school, actually using my teaching certificate in this country, or crossing the pond and teaching in another country. So far options and 1 and 3 are the most attractive, yet least feasible. That's just how I roll, I guess. I've been intensely researching moving abroad and it seems doable. But there are so many important things holding me back: #1 is my true phobia of being alone (I HATE being alone), leaving my family (I'm the "helicopter child"), my dog and my boyfriend (long distance realtionship= doodoo)... as soon as I typed it I realized my dog was before my boyfriend... that's really funny.

I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens... On any given day if you were to ask me which option I'd choose the answer will change. I have no clue what direction I will be headed in one year. My (early) New Year's resolution... to accept what ever the future holds and to accept it gracefully and peacefully. I guess I need to praying the serentiy prayer a little more often.


picture from art.com

This is What People do.... right?

My sister has a blog(http://fashionistadiaries61.blogspot.com), my mom follows blogs religiously... so I thought I'd start one too. I have nothing better to do on my day off anyways. : )