shovels, finals, puppies

i am exhausted. like, bone tired. i've been working 10 hour days at the excavation and have developed a new diet craze that will soon take the place of south beach and weight watchers. it is called "dig a hole" and is really fairly simple. just grab a shovel and start digging a massive trench. it's awesome for your shoulders, back, arms and abs. especially when you do it for many hours.

also, tonight i have my osteology final, which will officially herald the end of this quarter. this, of course, no longer means i'll have three weeks to unwind and eat cookies, as i'll be working at the excavation until the end of time, BUT it does mean that i will be done with insane practical exams and gut-wrenching panic attacks at least until w

inter quarter starts.

also also, because luke and i are the king and queen of horrible timing, last weekend we decided to adopt a dog. granted, i am absolutely in love with her and she's amazing, but getting a puppy right before finals and just as i started working a lot and right before luke starts working entirely for himself is a little crazed. it would be safe to say that we're feeling the burn at the moment.

here she is, miss america :)

soooo adorable. and hopefully she'll forgive us for being so crazy all the time.