Stuck but alive again!

Stuck in real life that is ><
Two of the reasons are listed below, on the "Playing" seccion. _{I'm not even ashamed hah!}

I'm halfway done with paperwork and in a few months I'll have my vet licence, hopefully that will lead to getting a scholarship, and after that a master's, and after that a job, and after that... we'll see.
So most of my time and energy is devoted to reality, I have been working on art, but I'm not able to upload it  

So, you may already know what happened if you read last journal, and we're all doing much better.
Part of it has a lot to do with a really bold move: we went on a road trip.
A few weeks after it happened we went on a 2 week vacation to see the family back home, in the desert.

It was a two day drive and part of it was trough a place very close to where the incident happened... it was a risky move, and I didn't like it at all! part of me was still terrified of that place... but I trust my dad, and he was in charge of the route.
Nothing happened, and that place was pretty calm! very different from where the incident happened, even if they're only about an hour away. It helped me realize that the world might not be as dangerous as I tought, still, it's always better to be safe than sorry: there were no stops untill we were at least 4 hours away from there and we had to get up early, so we could pass it during the morning.

Something very unusual happened too: Rain in the desert!
The infernal heat was gone, the air was fresh and the sky was full of clouds of epic proportions with rain pillars conecting the sky and the earth! You can see some pictures I took of it here: [link]
Once we got to out destination, we spent a week in a house by the beach with the family, it was beyond beautiful...
More pictures here: [link]

I've been thinking about my animals, too... specially my little mousey guys, only one of them is left... I miss them all so very much, specially Toffee's litter, they where the smartest, gentlest mice I've ever come across. It's a shame their lifespans are so short, and I really wished I could be a better owner to Pollock (the one that's left) he's a fat old grump and I can't handle him as much as I would like to but I still try to care for him the best way I can, but licence work is very time-consuming and other than the ocassional treat I haven't had the time to slowly "tame" him >< 
I feel like a bad owner, and have bowed not to bring another mouse to the family untill I can take proper care of him.