triplets and quints...

ok, so that title means nothing more than that's the show that i'm watching at the moment. i love the discovery health channel. mystery diagnosis is on next...one of my favorites!

training...
i ran 20 miles on saturday. and it was fabulous! i finished in 3 hours, 20-25 minutes (i actually think i ran a little more than 20 miles so i'm not sure of the exact time...but it was only slightly slower than 10 minute miles...woohoo!!!) i think i could have actually kept running...it was great. i'm crossing my fingers that i feel the same way the day of the marathon. i have several degrees of goals for the race. my first goal is of course just to finish on my own. second, is to finish faster than 4:56 (even if it's just 4:55)...which was my time at the country music marathon this past april. my third goal is to finish under 4:45...making it under 11 min. miles. we're now starting taper...since the race is less than 3 weeks away.

lls fundraising...
fundraising is still pretty slow...and this weekend is my last for raising money. i have about $200 until i hit my minimum goal. i'll be gift wrapping books at barnes & noble on friday and sunday in hopes of reaching that goal. although if you're reading this and you haven't donated...check out my tnt site link at on right...and send your donations!

101 things...
i've completed another "task." #91 - join the bone marrow donor registry. i had wanted to sign up for the registry several months ago but missed the one chance that i knew of where i could sign up. oddly enough, as i was walking over to another building on campus to get a free baked potato (k and i from the lab like to pretend we're in a variety of different organizations in order to take advantage of free food events...but that's a whole different story...ha.)...anyway, there happened to be some people recruiting for donors in the lobby. so, of course after eating my potato, i filled out the paper work and took several cheek swabs to finally become a donor. (and it was free!! it usually costs about $25 or something) you should become a donor too...check it out...http://www.marrow.org/index.html

#1 is in the beginning stages. even though my list is in no particular order, my #1 is one of the most important things on the list. so, ideally, i'd like to start school in a genetic counseling program in fall 2008. for those of you that don't know, it's a very competetive program. there are only 27 schools in the country that offer the program...and most programs only accept 4-6 students each year. (yes, that's 4 to 6, not 46). so, of course you have to look exceptional on paper...in order to get an interview...and then of course you have to be exceptional in person in order to be accepted. average is not going to cut it. so, i'm slightly in a panic...a nervous stressed state. i've decided to apply to 6 schools...and crossing my fingers that i'll be accepted into at least one. i believe i'll be applying to University of North Carolina-Greensboro, University of Colorado, University of Michigan, University of South Carolina, University of Wisconsin, and University of Texas (although I might change that to Medical College of Virginia). the first application is due january 1st...and i believe the last one needs to be completed by february 15th or 31st or something....i've decided that i need to have them sent out before i go home for christmas...that way it will be a stress free vacation. then once they're sent out, i wait. i believe interviews start around march...and decisions aren't made until the first week of may. thankfully, two of my 'letter of recommendation' writers have offered to look over my apps...so hopefully they'll be beyond exceptional by the time i send them out. unfortunately, one of the requirements for all the applications is the gre. i hate the gre. i took the gre this past summer for the first time...without studying at all. and well, didn't do all that well...which was expected since i didn't study. so i signed up for it again (for a measely $140!). i took practice tests, made flashcards, learned words that i will most likely never use again, and reviewed basic math & quantitative exercises...and well, i got an even lower score than the first time. like i said, i hate the gre. i'm hoping they don't look at the gre as much as everything else. anyway, i'll be spending the thanksgiving holiday working on all these applications. i'll keep you updated.

boyfriend...
c is at "the beach." he seems to be doing well. he calls when he can ...you know, when he's not out scuba diving or fishing or just lying on the sand drinking mai tais.... ;)

ok, i have to get going...we're dog-sitting baxter...he needs to go out. he's been here about 24 hours...i'm so ready to have a dog! ;)