Catch Up Time

Horrible, I am horrible at keeping up on this whole blog thing!  See let's play catch up.

This quarter has been a... well a not nice word.  Trying to fit school, work, CHCI, and everything else into my schedule is definitely tiring.

There have been some cool things that have happened this quarter though.  One of my best friends Nichola, had her baby!!! I can't wait to meet her in a week when I got to Utah and Idaho over spring break!  Also, my best friend Stephanie is pregnant with a little girl due in May!!!! AND her older sister is also pregnant, due about a week or so before Steph!
I also decided to go on my program's field school to Huangshan China to study Tibetan Macaques for 3 weeks! I'm super stoke and can't wait.  If all works I'll be also traveling around for a week after the field school with my friend Melanie.  I'm excited to experience a culture that is SO different from my own and to do research with the macaques!  They are habituated and very comfortable around tourists so it should be an interesting experience.
Then there is probably the MOST exciting thing of this quarter...

Introducing Reginald!!!! My good luck owl on my thigh!  I got him done at Third Eye Tattoo by Ben Reames.  He did an awesome job!  We intended for it to be less color but as we got into it decided to just go for it with a bunch of color.  It was supposed to be about 2 1/2 hours but ended up being 4 1/2 hours!  I probably should've done it in two sessions but I'm too impatient for that so I just did it all at once!  Let me tell you, it was exhausting and painful! (Although Ben said I was a trooper since it ended up being a pretty intense tattoo. Lol)  I'm so glad I decided to get it and with all the color!

Finals week is coming up and I really need to do well on all of my finals.  It's going to be rough but hopefully I come out ok.  After finals weeks is over I get to drive to Utah and Idaho for a week.  I can't wait!  I definitely need a break!