Kids Say the Darndest Things

My brother, Dave, sent our family this email yesterday and I think it's the funniest story ever:

I just put Ben down for the night and he had something really important to tell me. He was real intense and said ... "Dad, Dad ... hot dog fixes Jesus". I said "Ben ... what did you say?" He said it 2 or 3 more times ... "Hot dog fixes Jesus." We barbecued hot dogs earlier in the day, so I thought he was talking about our lunch. I kept asking him about hot dogs and he was getting a little frustrated. I asked Jackson to help me understand and we both listened again ... "hot dog fixes Jesus". He started to say it real slow, but he was pointing to his forehead. I called Becky and in and she listened a few times and couldn't figure it out. Finally after a few minutes and having him say it over and over, Jackson figured out he was pointing to where he had stitches ... he was saying ... "Uncle Doug fix the stitches". We listened again and it sounded exactly like "hot dog fixes Jesus". We were all cracking up and Ben thought he was so funny. Becky recorded it on her iPhone ... was asked him to say "Uncle Doug fix the stitches" and "Hot dog fixes Jesus" and it sounded EXACTLY the same. Funny kid.

Vegas Vacation!

I went down to Las Vegas last week and had such an awesome time! I had to get away from Provo for a while so I asked my brothers if I could come down there for a while and work for them. It was so great seeing how my brothers run their offices! Dave had me take boxes of Einstein Bagels around to a bunch of different offices and Doug (more like Heather) had me help with his office open house.

I had so much fun with my nieces and nephews while I was there! These kids never cease to amaze me! They are all so stinkin' cute and so talented!

Now it's back to the grind of looking for a job in Provo. Please pray that something with come my way, preferably a dental hygiene job!

Sorry there are no pictures- I lost my camera! But I think I might buy one with some graduation money!

Breaking up is never fun!! Your life changes so much because one minute you have a best friend, spending every possible moment with them, and the next minute you are best friend-less. It totally stinks!!! Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways and we definitely have to follow Him with faith. Especially when we don't understand why.

Last week of school!

The last week has been crazy busy but still super fun! It's amazing how much I packed into one week while I was studying for Boards and finals and trying to finish all my graduation requirements!

Callister Cousin Party!!
Sadly we had to say goodbye to Mike and Kelsie- they are moving to Fresno for school. They will be missed a lot here in Provo!! The Callister Clan is dwindling!

Our Dental Hygiene graduation party was so much fun! We had an awesome dinner catered by Costa Vida, gave out the best awards to each other and to our staff, and watched the cutest slideshow made by Katie. I'm going to miss these girls so much! It has been the best 2 years ever!

Now our name tags say "RDH" for regestered dental hygienist! We're legit!

The invitation said "Bring your immediate family"... for those of us who aren't married, we were able to bring an extra special person in our lives! Thanks Nic for all your support!
This is a stack of all my dental hygiene books and notes for the last 2 years! I really wanted to throw a lot of it away today, but decided I better hold that off until I get my "Pass" letter for all my boards!

My last Board exam is this Thursday! I'm actually excited for this one because clinic is my forte!

Studying Hurts My Head!

I don't think there has been a time in my life when I've been more exhausted! My last 2 board exams are coming up and I have spent so many hours studying for these tests and I've had it!! At the end of every day my head is so full of information and I go to bed with a throbbing headache. The exam this Wednesday is an 8 hour test!! 8 hours! That's a full day of work... but taking a test! My brain is going to be so fried after that! I can't wait for Wednesday to be over! I just really hope that all this studying pays off and that I pass so I don't have to study ever again!

1 down, 2 to go!!

This last week I passed my first board exam!!! I'm so happy to have one out of the way so I can start focusing on the hard one coming up.... oh goodie!! It was a very stressful, nerve racking day to say the least. When I gave my shots to Megan, I was shaking so much because I had two judges breathing down my neck! But it was so nice to spend the day with 13 of the coolest classmates ever! And we all passed! Go UVU Dental Hygiene!

This was right after we found out our results of the written portion of the anesthesia exam. If you didn't pass this, you couldn't even go on to the next round- the clinical part! We all passed!

This was right after I got my results from the clinical exam. Megan was totally numb at this point! Sorry Megan!

Bliss!

February was a fabulous month! I spent PLENTY of time studying and enough time playing to keep me sane. I'm studying for my board exams (which start this week!! yikes) and it's going really well. My poor boyfriend has to put up with me spending more time at the library than with him but at least he's learning how to be patient!

Nic and I have done so many fun things together lately! Our Valentine's date was probably one of the funniest dates I've ever been on- anything that could go wrong, went wrong! There were a lot of "firsts" on this date- the best one being it was the first time I've ever had my lip split open from being punched! Yeah, that's right, punched! Nic and I were wrestling in my apartment and he turned to walk away and ACCIDENTALLY hit me in my face and gave me a fat lip! haha! One of my favorite things about this Valentine's Day was my little present to him- I made teeth molds out of chocolate!! It was so cool and Nic really liked it. I thought the rose added a nice little touch!

The third weekend in February, my friend's ward was having a formal ball and I thought, "I've got to be a part of this!!" She invited my apartment and all of our guy friends to come and we had such a fun time! We raided Whitney's house for prom dresses and got all dolled up. It was so much fun dressing up again- first time since prom 4 years ago. We had a great time dancing the night away and then we went to IHOP for a midnight breakfast.

We look so cute together!!!

Last week I went to visit my good friend Ceci at the hospital. She had her baby Monday, March 9th and I went that night to see the new little guy. I was their first visitor! Little Jacob Hermann is such a cute little baby! I loved holding him and didn't want to leave. Congrats Ceci and Steven!