I woke up this morning to a sound that was out of place here in Minneapolis, gusts of wind. It reminded of my times in Fargo, waking up in the middle of the night to 35 + mph wind gusts rattling the windows in my cozy LLC room. The only thing that is missing today is the snow, as it is still a balmy 33 degrees here in Minneapolis.

Today is my last push to study biochemistry and the start of my histology effort. I will be very relieved when Wednesday noon comes, as I will be completely finished with my first semester of medical school. What a semester it has been! It has gone by so fast that I can hardly believe I have absorbed half the material pushed at me. I now know why people compare the first two years of medical school to trying to drink out of a fire hydrant!

Word has it that Tyler Aman is in Minneapolis today. I am hoping to catch up with him for a bite to eat later today. I really miss all my friends from home. I lack time to write everyone, so it is a rare treat to even hear from some of the people I used to see on a daily basis. Matt is good about keeping me up with current news, but it is not quite the same. I can image that is a few years, the crew back in Fargo will be saying "do you remember that Beckman girl....she was insane.....I wonder what happened to her." I guess this is my plea for people to stay in touch, and to know that my couch is always free for people to crash on.

Well, I need to get back to histology.