New Family Member

Well i know everyone must think I'm crazy I adopted another dog. I couldn't help it Louie needed someone to be with while I am in school. I felt so bad leaving him here all alone for such long periods of time. So I went out looking for the perfect roommate for my little wild man. I came across Thumbellina (Lena) for short. She is a 6 year old mini daschund she is actually smaller than Louie. She is red and such a sweet little girl I am so glad I found her and she is part of our family. It feels good to know that I rescued her and that she has a good home now. Here is a picture of my little Lena.

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Arriving in Denver

Here are some pictures of my adventure moving to Denver from South Florida. We had a very rough trip. When we 1st arrived to the airport they were not going to let Louie fly with us. They said something about needing to have a letter from the vet saying he could fly. After we fixed that & we arrived to Denver we find out that the moving company was there before we got there & continued on so we werent getting my furniture until 4 days later...uggghhhh!!!! So since we had no furniture we had to stay in a hotel...it looked great by the outside but it was DISGUSTING on the inside. My mom prepaid for the week so we couldn't get our money back & it was the only place that allowed Louie..no wonder...lol
All in all the trip there was a disaster but we arrived safely & that is what counts.

Adventure Camp @ Busch Gardens

This was some of the pictures I took while I was at Adventure Camp. The camp was for college students interested in working in the animal field when they graduate. I basically was a zookeeper for a week. Everyday we would wake up at 5:30am get ready & head to meet up with all the zookeepers. I was assigned the to the large & small Primates & the caverns which held all the reptiles, kookaburras, fruit bats, mongoose lemurs & cotton top tamarins. My job was to feed, clean & observe the animals making sure they were all healthy & safe. We had to come up with daily enrichments to keep them busy. I also learned the nutrition aspect for each animal in my care. I got to be involved with the gorillas training sessions. My day usually ended at 5:30 depending on the care for the animals. The zookeeper hours that I worked ran about 12 hour shifts a day. It is a very hard job to be a zookeeper but an experience that I will never forget. I had a great time working with everyone @ Busch Gardens & made new friends.

New Blog

Today is the 1st day of my new blog. I set this blog up to keep in touch with everyone while I am away in Colorado. That way my family & friends that don't get on Myspace or Facebook can still see all the things that go on in my life even though I am over 2,000 miles away.

I also plan on keeping up with my progress towards my associates in vet technology. When I am done in Colorado I will hopefully transfer to University of Florida's Veterinarian Program where I plan on getting my degree in veterinarian medicine.

But there's still a long way to go before I get there...lol

I am a bit nervous but very excited to start a new chapter in my life. I already have an apartment to move into, I have a great roommate from California her name is Oni. We are both going to be in the same school together. She has been in Colorado for about 3 weeks now and has been giving me the scoop on life in Colorado.

I will be leaving home on Sept. 23rd WOW I cant believe it is almost time for me to go it seems like just yesterday I was just graduating. The summer sure has come & gone so quickly.
Below I attached a few pictures of my family & friends to kick off my new blog & new adventure.