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Congratulations to Brook & Dan on the birth of Jackson Paul Perry, born Monday June 29th 2009. We rejoice as we welcome grandchild #3 into our lives!

So I just heard back from one of the medical schools I applied to for what’s called a “secondary application” – this email elicited a warm feeling in my heart. It both let me know that the application did go out because it obviously was received and it also helps me feel like “wow I really DID do this and this is really going to happen” -it’s an awesome feeling when you see your hard work ready to pay off

Now all I have left to do is slay my MCAT to prove I belong there

Okay back to my study cave. I’m happy and just wanted to share

So they updated the iPhone software for those of us that bought these phones 2 months ago – while the new people get twice as much stuff (like a video camera in the phone – this is stills only) and other neat features and pay half the price – I must say the new text messaging feature (turns sideways) is kind of cool – but I was hoping for more of a “wow” from the all advertised 3.0 software upgrade. It’s okay – I’m still happy with my phone – for me it’s more of a PDA and text messenger than anything else anyway – and those features are still pretty awesome on the iPhone! Okay – back to MCAT studying!

Oh and my AMCAS application is officially complete now with all the transcripts in – it’s pending verification review and then submission – the wheels have turned – now it’s down to the MCAT to decide my future. Root for me!

Well it was disheartening to watch the Orlando Magic lose the finals championship to the L.A. Lakers – but clearly Kobe owned that trophy. I congratulate everyone who played in the finals as they were all winners – clearly they were the East meets West of modern day, both being the champs of their coast.

I’ve sent in my AMCAS application – now I await the processing of the final transcript to be received at AMCAS and then it gets processed and submitted to all the medical schools I applied to. Right now I am busy with my studying for the MCAT (medical school entrance exam) and thus the process is unnerving to say the least – all premeds know how I feel right now! I’m just planning to learn as much as I can, re-solidify what I do know and practice for the exam the best I can and hope for the best on test day, which is a month away.

Yes! I believe in Magic – and I believe in the Orlando Magic as well!! They are superb and did an awesome job beating the Celtics Sunday night. What a great game they played indeed. Congratulations Magic – You’ve earned your spot and proven your worth – we’re behind you – we want to see you go all the way and win the championship – Go Magic!!

Well, it wasn’t my most stellar semester at all – it seemed like I had to swim upstream the entire semester – one flu into the next – always feeling sick for test days – I’m glad I’m through it and hopefully will not have to repeat it next year, I pray we don’t get swine flu here – it was enough to battle the regular flu we had going around & around & around. I’ve passed my courses, got my medical school pre-req’s completed and I am PROUD of my overall accomplishments as a whole (which includes 2 awards and 2 inductions into honor societies). Next stop: MCAT.  I love the fact that I get to prove myself in my MCAT exam – which is scheduled for mid-July. I’m enrolled in an MCAT prep course and I know it’s going to help me a lot since it is (in the least) helping me focus on what to study from the vast array of information I’ve learned over the last couple of years.

I’ve recently purchased a little (cute) HP Netbook (mini 100 model I think it is) – and I’ve gotten my AT&T wireless on the go Sierra modem too so I can (and do) take the internet all over with me now in a manner that makes it more conducive to doing my course online. Yes, I have the iPhone – but it’s not easy (and it burns up battery time fast) to log into these sites and watch the videos and such. I do love my iPhone for many other things – including the brand new iFlash application that was just launched – which puts my own personally made study cards on my phone to go – that is going to be really awesome through medical school for sure.

So while it seems like I should be “off” and having a fun summer – as you can see I’m still extremely busy with studying complicated material. There’s also the other aspects of my life that have also kicked high into gear as well. Work for one - Cheap Shots is growing steadily and has been taking a lot of time to help it along – so many new marketing strategies have been implemented and guess what – they seem to be working too – Cheap Shots is growing strong, which pleases me immensely.

As for other aspects in life – Fish & Wildlife has a new inspector who came and inspected us last week, while our cages were passing of inspection – he asked for certain changes – which are understandable – and we are now implementing those as well – nothing too outrageous – but it does take physical labor to accomplish – needless to say – running from Orlando to Sebring in between work and putting in a lot of physical labor in the sunshine and heat of Florida has been something in need of endurance – and we have just that , endurance due to the fact that we get to look at the faces of the “kids” (serval, lynx, bobcat, cougar, jungle cat) and that makes it all worth our efforts and then some. We’re so blessed!

In conclusion, life is awesome and I am fully enjoying it. I’m hoping that this message meets my readers with a smile – because it’s sent with one.

The last thing I wanted to say was: Go Magic – You Rock and you just have one more game to knock out Celtics, you can do it!!!

I must say I was “supposed” to be studying for my finals – after I got in from my review session for physics final tonight the game was tied in the 3rd and then Magic started scoring like they wanted to win and in the end it was down to the wire and needless to say my eyes were glued to the TV watching Hedo make the last 3 pointer ending the game with a WIN! Go Magic – You Rock!! Back to studying now…

Tonight is game one of the playoffs and it’s SOOOO exciting – It’s nice to be a part of the winning team – Magic have done an awesome job this season and that brings a lot of good things to Florida and Orlando – so nice to be there to see this all happen – GO MAGIC, They rock!