I'm in Kansas!

My dad flew in from Orlando on Wednesday afternoon, and we packed up my apartment that night. Thursday was really intense. ..I had some more packing and cleaning to do, tons of errands, and had to drive over to my internship to take a test, get some things signed off, and talk to one of the veterinarians before I left. [Side note - on Wednesday, I met Dr. Sam Ridgway, the father of marine mammal medicine! I got his autograph in his book, Dolphin Doctor. That was one of my goals for the summer, and I’m so glad I met him..he’s a legend!] After all of that, I took Rhyley for one last romp at the dog beach. She had a blast! I had never taken her to the OB dog beach before then - we had always gone to Fiesta Island - but I’m glad I did because it was great :) Thursday night I went out to Dublin Square with some girls from the internship. We had a great time, and I cried when saying bye to them…I will miss them so much, but maybe someday we will reunite!

My dad and I drove all day Friday and stayed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and then drove all day Saturday and are now staying in Junction City, Kansas, about 25 minutes from Manhattan. It was kind of scary, because we were hauling a uhaul trailer up some serious mountains…it was definitely a miracle that we made it here because my car was really straining!

We spent all day today cruising around looking for a place for me to live. We came across a whole lot of scary dumps, and a few hopefuls. Unfortunately Sunday is not the best day to look for a place to live because everything is closed…but we’re hoping to secure a place tomorrow. My dad leaves Tuesday evening and I start orientation on Wednesday, so it’s kind of imperative. We’re praying that right place will come along, and quick!