Waiting...

I was excited yesterday to finally be able to get back to volunteering at San Jose since I haven't had a Friday afternoon free in weeks.

I arrive at the clinic, geared up and ready to help out. What do I end up doing?

Waiting.

And waiting.

Yes, that's right. I spent an hour and a half waiting for Sam and Jeff, the volunteer coordinators, to return from a meeting at George R. Brown. Hopefully, I'll get to actually volunteer next week, my final week at San Jose.

I haven't decided whether to do my pamphlet over diabetes or hypertension - the two most common diseases treated at San Jose Clinic. I suppose I actually have to get a group of volunteers from San Jose first before deciding on the pamphlet topic. Must get on that!

At least the wait time gave me an opportunity to reflect upon my week, my life, and all of the chaos going on in it.

Some highlights of the past week:

- Making cookie dough truffles for the first time - they turned out delicious!

- Giving my cell presentation

- Signing up for Chi Rho, the theology honor society

- Going to the Phi Sigma Tau (philosophy honor society) induction - (Tri-Beta's induction blows them out of the water =D)

- Spending time catching up/reconnecting with old friends

The biggest event of the past week though: I got a puppy!

His name is Buster, and he's a 3 month-old Yorkie. He's incredibly intelligent - getting potty trained in a new environment in one day, adjusting well to his crate the next, and then learning how to play fetch the day after that. I'm working on the "sit" command right now. He has the most adorable teddy bear face.

I'm not completely set on sticking with the name Buster though. I'm considering renaming him Sammy or Gatsby, but I'm also asking other people for suggestions. What name do you think fits him?