California

Brad and I had an awesome time in California last week.
As we were driving there I had fallen asleep in the car and woke up as Brad pulled over for a pit stop, and where were we? The General Patton Memorial Museum! He had this planned the whole time and took advantage of me being asleep to stop there.
It was cool to see where troops had been trained in the deserts of California.


We spent some time hanging out at the beach, enjoying the ocean despite the freezing water. Here is Brad skim boarding.

We had a perfect day at Disney Land! The rainy morning helped keep the crowds away and we were able to ride all the big rides within the first hour and a half!

This Far Side comic depicts people going into a ride and then coming out crying and sad.

Brad was reminded of this comic while on this ride, don't worry he really did enjoy it.


Is this mountain FRESH, FRESHER, FRESHIST or FRESHERSHIST? Confused? You really should see the Old Spice commercial.

Hygiene Graduation

I can't quite wrap my head around the idea of being done with hygiene school. For the last 2 years Monday through Thursday (10am-9:30pm), most Fridays, and sometimes Saturdays and Sundays I've been completely consumed by it. I still feel like there is something I should be studying or a project to complete, but no. It has challenged me like nothing else has, but has been totally worth it.

Here are some pictures from the Hygiene Graduation.



Here is a tribute to the man who has played a huge role in helping me through this journey. Brad was the one to encourage me to keep going when I wanted to back out of applying to hygiene school, because I felt I couldn't do it. He took on extra roles to allow me to just focus on school. He is always kind and listens to me when I go on about gum disease or hygiene politics. Brad was my very first patient, not my most cooperative patient, but a very good guinea pig indeed. I appreciate the sacrifices he has made on my behalf and love him very much.




Here I am receiving the unique and highly coveted "Golden Scaler" award. This award is given by the clinical faculty and goes to a student who has shown much improvement in the area of instrumentation and patient care. The instrument is a golden anterior 5/6 curet, for those interested.



Thank you to everyone that has been so supportive through this process.