White Coat Ceremony!

Today was our White Coat Ceremony, the marker of the transition from class to clinics for us third year vet students.  There were a few speeches, and each of us had our name read off and a white coat put on us.  It was a good time.  Here are some photos from the ceremony.

Alphabetically I am right next to one of my best friends in my class Brittany B. 

Dr. Wallig was the faculty member who put my white coat on for me:

This photo was taken as Brittany B (I am between two Brittany B's in my class) and I were waiting to take our seats right after getting our white coats.

Max, my step-second cousin, he's a great guy

The always necessary, Connecticut/UCONN/U of I vet med classmates photo

 

Quick photo of Brittany M and I, she's another of my best friends in my class

 

These two, not quite sure how to describe how much I appreciate them.  This is Brittany M and Brittany B, my two study buddies.  Let's just say that when you spend hours upon hours together studying you get to know each other very well.  I dubbed them my "vet school wives."  They like to say that they have been teaching me how to be a good husband.  "His wife is gonna thank us some day" they say! :)

Junior surgery group!

My classmate Jess and I

 

Brittany B, Hilary, me, and Brittany M (photo courtesy of Brittany B's dad)

Throwback to first year, my anatomy lab group.  While I don't miss those days laboring over cadavers, our group was awesome (photo courtesy of Brittany B's dad)

Another photo of me and the B's (as I call them), apparently something was funny! (photo courtesy of Brittany B's dad)

I even got to go out twice today for food.  I was invited to go with Brittany M and her parents and aunt for lunch and then got invited to go with Brittany B and her parents for dinner.  Talk about spoiled!