I got to go to lunch with my sister and her two sweethearts today.
Then we went for a walk.
It was a nice relaxing day, and I didn't do anything for school!
I acted like I don't have an exam on Monday...which is completely fine by me. :)
100 days!!
I am so happy about this. Because even though I tend to get busy and get way behind, I have always managed to catch up! I don't think I have stuck with anything like this quite this long before.
Today, I gave my part of a presentation in a class with 4 other classmates. I stuttered a little more than I would have liked, but I think I am possibly the only person who noticed.
Then, I finished my paper for Research 5 hours before it was due...and only like, 10 weeks after I started it.
Now, we are settling down for a family move of Box Trolls. Hope it's good!
I may have had a rough week, but today was a great day, and I am thankful for the family time we are getting to spend together tonight.
Today, we were supposed to have more severe weather...
Only, it never came to my part of the State.
I am SO thankful for that, because I just don't have time for bad weather!
Today was a bad day.
Like BAD, bad.
Like, I cried in clinic, bad.
I got my first "N"...which is like an "F"...
It's not the end of the world, and it doesn't make me a bad clinician...but I DIDN'T WANT ONE!
So, basically, I am thankful today that I held it together as long as I did...that I didn't break down in front of everyone.
I am also thankful that my husband let me eat Schlotzky's for dinner and didn't even cringe when I refilled my coke for the second time...cause I just really needed a Coke.
And I am really thankful for Coca-Cola...High fructose corn syrup and all.
Oh, Monday, sometimes you break my heart.
Today was definitely a manic Monday.
From start to finish, the day was crazy.
But, my dental materials lab let out early, and I got to pick my kids up from school.
When I picked my little darlings up, this is how they walked to my car:
It's Easter Sunday!!
I am so thankful that my savior died in my place, suffering a death he didn't deserve to save me from an eternal death that I do deserve. I can think of no better reason to celebrate, because He didn't stay dead; HE IS ALIVE!
I am thankful for that empty tomb today!
We also had a fantastic day in Chickasha after church, celebrating Easter with Matt's family. It was misty and wet, so the kiddos hunted eggs in the house, which was interesting to say the least.
Zac found the most money eggs and ended up with $7.75 in change. I'm not sure how he does that every year, but the smile on his face is priceless!
Mady had her very first dance competition today!
I had the camera, yet I neglected to get any pictures of her. (Insert sad face)
Her group got the gold award, which is like 3rd place, but, she had a great time! She got to experience one of my favorite feelings every, which is the fear, anxiety, and excitement all rolled up into one right before going on stage.
How I miss those days!!
We also celebrated Easter with my family, held babies, watched basketball and hunted eggs.
It was a fun day and I am so blessed!
Can I be thankful for the same thing every Friday?
If I could, I would once again be thankful that I don't have class on Friday's for the rest of the semester!
I woke up this morning with a goal. It was to finish my literature review for research class.
Did I mention it is due this coming Thursday?!
I also knew I needed to get Mady tights for her competition tomorrow and Zac an Easter outfit.
I got all that done...except for the paper that is.
I also looked up homes on openhouseok...
Not that it matters, but I found a couple of great homes I now really want to buy.
Although the paper didn't get done, I did make a ton of headway and I only have two more paragraphs to get done which will hopefully be easy peasy...
A year ago today I got the opportunity of a lifetime!
I received an acceptance letter to the Dental Hygiene program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
I jokingly posted a caption of my Facebook status update from last year stating, "A year ago today I was so excited. Now I am just tired." Well, it's all true
But, I wouldn't change a thing.
Through all the highs and lows, laughter and tears, successes and failures, I have survived.
Not only have I survived; I have thrived.
The summer before I began this dental school journey, I met my "big" for Starbucks. She told me, "This is the hardest thing I have ever done."
I can repeat her words wholeheartedly. This is most definitely the hardest thing (school wise) I have ever done. The classes are demanding, the clinic can be overwhelming...
But the experience is WONDERFUL!
And, I can't believe it has already been a year since I received that letter!
Hello April!!
After an evening of torrential hail and thunderstorms, and a bedroom so hot (literally ya'll, it felt like a sauna in there) I thought I was going to melt into the bed...I finally fell asleep and possibly got 5 hours of sleep.
The quiz I studied 3 hours for last night, that I memorized nonsensical percentages for, along with the ADA code for tobacco cessation counseling (D1320 in case you were wondering) contained nearly NOTHING of what I studied and was instead full of obscure, completely irrelevant information.
I made ANOTHER 70 on a quiz in that class and I am quite peeved about it.
I did however get to see my daddy-o in clinic today and that made the day better.
The free lunch from Dental Depot was a plus, and the hot tamales I got from their free candy bar didn't hurt either.
Then the nap I took after I got home was glorious!
I am SO thankful my kids are at an age where they can get their own snacks and drinks. They can use the restroom on their own and wipe their own hineys. I can tell them I am going to lay down and they will leave me alone! (I remind myself of then when I hold my sister's babies and think I want another one...)
Tuesday has consisted of assisting a dental student with a screening, lots and lots of studying over lunch, two exams (which I didn't rock, but passed with an 87 and 88), a full night of soccer and dance, dinner on the run, and studying (again) for a quiz in the morning.
Not the most fun day ever, but nothing blew up and I didn't fail anything, so...success!
I also busted my "diet" today with a doughnut AND a cupcake (which I said I wouldn't eat because I would only allow myself one or the other but then I stayed at school late and the hot pink icing was screaming, "EAT ME" and so I did)
On a thankful note, my step-mom, Lucy, picked my kids up from school and took them for dinner so I didn't have to bust my rear to get them fed and to their practices!
She does a lot to help me out each week. I am crazy thankful for her help!
One more Monday closer to school being out for summer!
Oh, and I finished patient #3 today!
I am halfway finished with junior year requirements so hopefully I can be one of the few here at the OKC site that completes them all.
Also, my dad agreed to be my patient on Wednesday, which just saved my bacon when it comes to requirements!
Day 90 has been good to me.
Remember that Pharmacology test I mentioned on Thursday?
Well, I made a 95.7! Highest test grade yet!!
YAY ME!!
I'm just thankful that even tornado sirens can't diminish my studying ability!
We spent the evening at my parents' house.
Sometimes, the best thing you can do is get away from your own house and sit on someone else's couch.
I am so glad we did!
We had bar-b-que pork chops and held babies.
Zac got to fish with the fishing pole he won at the wild game cook off at the church. He didn't catch anything, but he had a great time.
Matt and I finally came up with a plan for a big change in our lives coming up. We haven't made a decision yet, but when we do...I am sure you will have a chance to read it here. (That is bait, so you will stick around and read.) (haha!)
Today was a tiring, yet amazing day.
I started the day off by waking up at 5:45 so I could be to school by 6:30 only to find out that I didn't have to go in early if I was working the afternoon shift...so I napped on the couch for two hours and then headed for the zoo.
I had a blast playing games with kiddos at Smile Safari, unfortunately, I had to be elsewhere in the afternoon, so I didn't get to see the new baby elephant of gorilla. :(
I headed over to the good ol' College of Dentistry to help out with Kid's Day. I only got to place one sealant, BUT, I got to be there helping provide care for kids who otherwise might not receive dental care at all.
I finished up the day driving my Mother in law's awesome car around town shopping.
She also paid for our dinner at Chili's; (which busted my diet, but was totally worth it!) Thanks Teresa!!
I don't have school on Friday's anymore! I LOVE having Friday's off...
Although, I did go in to school today for quite a while to work on a group project.
It was nice to go to school to work on something, but not be in class. It is especially nice since we worked long and hard and got the entire project done!
I am so thankful to check one more thing off the list for completion of my Junior year!
I took a Pharmacology test today and for the first time in the last 3 tests, I felt like I did well!
I haven't done poorly on any of the tests so far; my lowest test grade is an 81.4, but I don't particularly care for B's when A's are possible.
I feel like today's test will be an A and I hope I find out soon!
We have been able to catch up on some of our Disney movie watching as of late. This week we made it through The Little Mermaid, The Rescuer's Down Under AND Beauty and the Beast!
We had some severe weather here in Moore, OK today.
Thankfully, after a scare when the weather man basically yelled our exact location followed by, "tornado on the ground!", we were spared any damage and only lost power for about 5 seconds.
We have got to get a shelter on this property like, yesterday!
Starting something new is never easy.
Implementing change is never easy either, but sometimes it is necessary.
School is stressful. Life is stressful. Being a wife is stressful. Being a mother is stressful.
Somedays I feel like going back to school was the dumbest decision I ever made.
Don't get me wrong, I am so blessed to be there, and as I have said many, many times; school is the journey to get me where I want to be in life. I won't take the journey for granted. But, I will acknowledge that the journey is stretching me further than I ever thought. It is straining my relationships. It is straining the seams of my pants...
I wouldn't be truthful if I didn't tell you out right: IT'S HARD. All of it.
LIFE IS HARD
I can't be who I need to be for everyone. I just can't and I need to be okay with that, but I'm not.
I have to be the mom who helps with homework and sends snacks to parties and keeps up with who is friends with whom and gets kids to dance and soccer.
I have to be the wife who cooks and cleans and decorates and keeps her husband happy.
I have to be the student who studies and gives 100% all the time and applies herself in clinic and helps everyone clean up after clinic because it's what a good decent person does...especially if she wants others to do the same for her.
I have to be the friend who calls and texts to maintain contact.
I have to be the daughter who helps feed the fish and cat when needed.
I have to be the sister who helps with babies and encourages sleep deprived parents.
I have to be the church leader who stays in the Word and can lead children in Biblical truths.
I have to be the dance teacher who always shows up on time and comes up with choreography on the fly.
And I TRY to do it all with a smile on my face.
Wanna know a secret?
Somedays I feel like I am dying inside.
This life I lead; it's a blessing. I KNOW that...
But somedays I just have to hold my husband. And when he asks me if I am okay, I just have to say,
The first day back to school after a break is always brutal.
