I've been in a weird kind of mood over the past few days. Being back in the swing of school is very overwhelming and leaves me physically and mentally drained at the end of each day. I'm studying Anatomy all the time (or so it seems) and still trying to get my reading/busy work down for the other class that we're taking right now. I've only gone to the gym twice and usually I'm able to make it six days out of the week. My social life is barely existent at this point. Obviously school comes first, but any socialization or "me" time seems is precious and rare at this point. I've been in school a week but I feel like I've already been here a month. On top of the school work, I got a physical, TB test, and drug screen all in the past week. And I still have to get a back ground check and sign up for a CPR class. There's so much going on that I am just exhausted. Grad school has turned me into an old lady! I've been going to bed between 9:30 and 10:30 every night so far (except for the weekend and that was because I was babysitting).

On top of all of this, I'm really homesick. I miss my family a lot, but especially Riley. I got to talk to her on Tuesday and then again today. Sometimes I feel like it's easier not to call home, just because I won't have to deal with the homesickness later. I also really miss my friends. Even though summer was so incredibly busy, my friends and I managed to spend as much time together as possible. And now, I just feel out of place without them here or me there. It's just been a long, exhausting week. I'm hoping that next week will be busy and take my mind of things.

On another note, Nadal moves into the 3rd round of the US Open. Hopefully he can win this one to achieve his grand slam dream.