Cara's Blog (graduated 05)

The quarter is almost over!

Okay, so it’s hard to believe…this quarter will be over two days from now. This past week I have been housesitting/petsitting here in Spartanburg. I don’t have any pets of my own (although we do have a “family” dog) so it never ceases to amaze me how much responsibility animals can be! This past Tuesday night I finished up a 13-week Bible-study class that I have been taking. It is called Prasso and is best described by its logo, “A Place to Start for a New Beginning.” It was a wonderful experience, and I made many new friends.

This quarter I am taking a class called Pediatrics & Geriatrics.  One of our assignments is to donate an hour of our time at a local nursing home. I went to the nursing home this past Friday and met a really nice lady whom I plan to visit with regularly. I had no idea it would turn out to be such a positive experience! Sunday I traveled along with six other students down to Atlanta, GA to take a one-day seminar with Dr. Susan Brown. She is the doctor that has been teaching me the Blair Technique in seminars. As always I learned so many great things that I was able to begin implementing/fine-tuning yesterday in clinic!

Also, not to be forgotten…Survivor season finale was Sunday night…I am very glad Danni won-I was rooting for her (gotta love the underdog)! I just finished taking my first exam…four more to go plus a research paper and I’ll be done! Have a very Merry Christmas everyone! 

A lot has happened...

A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Obviously, Thanksgiving has come and gone. I had a nice time with my family and our company that was visiting from Illinois. Thanksgiving weekend I was able to go visit my friend and fellow blogger, Jaime and her new baby, Addison. Addison is honestly the prettiest little thing I’ve ever seen (and very well behaved)! Jaime and I have a mutual friend, Brook, who attends chiropractic school in Florida. She and her husband were in town for Thanksgiving, so she and I went to visit Jaime together. It was great to see her again and hear how things are going for her in Florida.

This past week has been very busy (as always) in clinic…I started up two new patients which is always exciting and a little nerve-wracking! On Thursday afternoon, Karen Rhodes (the head of the Public Relations department here at Sherman and good friend) had her baby shower. She is expecting a little girl in January! Sunday was my boyfriend’s 30th birthday, so I cooked him his favorite meal for dinner and baked a birthday cake for him. It’s hard to believe another week has come and gone so quickly! Until next time…

Congratulations!

I just wanted to congratulate both Jaime Browning (fellow blogger & my faithful patient) and her husband Kyle on the birth of their first child, Miss Addison Fay Browning! I know you will both make great parents, and I can’t wait to meet Addison!