Finally done exams! The midterms in most of my classes are non-cumulative so they're worth as much as finals :S
I have to say I'm not a fan of saturday exams, it really messes with my perception of what day it is.

So I finished my last exam yesterday, I went to harvard square to have dinner with a friend. Then we watched a couple movies, Seven with brad pitt and morgan freeman ==> I really liked this movie, it reminded me of what an awesome actor kevin spacey is and brad pitt was lookin very nice as a bonus; we also watched what dreams may come with robin williams, I was NOT impressed! It was super sad, and I basically cried throughout the entire movie. It's not like other sad movies that have certain really sad moments, this was non-stop! Very depressing.

I decided to give myself what was left of my weekend off, so today I went shopping then we decided to cook dinner for each other. I made chicken ceasar salad, kendall made soup, and janice made garlic cheese bread. It was "delish."

We do have class tomorrow so that sucks. But I'm takin tomorrow night off from studyin, we're instituting prison break night. Without my fave character abruzzi, wentworth miller will have to carry the show with his wicked good looks. I haven't seen the show in quite a while, hope it's still good.

I heard it snowed back home so I made stephen send me a couple pics of our neighbourhood blanketed in snow, any additional pics of the city would be greatly appreciated! Please email them to me! The best pic will be my desktop background. I cannot wait to come home!!!! Missin you all, love jo.

In a month from now, I will be back home! I can't wait!

But until then... I've got 6 midterms to get through starting this saturday.

Hey guys,

I'm not gonna be blogging very frequently for the next couple weeks, midterms start in one week! But I just had an urge to blog about all the little things I miss about home (in no particular order):

colour is spelled with a u
ppl say please and thank you
it's called a zed
hockey night in canada/cbc
not bein made fun of every time i say eh?
the way we pronounce duodenum
it's pop (not soda)
tim horton's even though i don't drink coffee
thanksgiving in october
relatively competent bank tellers
ppl knowing what you mean when you say toque
it's a pylon (not an "orange cone")

Before I forget, I've noticed that no one in Boston picks up their dog's poop. It's really annoying, luckily I haven't stepped in any yet... But according to the law of probabilities, it's probably just a matter of time before I do.

I can't believe it's been a month since I left everything I knew behind in good old Edmonton. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever be able to close my eyes without seeing so vividly the streets of Edmonton. Thinking about all the little things I'm missing out on like family dinners, cranium/karoake revolution nights with friends, going to kung fu...

I really like it here, coming into optometry I was worried that maybe I didn't want to do this for the rest of my life. Maybe I was wrong about how much I wanted it then I would be stuck... but luckily I really like what I'm learning. I know it's nerdy to admit that I like school but there it is. Plus all the studyin keeps me from thinking about/missing home too much.

Boston is pretty cool too, Newbury Street is awesome and only a few blocks from my place. I've refrained from doing too much shopping, really trying to get into the poor student mindset but it's still nice to know that everything I could want is on that street from burberry to puma to virgin music. Then there's the mall with neiman marcus, lacoste and gucci just to name a few stores. If only I wasn't paying an obscene amount of money on tuition, I would be set.

I love what I'm doing and where I am but it's completely different from the love I have for my home town, the familiarity of it all. That's not to say I love one more than the other, it's like apples and oranges and I haven't quite figured out how to express it if there is a way to at all.

One month closer to coming home. See you then.