Updates...

Can't sleep...time for updates:
We're going to have a "white christmas"! which doesn't excite anyone here in Chicago except maybe me... but it's pretty awesome.
We got our first snow on December 2nd, which is pretty late in the year for around here. I've been so swamped with the last weeks of school that i haven't really had time to enjoy it, but we did take some pictures of the house, and a test drive around the neighborhood...and a few days later i went to downtown Lake Forest to take pictures of the square to send to Grandma.
No snowman yet... soon, hopefully. :)

The house is looking so good... i'm so grateful and impressed with all the hard work Richard is (somehow) finding the time and energy to do. The new kitchen tile is IN and just needs to be grouted, and the new pendant lights are up over the sink. I know it's sad to say, but i'll be sad to see this house go after how amazing the kitchen (and the rest of the house) turned out. But Rich promises me that we can do it to any house we want to, and he'll be glad to do it to another one--in Texas--again. ;)

We've decorated for Christmas, and hopefully, this weekend i'll get my gifts finished up and sent off to people. I think we are going to be doing a "Christmas video DVD" instead of a letter, if Rich has his way. Fine by me, as long as i don't have to do the editing. I think it sounds like a fun idea.
School is going well... got to do a lot of awesome stuff lately. This semester is really picking up speed. Today we did a heart dissection. It was AMAZING. I can't wait to begin work. Or even just the clinicals...
*sigh*
Clinicals. That's on my heart lately. God will provide all the answers. "He can make a way where there seems to be no way." ...theme of my life. So...i'm trying to just not rush it and let it all fall into place. Still, i wish someone would respond soon so i don't look like i'm dragging my feet, when really i just have nothing to report and am trying to delay until i know what the plan is... So far, no one in Tx has jumped for joy at the idea of starting a new clinical site, so i might be duking it out with the rest of the crew for the available ones. We'll see.
Can't sleep tonight... too much on my mind. Including tomorrow's presentation that i'm nervous about. Not about speaking. I love public speaking  (unlike most people, i know), but the professor that is really, really into the details about the biochemistry and physiology of the disease i'll be speaking on has told me he plans to make an appearance for my presentation because he "loves the kidneys and their associated Pathologies"... so, lucky me, i'll be sure to have to answer questions at the end. Hopefully i am prepared for him...
Ok. enough procrastinating. I'm going to try to sleep.  Maybe.