In my anatomy lab on Tuesday we "exploered" a cadaver. It was my first time and I was super nervous! I had been hyping myself up for weeks! I was fully planning on puking or fainting...or both. But i'm happy to say, i was a brave little scientist. I have held a human heart in my hands! who can say they've done that! The person we had was in her early 80s. She had cardiovascular disease and so her heart was huge! typically, its about the size of your fist, but hers was larger then two of my fists. it was incredible. She has had open heart surgery, so we could see the wires through her flesh on her ribs. they use wire to "sew" the bones back together after they break them for surgery. Also, she was a heavy drinker and the liver was huge from filtrating all the toxins.. I'm a little bit afraid of fat now. After pulling open the skin with a large layer of subcutaneous fat, we peeled away the layers of muscle, and then there was a layer of fat around her organs. not good! After pulling out the organs and examining the body, we removed the cloth from her face and peeled back the skin from her face. The eyes were open, CREEPY! Some of the groups popped out her eyeballs. thankfully, no one in my group did. They had sawed open the skull so you could take out the brain too. Amazing, right? The more i learn, the more i realize i dont know anything. The anatomy, science, everything is so complex. Especially the bodies we are blessed with. I could never believe that our whole world was created from some "big bang". I think we're all worth more then a pile of dust, dont you? Everywhere i look there is greater evidence of God. I'm thankful to have religion in my life, it brings purpose to every day :).
Halloween was SO much fun this year! Me and Brittany started off with taking Brett cupcakes for his birthday. On the way I gave a homeless man one of the cupcakes. the dietitican in me wished I had an apple. Then we went to go find our fun outfits! We decided to do something that fits our personality so....we decided on nerds! we found killer costumes! then I went home for our family get together! Lilly was an elephant! isn't she SO cute!We hung out with the fam, had some pizza and Halloween treats. 
Then i went to Brittanys! We went to some regional church dance type thing for a bit. then we went to the party at the hanger. It was a blast! the best part about dressing up as a nerd? you can totally get away with the nerdiest dance moves! And trust me, i had a LOT of them!!! There were some really creative costumes there! One of my favorites was Pinky and the Brain. There was also a guy there in all silver like those street performers. It was quite possibly the best halloween. Now i just need an excuse to wear those suspenders again!
I'm pretty flippin lucky to have Brittany as a friend. She's so positive and sweet and so much fun! and adorable! I could go on for days. point in case, she's amazing. And yes boys, you can have her number. just contact me with a resume and backround check and i'll see what i can do! :) can life get any better?
