Finally... the weather is getting warmer!! Today Jaren and I walked to school and it was so nice to enjoy the sunshine! I am getting a bad case of spring fever. I only have 4 1/2 more weeks of school left... it's crazy! This semester has just flown by. When I think about it... it seems like I still have so much to do in school. But in 4 weeks it will be all over, and I can enjoy the sweet freedom of summer!

Good news... Jaren and I are going to FLORIDA for our honeymoon... finally! We are going in May. I can't even wait! I am just so excited!!

Well, Jaren and I completely forgot about the time change! Oops!! I realized this on Sunday, as I walked into what I thought was relief society, only to find it was time for class! I was so confused... until my friend whispered to me about the time change! Jaren wasn't at church with me because he had to work, so right after class I called him and told him our mistake and that he had to be to work in ten minutes!! He wasn't ready or anything... but he still managed to make it on time! Oh the silly things we do...

We are enjoying our spring break, but I can't wait until Jaren has some days off! I don't think we're going to do anything super fun on our break (we're saving for our honeymoon), but it will be nice to just enjoy each other and have fun together doing whatever we do!

I am so excited for summer. No more snow!! (Is anyone else tired of all the snow and cold???) Only 2 more months left of dental hygiene and then comes 4 months of happiness and freedom!! I can't wait for Jaren and I to go on our honeymoon!! I am also excited to go camping... especially now that Jaren and I are married!! We can finally go camping together! I am so excited for Bear Lake as well! And... I can't wait to hear crickets chirping outside in the evenings. Oh summer... I love the season!

I know I complain about school sometimes because it can be stressful... but I am truly grateful for my education. I just don't want people to think I dislike school... because I don't. I'm thankful for all the opportunities I have been blessed with. I feel I have been truly blessed, especially during this past year! I am thankful for all I have and couldn't be happier with my life!

Hopefully we're done with the snow... but it's Utah so you never know! It will probably snow like 15 more times until June, and then it will magically be like 100 degrees! Isn't that how it always goes??? Good old Utah!

Nothing New...

Well, nothing is really new with us. Jaren has been sick the past five days but is now feeling much better. I finally found my class 3 for dental clinic. My patient is only 20 and has lost so much bone that her teeth could fall out within the next few years... her calculus (tarter) is extreme and she has deep pocket depths. I have never seen such a case! I am excited to help her though, because her self esteem is pretty low when it comes to her mouth. I can't wait to get started and clean all that stuff up!! She'll be my patient on wednesdays for the next 4 weeks... it's going to take that long to get all the tarter off.

As usual... I am awaiting summer anxiously!

Spring Break Ideas???

I have a bad habit of looking forward to things. This can be bad because then I tend to not live in "the now." But right now, right this second, I am living in the now, and I don't care!! I want Summer to come!! I still have 2 months of school left, and it seems like FOREVER!! Jaren told me on Sunday that being happy doesn't mean we're happy when school's out, it doesn't mean we're happy when we're on vacation, but it means being happy as we are right now. He's right of course, I know. I am trying to enjoy my life as it is and not wish it away just because of school. I love being a newlywed! However... Spring break is just around the corner... and guess what... I can't wait!! Does anyone have any good ideas for spring break???? Jaren and I are kind of on a budget... so what could we do that's really really fun, yet doesn't cost a ton of money??? Any ideas anyone???

Tagged- Fours

This is the 4th picture from my 4th file! It's a picture taken on the day Jaren and I got engaged! What a fun day!! He proposed to me during our weekend stay at Bear Lake with my family. I was so surprised! After church, he blindfolded me and took me on a drive to one of my favorite places, Bloomington Lake (about 40 mins away from Bear Lake). It is so beautiful up there; it has a glacier that lasts all year long and the scenery is amazing! Once we arrived, we hiked up to a rock by the lake (while I was still blindfolded), and I sat there while he took out a blanket, prepared a picnic, and spelled "Marry Me" out of rosepetals! When he was finished, he stood behind me and slowly unfolded the blindfold. I saw the words and then turned around and he was on his knee with the ring! I was SO happy and excited! I kept telling random strangers we saw at the lake that we were engaged!! This picture is one taken later that day down by Bear Lake. I loved that day and am so happy to be married to Jaren!

I tag: Millie, Jodi, Shalyce, and Whitney

Drawer Gnomes

I came home to find our house a mess! I thought we had something in our house, but Jaren didn't believe me, and I wasn't sure what it was. I grabbed the camera to film, and caught it on tape!!

Nothing new has really happened but today I just keep thinking about how happy I am to be married!! I know that sounds mushy gushy but it's so true. I absolutely love it! Marriage to Jaren is the best decision I ever made. It is so fun to have my best friend as my husband. I've never been so happy before. He keeps me laughing and makes life so much better. Even when I'm feeling grumpy, Jaren has the ability to make me laugh no matter what. I'm so glad we have each other. I'm so thankful for him!! He's at work right now, and I can't wait to see him when he comes home. Married life is wonderful!

Hey Everyone.

It seems like every time I ever had a bad day, or something wouldn't go as expected, my dad would tell me to just learn from my experiences and move on. So I am taking my dad's advice, and learning. Monday clinic didn't go as planned. My dad was my patient, and I just felt rushed. I felt like I could have done a few things better, and that I should be better at those things by now! Oh well, my dad was really only my official second patient. I'm allowed to make some mistakes I guess.

Although I haven't written about it in a while, Jaren and I do do fun things sometimes. We have neighbors who live down the street from us. Their names are Heidi and Preston. They go to our ward and are the same ages as us! They live in a basement apartment too! We went to dinner with them on Saturday to a little Mexican restaurant and then went back to our house and played games! It was so fun, and it's nice to know we have friends close by!

Well, I'm excited for the weekend as always! Jaren works everyday this weekend (sadly) but he does have Monday off!! Hooray!! I'm excited to spend some quality time with him.

Back to School Blues... :(

Well, Jaren and I are officially back in school. This is going to be my toughest semester to date. I am taking 6 classes for a total of 16 credits. I'm taking my regular scheduled dental hygiene classes plus a few additional classes at night so I can get my Bachelors of Science degree in 2010.

While sitting in my dental chair on Monday, I thought to myself... did Christmas even happen? It seems like I never left school now that I'm back. The break was far too short! Spring break is 2 months away!

On Wednesday I finished Jaren's cleaning. I was nervous at first, but Jaren kept me laughing so it made the appointment fun. I cleaned his remaining 3 quads and when it came time for scale check, I didn't miss any spots! I cleared all the calculus! This was a huge accomplishment for me! I was so excited!

I still need patients! Our patients aren't provided for us. We have the responsibility of finding and scheduling our own patients. So, if you ever want your teeth to be sparkling clean... just let me know! :)

This week was a stressful one. School is overwhelming me! (And it's only the first week!) Oh well, I'll just have to take it one day at a time.

Jaren has now decided he wants to be a PA (Physician's Assistant). He's really excited about it and I'm excited for him! This will be a good career choice for him.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone!! Jaren and I have had such a fun week! On Monday we went to The Gateway... it was the farthest we have been since our wedding! We were excited. Every year my family has a tradition to go to Salt Lake and see the lights at Temple Square, and then go to The Gateway! It was also our one month anniversary. I can't believe we have been married for a whole month! Time flies!
On Christmas Eve, we went out to breakfast at Mimi's Cafe and then went and saw Austrailia. We decided to start a tradition, and every year the two of us will go to breakfast and see a movie in the morning! It was so fun!! We really haven't been able to go on any dates this past month or get out much, we've just been so busy with everthing! So it was nice to go places this week!
The afternoon of Christmas Eve was crazy! Every year I make a vow to myself to have all my Christmas shopping done early, and every year it never happens! Jaren and I still had shopping to do... the traffic was insane!! The stores were completely packed. We decided next year we won't let this happen. (We'll see how that goes...) But even though it was a crazy afternoon, we still had a lot of fun!
On Christmas Eve evening, we had dinner at my grandma's house and played the pass around game for our white elephant gifts! Then Jaren and I borrowed "The Grinch" to watch at our house. It was a great Christmas Eve!
On Christmas we woke up early! Since we haven't woken up early since school got out, I was so confused when I heard our alarm. I asked Jaren why it was going off so early. He told me it was Christmas and then I remembered! I was so excited! We immediately woke up and opened all our presents! Then it was off to my parents for breakfast. After stopping by, we were off to Jaren's parent's house! We had so much fun with the Mills family! We played a game called "Curses" that made everyone laugh! It was fun to spend time with Jaren's family and see everyone with all their kids. It ended far too quickly. Jaren had to be off to work by 2. He didn't want to go! We were sad. But oh well! I guess you have to do what you have to do. We're just grateful Jaren has a job during these hard economic times. We are truly blessed.
We had a great Christmas! Overall, being married and spending time with our family made this Christmas a wonderful one! It went by too quickly, but we loved every minute of it!