Checking In

I have really been bad at keeping up with my blogs. As our moving day gets closer, we get busier and busier. There is so much to do! We are leaving a week from today and I still haven't even started packing! I work every day, and it seems that there is always something to do after I work. Most nights I don't even get home till it is bedtime!
Amongst all of the crazyness though, we have had the chance to do a few eciting things.
Ryan and I, along with his friend Mark and his girlfriend Ashley went to the Body World's exhibit that I had mentioned in a previous post. The exhibit was great. It was at the Telus World of Science, which aside from Body World's had alot of other neat little exhibits that were fun to check out and play around in. The Body World's exhibit was a collection of real human bodies that had been preserved through a process called plastination. The exhibit displayed the human body in many interesting ways, and it took us about 2 hours to complete the whole thing. Of my favorite displays was one in which human fetuses had been preserved at different stages of development. It was amazing to see how a fetus grows and develops, and the difference that just days or weeks can make in the development. I also found it interesting to see all of the blood vessels that are within our body. One display demonstrated this by removing all other body tissues and organs including the bones and muscles. All that was left was the blood vessels, which were preserved witht the body still intact. It was amazing to see. It was also interesting to think that all of these bodies were real people, some even had tattoos.
Another thing that I got to participate in yesterday was the Intern Celebration of Achievements at Capital Health. This ceremony was basically the graduation for all Capital Health Dietetic Interns that will be completing their internships within the next month or so. Since I am almost done, I was also included in the ceremony and presented with a flower and a chocolate that said "RD" (the abbreviation for Registered Dietetian). I was not expeciting much of this ceremony, and truthfully really didn't even want to go since it isn't my real graduation, but I am glad that I participated. It was a beautiful ceremony with friends and family present. After the ceremony, there was a reception where they served some amazing food such as shrimp, wontons and other delicious appetizers. They even had wine and martinis (definitiely the highlight for me)!
Anyways, I do not have too much more to blog about today, as I just plan on packing and finishing off some assignments this weekend. I should have the chance to blog once or twice more before Ryan and I start on our adventure!