Foveal Farm Fest.

Keeping in mind that Saturday mornings are my favourite time of the week, I enjoy Friday nights just knowing that Saturday mornings are just on the other side of a good sleep. However, this weekend I have to study perception, so my Saturday will be a wee bit less relaxing. But I made up for that today, with a light afternoon and the Foveal Farm Fest. Tonight, my class (well I guess about half the class) took a break from our books and held our first social event on Jen's farm.
Classes were over early today, around 11:45. Those who didn't have lab were able to leave, but I had to stick around for lab at 1:30. It was a relatively quick and painless lab, so we finished early, so I got home by about 3:45, at which point I fell into bed and passed out until 4:30. After that, I ate something quick and got ready to be back at the school for 6:30. We all met and split up into cars, and took off for the farm!
Jen lives on an old farmhouse in Kitchener, c. 1850 or something like that. She has a cat and a dog, and her mom prepared hot dogs, snacks, hot chocolate, and 16 homemade pies for us. Her brother took us on hayrides around the property, through the cornfields. We sat around chatting and eating; some people started a foosball competition; eventually we made our way around the campfire to bask in its glow, roast marshmallows, and sing songs, accompanied by two guitars and a djembe.
The festivities ended quite early; most people left before or around 10 pm. It was a very fulfilling night though, I left very satisfied and content with the company and food I'd had. It was nice to sit and spend time with my... colleagues, I guess, outside of a classroom, find out more about their personalities, and know more about them than just their names. It's incredible to look at the calendar and realize we've only been a class together for 6 weeks - it feels like so much more! But when I stop to think about it, even though I see these people every day, I really don't know much about most people at all. I can't wait to see how we will be by the end of the year. After today's Corneal Cup presentation, I can barely even wait until the new term, so I guess there's a bunch of things to look forward to in steps.
Anyway, I didn't mean to get emo or anything like that (in this post anyway), I just wanted to share about the cool farm experience. Laura and I even got to nick some leftover pie and take it home, so there'll be dessert for the next few days! :)

Tip of the day: Add an eye anatomy term at the beginning of anything and turn it into an optometry event.