"Goodbye to all the friends I've known, goodbye to the people I've trusted. Ive got to go on and make my own way...

...I might get rich you know, or I might get busted". -Steve Miller Band

SO…I graduated. Yeah. It was bittersweet. It was a beautiful day I shared with my family (at Chateau Morrisette, which is amazing-check it out: http://www.thedogs.com/), but I’m really really going to miss the wonderful people I spent the last four years with. This past year especially has brought me close to some people I thought I didn’t have anything in common with. Fourth year of vet school=blood, sweat and tears. And I’m not talking about the band.

In our “regalia”. As a really cool side note I have a vivid recollection of a picture of my grandfather in his regalia which also included a floppy hat.

At Chateau Morrisette wine tasting (aka getting drunk) with the Class of 2009

Adam and I are in Florida now! One of our best friends Chris helped us move in and now we’re unpacking and trying to enjoy my last weekish of freedom. I think we’re going to St. Augustine wed and then kayaking with some manatees (that’s right, I’m going again) this weekend.
So where is Krista exactly? I’m in Ocala, Florida. Marion County actually has the highest density of horses in America. Tons of thoroughbred racehorses as well as some very nice show horses that come down in the winter.

And here's where I'll be working:

Yikes! Wish me luck! the one week countdown begins...

"And I think it's gonna be a long long time till touch down brings me round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home"

So, it's been a while, to say the least. In my defense, it's been an eventful year, and I've never been good at keeping a journal.


A quick synopsis: I have (helped) save some lives, taken them away when there was no hope, stayed up late, never went to bed, found some hope, spent 33/52 weeks away from Adam, been helped by friends I didn't even know I had, and visited every coast in america.

A picture is worth a thousand words; here are several.

My favorite place to be at 3 AM: colic surgery

I helped out on the Horse Ambulance at the Potomac Timber Races

California for the AAEP Convention and some vacation.

Florida kayaking without the manatees, unfortunately. Only 45 min from Ocala!

No promises, but I'll work on updating more frequently for my (3) readers.