It's hard to believe that it's February. I'm not going to complain though, I'm in the middle of my first round of exams for the semester. Additionally, we finally broke out of a couple of weeks of double-digit, negative-degree weather with the wind-chill. Wearing three layers of clothing everywhere you go gets really old. I get really excited when I kind start shedding the accessory/necessities like scarves, hats and gloves. Unfortunately, it's usually April before those can be given up without worrying about frostbite.
My parents were kind enough to help us get out and enjoy the winter weather a bit more this year. Jason and I were gifted with cross-country skiing gear. I'm pretty sure more enchanted with the idea than Jason is, but at least it helps us get out in the winter. So far I've been out a few times and Jason is working on it. It was kind of awkward starting out but I feel like I'm getting it more.
We have classical skis which is a lot slower than the skate skis. Hence, it's been intimidating to go out and be smoked by the college and high school racing teams. I like it though, it's a fantastic workout which helps with the staying warm bit. In fact, regardless of the temperature I'm usually roasting by the time we are done. I still prefer going up hill and get nervous about wiping out going down hill but progress is being made. For the most part we are sticking to nearby golf courses that have been groomed until we work up the endurance to go for some longer trails that are worth the drive.
School is school. I will try and post some of the projects that we have been working on in lab. I find our new lab course less relaxing than our waxing in oral anatomy but I am certainly learning new things. So far the semester hasn't been as bad as fall was I"m sure that will change. The material is less flashy however. I don't have as many aha moments or run across information that is new and really interesting. I suppose it just feels a little on the tedious side right now. Some of that is because I'm basically taking four classes that I've been exposed to before. Granted, that still leaves eight that I haven't taken but like I said it seems to be a little on the busywork side of education at the moment. I also think it is kind of sterile and hard to be motivated without patient interaction. I would tell people I worked with that the best thing about dentistry is the people. Of course it is also the worst part of it too, but I still miss it. Oh well... next year.
Jason and I have had more time to spend together which has been nice. We went to see the Russian National Ballet perform Sleeping Beauty on Friday Night. Let me just say that I love student tickets. The performance was lovely, although I must admit the last two scenes were much better than the first. The music was written by Tchaikovsky so how could you go wrong? Several of my friends from school went as well, I enjoy sharing experiences like that with others. I'm beginning to side with the arts camp that pre-recorded music is just wrong. While the dancing was wonderful I think it lacked a certain depth without live music to adjust to the swells of the moment.
Oh, in other exciting news a friend and I are committing to doing a triathlon this summer. I haven't put my money down yet but I've started training. I am now swimming three times a week at the school (definitely not in the Mississippi). The event is a 1/2 mile swim, 13 mile bike ride and a 3 mile run. The run will take the most work for me to prepare for but the rest should be just fine. My big goal is to finish and not do something ridiculous like drown or crash my bike. It should be fun. It's June 6th if any one out there is interested in joining us.
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