so today was my first day of class.  oh, i'm so going to love it!!!  i just can't wait to get into the book, the class, the lab...speaking of which...my friend grace brought me a present today...SCHOOL SUPPLIES!!!!  there were pens, a folder, colored pencils, fun little erasers in the shapes of bugs, a box for the pens and pencils...and my personal favorite...in honor of the cat dissection...this notebook:

the funniest thing EVER!!!  i can't stop laughing when i look at it.  thanks grace!!  you're awesome!!