Final Finals Week

I have made it through four semesters of OT school! I have 2 three month rotations, a study course, graduation, and board exam between me and being gainfully employed! I have to say this past finals week was not nearly as grueling as past finals weeks. Don't get me wrong, I was still exhausted this past weekend. In the last 2 weeks since Thanksgiving, we completed 2 practicals, 3 finals, and 1 project.

What has made this past week most memorable is hanging out with the friends I have made here. I am so blessed.

Saturday: After watching my Baylor Bears beat UT, I babysat my neighbor's 3 kiddos for the last time. A is very meticulous and loves anything planes, trains, and automobiles. He is adjusting to school life as a kindergartner. S is the girliest girly girl I have ever known. Her regular attire is princess costumes and jewelery; she also has an obsession with lip stick. S is three....I would love to see her grow up. Precious M was just born in July! He is a sweet cuddle bug.

Sunday: After Sunday school and church, the couple I live with and another couple we usually eat lunch with on Sunday afternoons treated me to a wonderful lunch at a fancy steak house, Perrie's! The food was delicious, but most of all the company was wonderful. The couple we ate with are some of the most genuine people I have met, their love for Christ over flows, and have the sweetest love for each other.

Monday: One of the last study groups with my girls! 5 of us get together for most tests to review with each other. I owe a lot of my sanity to them! We will be spread across the state for fieldwork so we are trying to figure out how to Skype five ways to study together for our boards!

Tuesday: Dinner with Paul and Liz. Paul is in med school here and I have known him since 6th grade. Liz, Paul's wife, is a speech therapist at one of the local schools. I met her at a special needs camp that we both worked at 4 years ago, Paul and Liz were dating at the time. We have tried to get together as often as we can, but with our crazy schedules that turns out to be once every 4-6 weeks! Its been great to have them nearby and I am thankful for that!

Wednesday: Lunch with the study group at a cute mom and pop restaurant near UTMB. Sweet fellowship is much better than studying. Studying has been necessary but having the chance for fellowship is so refreshing!

Thursday: After our LAST final of the program, we had our last class pot-luck. I think we had trouble realizing that we would not be seeing each other in January. We have spent the last year and half together everyday. We had the privilege to see the good, bad, and ugly of each other each day. In January, we will  be out in the field by ourselves, relying on what we have learned in class not each other. Thursday night, the couple that I lived with took me out to Opus to celebrate my completion of class work and our time together. After dinner we drove around looking at Christmas lights (I love Christmas lights).

I am grateful to the Lord for the last year and half. I am thankful for what I have learned about God, about myself, about others, and the profession of occupational therapy.

The Crew: Emilie, Sarah, Me, Allison, and Hillary.
Three Aggies, A Longhorn, and A Baylor Bear

I am looking forward to Christmas, time with family and friends, and what 2012 will bring my way!