Microbiology

Howdy! Time for a race recap. I have to be brief because I have a microbiology exam in a few hours. EEK.

The race was on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and it was about 40* outside. Brrr. The elevation and hills were crazy! (You can see the elevation chart on the race logo above.)

I did the 10 mile race with my boyfriend’s uncle and my little sister did the 5k.

Hannah is rubbing her face and I am looking to the left. Cute.

I over dressed way too much! I was so hot by the 3 mile mark that I took off my gloves, ear warmer, and unzipped my jacket. You live and learn.

Because the race was not even a mile from the Pittsburgh Airport, I had fun watching planes land and take off the whole time! I also listened to people talking because I was by myself for most of the race.

Hannah finished the 5k and got 3rd in her age group. WOOOOT!

After surfacing from a giant hill, I finished and placed 1st in my age group (4th woman overall) for the 10- miler.

Distance= 10 miles Chip time= 1:20:48 Pace= 8:05

My GPS distance= 10.21 miles time= 1:20:50 Pace= 7:55

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I will admit that when I signed up for the race I was mostly excited to learn that warm apple crisp would be served afterwards. SCORE.

Jimmy came to watch and cheer us on as well… thank you Jimmy ❤

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Off to tackle this microbiology test.. happy Monday!

Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near. Isaiah 55:6

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How sweet is my little sister?!… I found this in my backpack this morning before school.

Pretty much made my day! It is times like these, when I find sweet notes from my little sister, that I can truly appreciate living at home 🙂

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Man oh man, school is BUSY.

I am actually learning some really cool things in microbiology though!! I love learning about Scrapie, Bovine Spongifrom Encephalopathy (“Mad Cow Disease”), parasites, Ring Worm, Tape Worm, etc! I find anything medical to be VERY interesting and… okay i’ll admit it.. I like to watch video’s of surgeries on You Tube. They just look so cool! Mostly all of my classmates in Microbio are nursing students and it kind of makes me want to get into nursing but I don’t know if I would be good at it or if I would enjoy it.

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Other than keeping up with school work, i’ve generally had a smile on my face lately. I’m getting my lactose intolerance perscription tonight! Hopefully I can have ICE CREAM and not get ILL! That would make my life! I just want to go to a diner right now and eat a big ice cream sundae with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and bananas 🙂

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