After that really terrible weekend I had at my interview at VMRCVM, yesterday night I got the best news possible. I was at work, it was almost 6:00 and then we would be closed. I see my mom's phone number pop up on the caller ID on the work phone. My co-worker answers it before me, but I go upfront to grab the phone from her. She says that she got a letter in the mail from the University of Missouri and wanted to know if she could open it for me. I wasn't sure what to say... I was excited for the results but so so nervous. I asked my co-worker and my boss (who just happened to be up there) and they said sit down, breathe, and have her open the letter. The first word out of her mouth was 'Congratulations!' and I just lost it. I burst into tears as she read the first line of the letter to me that I had finally been accepted to veterinary school. It took me a good minute or two to even stop crying and to be able to actually speak. It hit me that somewhere in August, I will be going to veterinary school. Missouri was the first school I heard from about an interview and the first school I interviewed at. I did enjoy the little bit of time I spent there- it really reminded me of Blacksburg. So, if I have to go there, I will! The only drawback is that it is 14 hours away from where I live and I really like/need to be near my family. So, that would be the only reason I am hesitant about this school. Also, they do 'periods' instead of semesters and it seems like 4 periods is equal to a semester. I am not 100% sure on how this works, exactly, but it sounds like we only get about a 6 week break during the summer, which isn't long enough in my opinion.
Anyway, last night I got home from work a few minutes later and Mom came downstairs and hugged me. I burst into tears again and we both stood there crying together. It was surreal. My mom, her boyfriend, my sister and I then went to Olive Garden to celebrate. I got 3 of this strawberry lemonade vodka drinks and they were delicious. I came back home and then pretty much went to bed. I had no motivation to work on homework after that! Last night, I could not sleep well at all. I kept tossing and turning all night- I cannot even recall what I was thinking about during the night.
Today was a new day and a new outlook on life. I am going to be a veterinarian in a little over 4 years . I am still waiting to hear from a few schools about admissions and I still have 2 interviews to attend down in Alabama. But it is still good to know that if every other school I applied denies my admission, I still have a potential spot at Mizzou.
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