All 7 of my exams are finally OVER! I had 2 lab final exams the Wednesday before official “finals week” and then 5 more exams crammed into the first 3 days of actual finals week. It was S-T-R-E-S-S-F-U-L, let me tell you. I pretty much put most of my focus into the Organic Chem final since it was cumulative and needed the most effort for me to get a good grade. I then went crazy trying to fit in studying for the other exams in between since I definitely couldn’t neglect those. Didn’t want to bomb any exam and screw myself over! So….. long story short: I got a B on my Food Culture exam, which was a blessing since the exam ended up having over 50% of the questions be ones that I did not study! It was enough to keep an A in the class, thanks to my A+ on the first exam and a 148/150 on my big group project. Then there was also my Food Safety final, which I probably will never find out my grade on, but I know I got an A on the test and in that class. Organic Chem was my third exam, bright and early Tues morning, and with 50 multiple choice questions that covered the first 3 exam’s material and then another 100 points worth of new material, it was mentally difficult to stay focused the entire time. I got a C on the multiple choice part but rocked the second part which you had to show your work (97.5%!) so it adds to a B and gets me an A in organic chem for the year! Can’t believe I did that well in such a difficult class! I’m still waiting on my Anatomy grade, but I needed a B to keep the A I already had in the class, and I should have gotten that grade I believe. My last exam, which was Wed night, was pretty easy in comparison and I got a 96% for an easy A in the class. Not bad, right? It made me in a good mood to drive home last night, Starbuck’s peppermint mocha twist in hand, and begin my 3 week break!
So here I am, resting and enjoying a stress-free few weeks. I went shopping w/ my sis today, ate lunch w/ mom and sis, got a pool workout, and had a delicious tortellini dinner to top it off. Tomorrow I plan to finish off my shopping, get in a long run 
, and read Twilight! It better be good like everyone says it is!
The big event coming up is my oral sugery on Monday. I will be happy to get these these wisdom teeth out! My right side of my face + my throat/glands have been sore and I’m sure it’s from those buggers in the back of my mouth. Plus, I’m oddly excited to experience my first time being “put under”, my first surgery, and being able to eat cold/soft foods and sleep/read for a couple days. It sorta messes up the running schedule, but it’s really not that hard to just rearrange things, and hopefully I won’t have to stay inactive for too long. I’m banking on 2 days no working out, and then easing back into it. Fingers crossed!
On the running side of things… one word: awesome! I have been feeling strong and competitive, plus my times are dropping and getting closer to where I used to be. Yayayayayayay! I have had consistent and great-feeling track and road workouts, especially yesterday w/ a few teammates. My 2k time trial also went really well, and it felt so FREAKING AWESOME to go that hard and fast, and to get a time that was a nice pace for this time of year. I am estatic to compete in just 4 weeks! 3k, 5k, mile, bring it on! I love running so much and I am going to treasure every minute my body will let me do!
Happy Holidays! 
