Until three years ago, every Thanksgiving dinner I'd ever had was in the same house (ours). My parents are both big cooks, but my dad is the true chef of the family. My parents would start preparing things a week in advance and would wake up really early on Thanksgiving day to get the turkey in the oven. My sister and I would be woken up not long after to help: chopping vegetables, cleaning the house, putting together a fun centerpiece from whatever we could find in the yard...you name it, we did it. My aunt, uncle and grandparents would come over in the early afternoon and we would have an early dinner before settling on the couch to watch football.

When I came up to vet school, I wasn't able to see my family for thanksgiving...I wasn't even given the day off of school. Every thanksgiving up here has been depressing for me as I imagine my family doing all the things they do every year. I'm planning to be home by thanksgiving next year by planning my rotations appropriately.

Speaking of rotations, I've got one scheduled, one likely and am getting my application together for two more. We got our core rotation blocks today, but I'm going to need to reschedule like, all of them, haha. I can't believe that in a year, I'll be taking the NAVLE and already be half-way through fourth year. Crazy how time flies!