Almost there?

Believe it or not friends and family, this is technically the last week of college classes that I will have. Ever! (Hopefully!) Three years of undergrad + three years of pharmacy school = one chick who is ready to be working, making money, and moving on. Ben not-so-graciously reminded me the other day, "It's like you're in... 18th grade."

As much as I love to learn I can honestly say that I am so done processing this much information all the time. My brain is tired, numb, and quite frankly prone to irrational mood swings after being prodded so relentlessly. Four years may sound like a lot of time (and it is!), but the amount of information pharmacy school crams into those three years of didactics and one year of clinical rotations makes it a pretty rough turn around.

It is almost surreal to think that this might be the end of classes. I can still remember being in undergrad and using the strange, attic-like computer lab on the top floor of Arlington Hall to apply for pharmacy schools. I remember the excitement when my mom drove all the way to my dorm to bring me the letter from University of Houston. I remember screaming and running and jumping when I ripped it open and read the acceptance letter. I remember the flowers Ben bought me, because coincidentally it was also Valentine's Day.

I can't say it feels like yesterday because it is about freakin' time, but at the same time I can definitely see how far I've come since then. I am also pleased to say that I don't feel as though I've wasted my time.

I still have a year left before I graduate, though. A year of awesome experiential training! Heck yes! Being in actual pharmacies, doing actual work, applying what we have (supposedly) learned. It's time. I miss working, I miss talking to different people every day. Of course you never think you'll miss working, but I really do. The preceptors can tear me down every single day it will be better than me sitting in class wanting to bang my head on the table until I'm unconscious.

My schedule is still tentative, but it will hopefully be mostly in Dallas where I can hopefully network. I guess the next thing would be to finally figure out what I want to do with my PharmD... I wish I knew. But that is why we get a year to experience different practice sites.

I am so excited. This is what I've been working so hard for!

P.S. I can't wait to move to Dallas, because this chair I've been sitting on is damned uncomfortable.