catch up!

Well it definitely has been a while since ive done a post...February to be exact. What has been going on since then...? What hasnt..? School definitely picked up since February. Seemed like everytime a test was scheduled in one class we had one in every other class the same week. Clinic also got crazy, i wouldnt say i had a whole lot of patients but i stayed busy for sure. i passed all my comps for clinic and got thru all my classes for the semester. 3 A's and 3 B's. ill take it. this semester was definitly my favorite so far. i am really enjoying actually being a hygienist now. i wouldnt say im a pro yet but im getting there :) ok so let me highlight a few things that have happened since February:

In March our class went to Nashville for Legislative Day...I wouldnt say it was a total disaster...but it was definitley a waste of time. It was very unorganized and with 30 girls...things got a little catty to say the least. My favorite part was going to the Cheesecake Factory with a few friends. In April, six of us went to TDHA (Tennessee Dental Hygiene Association) in Nashville. This was a much better time! We went to a few speakers and sold our class t-shirt. anndd we ate...and ate...and ate..! The end of April and beginning of May was packed with doing papers, comps, and finals. It got pretty crazy there for a while but i got through it all and im very proud of myself and my grades.

Also, April 30 was me and Adam's one year anniversary! The whole reason i started this blog was to keep up with planning the wedding. Now it has been a whole year since that day! It hasnt always been smiles with us but i think that is expected in a marriage especially the first year. I also think we have a lot of extra stress on us with me being in school. I am still trying to find that balance with school and husband time. For our anniversary, Adam got me a cavas print of my favorite wedding picture! i love it! we took a picture with it and i plan on doing that every year with each previous year's picture! On our anniversary, we of course ate our top tier of our wedding cake and we watched our wedding video. A year later watching it and i wouldnt change one thing about it. It was actually more beautiful than i even remember. I love my husband so much, he is truely one of a kind. I will be the first to admit i am hard to deal with on a regular basis...plus the stress of school...whoo i am more than a handful! :) Adam does so well with me tho. Im pretty sure that is why God put him in my life. I have said here lately, Adam is more like a single parent right now. He pretty much does all the cooking and cleaning at home, he goes to work, pays all the bills, and sends me to school. He makes sure i have everything i need and pretty much everything i want. I know he worries himself sick over money and how we are going to make it...but that is just the Shelley in him! We will make it, and one day...one day...ill have a job! what a glorious day that will be! :) haha.

So, I am now out of school for my somewhat summer break. I have until June and i start an online class then go back to school in July. I actually cant wait. I have come to the conclusion i cannot be a housewife or stay at home mom. i have been out for a week now and im about to go stir crazy with bordom! yes i could clean, workout, cook dinner....all those great things i should do but i dont wanna! i need structure and somewhere to be and something to do on a regular basis!

here are a few pictures of what i have been up to lately!:

Legislative Day

Lacy and I

TDHA Girls!

Charity and I

Easter 2012

Adam and I with the babies

Adam and I on Easter

Jaycie's 3rd Birthday!

One Year Anniversary

Remembering our beautiful day....

update on DH

The semester is in full whirlwind, and im absolutely loving it. Yesterday i completed my first patient. My brother. ahh what a day! He came in the morning, we went to eat lunch together and he came back that afternoon for me to finish. since he hasnt been to the dentist since he was in 8th grade and he is now 28, it was to say the least...a lot of work! he was a very good patient tho. we usually tend to bump heads but yesterday was good....maybe it was bc i had sharp instruments in his mouth! :) we did full mouth xrays and a prophy. it was fun...for the first couple hours. then it was just work! i shouldve been getting paid for that! haha he was considered a difficulty C patient, which is good for me bc i have to get so many patients that meet certain requirements. i dont know who was warn out more at the end of the day tho me or him! but it was good practice! tuesday i have my mom...i have already done xrays on her so we will just be doing a cleaning but i have a feeling it will be an all day thing also bc she hasnt been to to the dentist in years either. and i have my sister scheduled for march...who hasnt been to the dentist in years! what is wrong with my family why do they not go to the dentist! its ok tho i will get them all cleaned up good and you better believe they wont be missing any appointments anymore! :) i have my first patient (that isnt a family member) next thursday! im pretty excited! i hope i do well and she does too!

classes are going ok. im definitely liking this semester better than last. we have two days in the clinic and two days of classes. although i have yet to have any tests so studying hasnt really picked up like it should! i better get on that!

other than school, i have started going back to Zumba 3 days a week. i try no matter how tired i am bc it always makes me feel so good afterwards! we have the class at the church we go to. Kelly is an awesome teacher. she started last year and we averaged maybe 10 people a class. now we are averaging around 40-50! its crazy but the more people it is the more fun it seems! its such a good workout! if you are intrested in coming COME ON! the class is Monday and Thursday nights at 7pm and Satruday mornings at 9. i promise youll love it! we also just started a biggest loser contest so im hoping my motivation will kick in and i can lose some pounds before summer time!

life is good. i wouldnt trade it for anything. i have absolutely wonderful friends and family and a very very caring and loving husband. i dont know how he does it sometimes. he definitely loves every single part of me with everything he has.

A little catchig up before it gets crazy again!

My last post was in November and it is now January so i figured its about time to get updated on here! Since November a lot has happened. Lets start with school, i made it through my first semester of DH school and first set of finals! It was to say the least very challenging. But i can also say, i have learned more in that one semester than i did the whole 5 years i was in Martin. After finals were over it was Christmas break..yay!!!...not so much. 2 days after my lst final i had a tonsilectomy! i was MISERABLE! there was one day that i seriously thought i might die..ok maybe not die but at the time i wished i was dead! everyone told me it was going to be rough the older you are. i was thinkin ok a few days eat some ice cream and pop sicles and ill be fine. no. 2 weeks straight was horrible. i am now in my 3rd week and im still not "back to normal" although i can now eat pretty much whatever i want. i still feel like i have a sore throught. let me tell you it hurt so bad to just drink water. and that is what the doctor kept saying would help the recovery process. Adam had to call the doctor 3 times during the first week, twice to get me more pain pills and once to get me some meds to help with nausea. yes, naseau. i would rather have a broken leg than to be throwing up 5 times a day when i have nothing in my stomach but a little bit of water and popsicle juice! ugh just thinking back makes me sick to my stomach! Luckily i have a totally awesome husband that was by my side taking care of me. cleaning out my throw up can and making sure i took my meds. he is very good a nurturing...which im very glad for our future kids bc i more of a suck it up and get tough kind of person (when its not me sick) :)

anyways right in the middle of all this is christmas and new years. needless to say yes i did loose some weight! the only good thing that came out of the whole process. i still very much enjoyed Christmas with our families. it was our first christmas and new years as a married couple. nothing was really different other than the feeling of it. it just felt good/warm/right. i have no doubts in my mind that God knew what he was doing when we said i do. i cannot wait to have a few little Shelley babies running around. it is just going to make it that much better. but first things first - graduate school and get a j-o-b! :)

i have 3 days left of my christmas break and its back to school! i think this break was much needed and a good break from studying. i feel like my mind is rested and im ready to get back to it! not that im ready for all the studying again but the faster we start the semester the faster its over with and im that much closer to graduating!

so anyways thats what ive been up to. a lot of being sick and miserable but also a lot of much needed rest. hopefully next time i update this blog i wont be complaining too much on how im sick of school!
here are a few pics to enjoy. much love!

Christmas Eve at Meme's

Christmas Day at Adam's Parent's

Cutest babies ever :)

At Mom's

After Carter's Christmas program at school.

He did so good i was a very proud aunt!

Oh i forgot to mention our DH Christmas Party. This is a picture of our class officers. we got "inducted" i guess you can call it, into our positions..so we are now official officers for our class.

junior and senior officers

this was taking on thanksgiving at Adam's Nana's house. we used this picture for our Christmas cards this year :)