Friday, April 24, 2009

Baby Princess

Alright... I have to introduce everyone to my baby, Lola. Growing up I have always been a dog person but I am loving having a cat. She can be so sweet and affectionate (when she wants to be) and playful, but she doesn't require a whole lot of responsibility. Her favorite thing is to sit on your notes while you try to study or hit your pencil when you try to write. Right now she's in love with a box from Costco, when I come home she is usually sitting inside it. She is just the cutest thing ever! If I have to take off for the weekend she is more than fine as long as she can look out the window at the birds, of course.

I still plan on getting a dog, I really want a goldendoodle (they are so cute). But that will have to wait a long while until I am done with school. However, I'm not sure how she will do with dogs. When she goes to Elk Grove with me over breaks (she travels amazingly well in cars and just sits on my lap) she has to stay locked in my room away from the other dogs. She is a big scaredy cat. Even when my sister had a puppy they didn't like each other... but I guess I wont worry about that til the time comes. For now I am more than content with Lola.

My home away from home

So I have finally decided to spend my summer in San Luis Obispo. I am kind of excited to not have to share the city with so many people. It really is a beautiful area full of wineries, hiking, a cute little downtown and of course 20,000 college students. Lately my roommate and I have began hiking bishops peak every week. I LOVE the view at the top. We're working towards being able to run up the mountain, like we see many others, but we're definitely not there yet. I'm also beginning swim lessons to get better at swimming laps. I'm always afraid if I don't run regulary my stress fracture might come back so I thought swimming would be a good alternative. I have really been enjoying it. I would love to be able to spend my summer in the sun and wine tasting but I'm going to be taking three pretty tough class and starting my research for my thesis (that I have to admit I am looking forward to). I'm going to be working on cells, such as possibly engineering blood vessels, or stem cell research. I should be finding out in a couple of weeks : ) So for the next month or so it's back to the daily grind of homework and labs.