catching up

It's been almost two weeks since I posted! Last Tuesday was the first time I worked since the semester break. It was good to see Stephen, and really cool to note progress. It's so encouraging to see differences even over a very short time period. Since the first day I saw him, he's gone from being fed entirely by a caregiver to the point where I can hand him his fork with food on it and watch him put it in his mouth and drop it back on the plate or bowl of food. HUGE progress!

Last Thursday was my first exam of the semester. Physiology = NOT so good. The Tuesday morning lecture was the first time all the previous lectures started to gel and make sense. Since I worked Tuesday as soon as I got out of school, that left Wednesday afternoon and evening to learn all the material. Oh well. I'll catch up eventually.

Saturday (September 17) was the DPT Run for Research. The second year class put on a 5K and 10K race as a fundraiser. Our class had at least 10 people running and at least 10 volunteers. Here is our program director, Dr. Kapasi, running the 5K with his daughter:

Here are Martin and his girlfriend Erin after they ran the 5K:

The 10K women's winner came from our class - 2014. The mens 10K runner was from the 2013 class.

Tuesday I stayed late at school to study for our neuroscience exam (this morning) with a few friends. As we searched for an open room to use in the school of medicine, we went in a stairwell where we realized there's actually quite a nice view of the School of Medicine building even from inside it!

Since it was pitch black when we finished, I got a ride home with a friend. As we walked back to the parking deck, we were stopped in our tracks by a loud noise. We looked up at the parking deck and saw fireworks being shot off. That explained why those with parking passes had received an email requiring the top level of the parking deck to be cleared by 5pm! It was basically right over our heads, and was a full blown fireworks display, I think it went on for 30 minutes. I still am unclear as to the occasion for this. Homecoming is this weekend, but that doesn't explain Tuesday night fireworks.

Wednesday morning on the way to school I noticed a beautiful multi-colored maple leaf on the ground. THAT means that fall is on its way! I can now REALLY look forward to cooler weather for more than a couple days at a time.