Sorry to have disappeared for a little while, but Danny was in town for my Easter break! I picked him up from the airport Wednesday afternoon and dropped him back off today. It was so nice both to see him and to have a few days break from school (including no pending midterms to loom over me)! We watched NCAA basketball tournament games, went to a class potluck on Saturday night and visited the national park up the road twice - once to walk on the beach and once to walk the trails that I normally run on in nicer weather. (Spring is slowly approaching for PEI - it actually rained today, with temps just below 40F - but it's still cold and there is still plenty of snow on the ground. I want it to warm up and be sunny and green, although I'm pretty sure such nice weather would suck away any motivation I might find for studying for finals.)

Speaking of finals, we only have three more weeks of class until finals start. In those three weeks we have two lab practical exams for surgery and anesthesia as well as three clinical pathology quizzes. Then two weeks of finals, packing and heading home! (Oh yeah, and then two more weeks until I get married - ack!)

Also, don't want to forget...today is the first day of April and that means a new monthly resolution. To recap, my March resolution was to be more eco-friendly. I Googled tips for being eco-friendly and found some great ideas. (Some of the suggestions I found didn't really apply. For example, PEI already composts province-wide. I already had plenty of laundry detergent and cleaning supplies so I didn't spend the money to make my own more eco-friendly blend. I'm already signed up for paperless billing back home.)

I had some successes: I didn't heat up my car in the mornings; I kept my heat two degrees lower than previously and just used an extra blanket on my bed; I didn't jack up the heat before bed or after waking up in the morning; I kept the lights off as long as possible in the evenings and just used natural light; I drove the speed limit; I even remembered to bring my extra plastic grocery bags to the store twice so as not to use more grocery bags. I had some difficulty limiting the amount of hot water I used for my showers, I ended up driving into town more frequently for various events, and I forgot my extra plastic baggies a couple of times. I'm waiting to get my electric bill for the month to gauge how I did more quantitatively but overall I'm pleased with my efforts.

As for April's goal, I'm stumped. I'll have to get back to you on that as soon as I think up something satisfactory!