Sam's Graduation

A couple weeks ago Sam graduated from dental school. Yahoo!! He still has some requirements to finish up and is planning on being done at the end of the summer then it is off to who knows where. I am so proud of Sam and all he has accomplished so far. The whole time I have known Sam, he has always been in school so I can't wait until he is finally done!! It will be so weird with him going to a job instead of school. It was so nice for Sam's dad and step-mom and my mom and dad to come out for the special occasion. My sister & brother in law (Kelly & Kevin) were able to come to the graduation also. Sam refused to walk when he graduated at BYU so it was fun to see him at this graduation. It was also very nice not to have a ton of people graduating. There were about 200-250 graduates so it lasted about 2 1/2 hours, not too bad. Sam and I were talking about it last night and it really just doesn't seem real yet. Even the graduation is kind of a blur to both of us. I just remember when they called Sam's name before he got his diploma and called him Doctor, my eyes swelled up with tears. It was the first time I had really heard someone call him that. It is just so nice to see that his hard work is paying off.

Sam with his dad & Loa.

Me, Sam and my mom & dadThis is my favorite pic so I had to add it in. I love how huge the diploma is, who knows why. I guess they didn't want to be same as the undergraduate's diplomas. I just love it.

As for where we are going next, we are not sure about that yet. We are pretty open to where ever there is a good opportunity for us. It may be a little easier to interview out East so we may end up staying out here for a few more years. That would be so much fun for us to be able to travel around a bit more. We have really liked it out here and the area we live in now so we would love to stay out here longer.

Open Wide!!

I just got back from Utah this last week so I will attempt to catch up on my time while I was there. Right before I left I had a tooth that was hurting me a little when I would bite on it. I had a gigantic cavity. I went in for Sam to fix it. It was almost too deep. He almost had to do a root canal on it. Yes, I trust Sam but NO, I don't want to be his first root canal. I am glad I was able to just have him put a filling in it. When he injected me, it wasn't a big deal at all. I couldn't even feel anything except for him pinching my cheek. Which is what he is supposed to do. I was so proud of him. I did get a little tired holding open my mouth for sooooo long. After every little thing he would do to me, he then had to wait for a dentist to come and check his work. By the end, my numbing was starting to wear off. It was a very successful visit. I am so proud of him and it is nice to see that he is actually learning something at that school that costs us a ton of money! These pictures make me laugh!

My first dentist visit!

Sam has started working on real people at dental school this semester and he was finally able to have me come to be one of his patients. I went in on Tuesday and he took x-rays of all of my teeth. It was fun to be there and see his school and everything that he does there. I have been by his school before but never inside. On Wednesday, he checked my x-rays to what is wrong with my teeth and then he cleaned them. I wasn't nervous for him to clean my teeth but next Friday Sam is going to be filling one of my cavities. I will be a little nervous for him to inject me. It will be one of his first! I am sure he will do great. I forgot to take a picture of Sam in his scrubs but here is a picture of me in the dentist chair and my x-rays are right behind.

Toothpaste??

Sam is in dental school as you all know. I thought for sure after he started school, we would have unlimited dental supplies. I was wrong. We have plenty of toothbrushes and floss to last us for years but we are almost out of toothpaste. I have to go and buy more! How can this be?? Why are we even paying all this tuition if they don't even give us enough "free" toothpaste to last? Now that is the question of the day. Frustrating!!