Hi. Yea, remember me? Here’s a refresher.
Let me begin with what I have been up to lately. I finished my first year of pharmacy school!! I made it through with a small piece of sanity in one piece. My wonderfully supportive family made it through, too. I could NOT have done it without the help of my mom & step-dad, my dad & step-mom, my sister, my awesome pharmacy friends, and, of course, the hubs. Lovey was a trooper, too. Going wherever I would take her for the day. I’ve made not only myself proud, but I know I’ve made my family proud, too. At least, I like to think so. I will owe them big time in 2013! I can’t believe I am where I am. I feel so blessed for the way my life has gone these past 10 months. I’ve made forever friends. I’ve learned SO much. There was finally a day that I realized I really DO belong in one of the best pharmacy schools in the country. I’ve accomplished something I only talked about for YEARS. I know my friends and family didn’t think I would actually go to pharmacy school. It seemed that aunts and cousins were always asking ‘how much longer?’ and I would have to answer ‘once I finish pre-reqs, it will be 4 more years at UT.” Now, I can say, only 3 MORE YEARS! Boy, has it been a long road. Worth every minute though. I’m still giddy. I’ll be a 2nd year student this August. I’ll be ‘experienced’ in the eyes of the first year kiddos. Wow. I look forward to being a confidant to someone. I’m enjoying applying my newly acquired knowledge whether I’m working in the pharmacy or talking with my friends and family. I’m on my way to being someone Lovey will be proud of. I’m on my way to being someone I’M proud of.
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Awww First of all-I edited that pic for you already where is it?? and Second-you should be proud you have achieved a ton and Third-I can’t believe you even blog and Fourth-3 years will not be so bad, we”re starting on year 8 here….lol thats a lot more cookies for me to make you….
Big B
Love hearing the excitement you have for school! That definitely shows you are doing the right thing! We are proud of you too!
Guess what?
I’m HUGELY proud of you, too!
YAY to it all!!!!!!!
My hubs is a pharmacist and I asked him what advice he would give a second-year student, and here was his reply:
Quit!
LOL! He used to be all on fire, but after finding out how things *really* are (politics, paperwork, etc) he’s somewhat disallusioned. The upside is the pay. He says don’t be a manager no matter how you use your degree. The pay difference doesn’t make up for the frustration.
Good luck!