First day of lab and lecture in the same day!

This quarter has very long hours, but I guess as long as I am kept entertained and ready for the next task, it makes it all worth it. Today we did hemocult's and blood glucose levels on each other. Then our lab instructor put the blood in a system type thing to separate your blood from the serum w/in the blood to give an accurate reading for the hemocult. They're given in percentages, and it's REALLY neat! I made some issues occur, but I know what NOT to do now and I'll grow from my mistakes and move forward.
I still feel a little overwhelmed this quarter, but I must say, overall, I'm pretty comfortable with the material that has been covered thus far. Our instructor took us into a new chapter and she was asking questions left and right and I was just answering them back to back. I really enjoyed it though, both lab and lecture. I'm there from 8a-4p, Tuesdays and Thursdays and on Wednesday I have Pharmacology! Pharmacology is from 8a-5:30p. It'll be another long day but really with the great company that's within this program and the positive vibes that are given from the instructors, it really makes the entire experience fulfilling. Sure I'm still leery about drawing someone else's blood, but I think once I do it, I'll be over that completely! I'm so feeling it this quarter!!

In addition to that, I'm getting an SUV on Sunday from D's work. It's very similar to the one that's posted here, and I love it! It's so comfortable and roomy! Also I'd have the capability to take the dogs with me to a park or PetSmart! Which is a definite perk. I can't even take them in my car right now because mainly I worry about the fumes and such getting to them, plus it's super small. But this is a 2001 Chevy Tracker. It just passed inspection today and is ready for me to pick it up. D said we can sell my car (junk yard is giving me 400$ for it) on Saturday and pick the SUV up on Sunday. I only have one more day to drive my car to school and I'll be able to sell it. D's work bought it on a trade in and it passed the safety check with flying colors and again, it's so comfortable and it's CLEAN! Oh and I can hear the radio when I'm driving! LOL... Sometimes you take for granted the simple things that make you happy, like a working exhaust system! It also has lower end on miles! Anddddddd, a CD player! Yeah, that's a DEFINITE happy Val. I've been living with the radio ONLY with a shitty sound system  since I bought my Toyota.
I will say so far this year, it's been a GREAT year! There have been some pitfalls, but overall, most of the "bad" things that have happened have brought me closer to my family and that's so incredibly important to me.
Well, I took my meds at 4p, so I'm pretty beat but I need to finish up laundry, cleaning off my desk of doom, and watch Glee and Raising Hope tonight @ 8p! Then off to bed to start all over again tomorrow. Long long day tomorrow, but honestly, I'm REALLY looking forward to this course!! :)