In March of 2013, I wrote a post called "How to Thrive While Your Husband's In Dental School." It has gotten nearly 3000 views making it my most popular post by far! Three years later, with less than two months to go until Robbie graduates, I thought I would reflect on that post and see how my advice has held up. Let's dive right in!
Sharing my experiences as a Dental School wife (and now Dentist's wife!)
Showing posts with label white coat ceremony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white coat ceremony. Show all posts
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Monday, July 28, 2014
Highlights of Year 2, Semester 2
So I know we just finished Year 2, Semester 3 and I'm a little behind on this, but I don't want to forget some of the great moments of Robbie's spring semester! This blog is, after-all, somewhat of a journal for us to look back on someday.
1) THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY
I wrote about this in a previous post, but Robbie received his White Coat in a ceremony marking the transition from student to Dental Care practitioner. His parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephews were able to come as well as my parents and one of my sisters. We celebrated afterward by going to a delicious Mexican restaurant called Ajuua!
2) GETTING NUMBED UP BY ROBBIE
I know this probably sounds crazy (especially to anyone not married to a Dental Student) but letting Robbie practice numbing me up for the first time was freaking awesome! It made me realize just how much I trust him and I experienced first hand one of the many skills he is gaining in school. What a long way he's come from those first days when he was filling in shapes with wax.
3) PRESENTATION FOR A.O.
Robbie joined a Dental Fraternity this year called Alpha Omega. They asked me to give a presentation about the rules of clinic, infection control, etc. because of my position as a Dental Assistant at the school. I had a great time prepping a PowerPoint and overall felt the presentation went pretty smoothly. I even threw in a few witty jokes for good measure.
4) BABY HENRY WAS BORN
Yes, I do indeed have another nibling! He was born in March to my third-oldest sister and he is absolutely adorable! How could you not love a baby who smiles so much?
Are you overwhelmed by the cuteness yet?
5) OUR SPRING BREAK TRIP TO PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO
Jeez this is making me realize how behind I am on this blog. I didn't even write a post about our Spring Break trip! We went to Puerto Vallarta for 5 days and stayed at an all-inclusive resort (a first for me). Robbie's favorite thing by far about all-inclusive vacations is the unlimited quantities of food he has access to. And the hotel we stayed at did not skimp on the variety. Every day was a new buffet of deliciousness. We also got to go kayaking, shoot a little archery, soak in the sun by the pool, and even get a massage right on the beach.
6) SEARCHING FOR OUR FIRST HOME
Technically we didn't close on our house until the beginning of Summer Semester, but our search took up almost all of Spring Semester. Let me just tell you that the process of buying a home was a steep learning curve. I had no idea what a Conventional Loan was compared to an FHA loan. I had no idea how competitive and stressful the whole process would be. In the end it was well worth it and I feel like I am a little better at handling stress now.
It was a hard semester-- probably the hardest of my life. But I'm beginning to see some of the ways God used it to mature us as a couple and we now are reaping the benefits of owning our first home.
1) THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY
I wrote about this in a previous post, but Robbie received his White Coat in a ceremony marking the transition from student to Dental Care practitioner. His parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephews were able to come as well as my parents and one of my sisters. We celebrated afterward by going to a delicious Mexican restaurant called Ajuua!
2) GETTING NUMBED UP BY ROBBIE
I know this probably sounds crazy (especially to anyone not married to a Dental Student) but letting Robbie practice numbing me up for the first time was freaking awesome! It made me realize just how much I trust him and I experienced first hand one of the many skills he is gaining in school. What a long way he's come from those first days when he was filling in shapes with wax.
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| And he did such a great job, too! A tiny pinch but no real pain! |
3) PRESENTATION FOR A.O.
Robbie joined a Dental Fraternity this year called Alpha Omega. They asked me to give a presentation about the rules of clinic, infection control, etc. because of my position as a Dental Assistant at the school. I had a great time prepping a PowerPoint and overall felt the presentation went pretty smoothly. I even threw in a few witty jokes for good measure.
4) BABY HENRY WAS BORN
Yes, I do indeed have another nibling! He was born in March to my third-oldest sister and he is absolutely adorable! How could you not love a baby who smiles so much?
5) OUR SPRING BREAK TRIP TO PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO
Jeez this is making me realize how behind I am on this blog. I didn't even write a post about our Spring Break trip! We went to Puerto Vallarta for 5 days and stayed at an all-inclusive resort (a first for me). Robbie's favorite thing by far about all-inclusive vacations is the unlimited quantities of food he has access to. And the hotel we stayed at did not skimp on the variety. Every day was a new buffet of deliciousness. We also got to go kayaking, shoot a little archery, soak in the sun by the pool, and even get a massage right on the beach.
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| The view from our hotel room |
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| Yes, I am wearing a Little Mermaid shirt. |
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| It had a swim-up bar just to the right of the picture. |
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| The massage hut. It was glorious. |
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| I honestly can't get enough of this guy! He is my favorite travel buddy! |
6) SEARCHING FOR OUR FIRST HOME
Technically we didn't close on our house until the beginning of Summer Semester, but our search took up almost all of Spring Semester. Let me just tell you that the process of buying a home was a steep learning curve. I had no idea what a Conventional Loan was compared to an FHA loan. I had no idea how competitive and stressful the whole process would be. In the end it was well worth it and I feel like I am a little better at handling stress now.
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| I've posted this before, but this is right after we closed on our home. |
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| Our cute little kitchen. The margarita glass was left by the previous owners when they abandoned the place. |
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| Ah, this room. There have been some major improvements to this room since we moved in. I hope to write a post about the transformation as soon as I'm all done. The previous owners obviously let their child go nuts with paint in here. |
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| The best improvement that was done before we moved in was having all new carpet put in. The former carpet was covered in mystery pet stains and wreaked like you wouldn't believe. |
Saturday, February 8, 2014
White Coats and Dental Conventions
I finally have some time to sit down and write about the two Dental School related events that took place in January.
Robbie's White Coat Ceremony was on January 17th. For those of you not familiar with the White Coat Ceremony, it is the ceremony used to mark the transition from studying pre-clinical to clinical dentistry. It was awesome being able to celebrate with both of our families. Robbie's parents, his sister and brother-in-law, and their two boys came up as well as my parents and one of my sisters. The ceremony involved a few Dentists speaking about the importance of ethics in providing care for their patients as well as a reading of a type of Hippocratic oath for Dental professionals.
The other fun event that took place in January was the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention. It's free for students and the school paid for me to take some classes as an employee. The best part was walking around the exhibition hall and getting free samples of things like toothpaste, spry gum, chapstick, hand sanitizer, pens, etc.
At the end of the day, they had an "after party" and the first 750 people got two free drink tickets. Several people didn't want their free drinks and so they gave their tickets to us!
Robbie has decided to join the Dental Fraternity, Alpha Omega and apparently they have 2-3 social activities a month so I will hopefully have lots of fun stuff to write about in the near future!
Robbie's White Coat Ceremony was on January 17th. For those of you not familiar with the White Coat Ceremony, it is the ceremony used to mark the transition from studying pre-clinical to clinical dentistry. It was awesome being able to celebrate with both of our families. Robbie's parents, his sister and brother-in-law, and their two boys came up as well as my parents and one of my sisters. The ceremony involved a few Dentists speaking about the importance of ethics in providing care for their patients as well as a reading of a type of Hippocratic oath for Dental professionals.
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| Here's Robbie's entire class. Please note the one wearing a kilt on the far right. He has awesome classmates! |
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| Waiting for his coat. I'm so proud of myself for figuring out how to tie that tie! |
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| With my parents |
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| With Robbie's parents and sister |
The other fun event that took place in January was the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention. It's free for students and the school paid for me to take some classes as an employee. The best part was walking around the exhibition hall and getting free samples of things like toothpaste, spry gum, chapstick, hand sanitizer, pens, etc.
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| Robbie decided to try on a little jaw brace. |
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| This is me holding a giant model of an endo file. They use tiny versions of these to perform root canal therapy. I think the exhibitor guy thought I was a little strange for wanting a picture. |
Robbie has decided to join the Dental Fraternity, Alpha Omega and apparently they have 2-3 social activities a month so I will hopefully have lots of fun stuff to write about in the near future!
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