I did it. I finally did it.

Take one last look at my long, luxurious locks. Then kiss them goodbye, 'cause I finally did it.

Yep, I cut all those curls off.

Snip. Snip.

And I love it.

Cadavers--Oh MY!

So I'm in a beginning Anatomy and Physiology (A&P)class this semester. It's a prerequisite for dental hygiene. And I am lucky enough to be going to DVC for this class. You might ask, why does that make me lucky? Well, it's because DVC is one of the only schools in California that has cadavers for A&P students! Most pre-meds don't see a cadaver until their first year of medical school, but at DVC, any dental hygiene student taking pre-reqs can dissect one! Yeah, that's pretty exciting!
Yesterday was our class' first day of dissection. I was in the first group to work on the cadaver, who we nicknamed "Scarlette". I volunteered to be in the first group of five. I think it's pretty cool to dissect living things, as long as I don't have to eat them afterward. (This is why I don't watch when Jason cuts up the free-range chickens I buy.)
The dissection wasn't really too bad. Our job yesterday was to cut very shallowly into the skin and----well, maybe I won't post it here. I don't know if anybody's squeamish. If you're curious, just ask me.
I have also recently learned that the heads of the cadavers, (which are covered while A&P students work on the bodies) are saved for dental hygiene students to pratice on. Now that is something I am not looking forward to.

Weekend Wonderland

Jason and I spent the weekend with our friends Don and Tiffany near Jenner. Some friends of theirs have a beach house, and invited Don and Tiffany to stay the weekend there. Don and Tiffany then invited us. (Whew!)

We had a great time. Tiffany is a fantastic cook, and she brought all the ingredients for homemade lasagna, cheese platters, and lots more delicious things. We pretty much spent the weekend eating.

On Sunday morning, Jason and I dashed home to make it to church so we could teach Sunday School, but Jason kept saying "There's something we were supposed to remember to do today...", but neither of us could figure out what it was. It turns out that "something" was Stake Conference, a meeting of all the congregations in the area, which meant that instead of our church meetings being held at their usual 1:00, they began at 10:00 instead. In other words, we missed church completely. Our one consolation was that at least we didn't leave our Sunday School class teacher-less, because Stake Conference doesn't have separate meetings for children. OOPS!

Also, we recently put in a bid for another house--this one is much more a fixer-upper, but again has a great, spacious lot. It's a probate sale, so it'll be a while before we hear back on our offer.

Here is the location and you can click on street view to see it. (Hint: rotate to the left a few times and you will see it.)

House Hunting

Hey Everyone! Jason and I are looking at houses again. Some of you may have heard that we'd bid on a place near DVC. Although we thought it was a sure thing, we didn't get the place, and so are "in the market" again. We are mostly looking in Pleasant Hill, although a few of our top contenders are in Martinez. I am really enjoying the process of looking---you get to see snippets of people's lives when you look at their homes.
Wish us luck!