On Friday at work I cleaned a girl's teeth who is a hygiene student at Ohio State. As we got talking she told me she was getting ready to take the N.E.R.B. clinical board exams the next day. I immediately felt nauseated!! So many memories came flooding through my mind of the dreadful board exams. I couldn't believe it had already been 2 years since graduation. Actually I think it was this same time in 2006 I was in California celebrating graduation when I got a phone call from Crystal saying we had all passed National's (which was an awful 8 hour test). YEAH! So in honor of graduation I thought i would post a few pics of the good ol' days----or, were they really good?!
This is me trying to teach Crystal and Melissa mathematical
conversions for local anesthetic.
Ok, this is Crystal trying to learn the math...does it look like it's working?!
I'm not sure how we passed, although I'm sure I know how I gained a few extra lbs. during those few months of "studying" at Lampros Hall!
This must have been one of the last days of clinic...otherwise we wouldn't be smiling! The 4 stooges---Melissa (too cute to smash her face on the window), Crystal, Me, & Kels.
Actually we usually were smiling and laughing in clinic....between Crystal always dancing/blowing her nose (which sounded like a fog-horn), crazy patients with gas, and all the drama of having 29 1/2 women in the same class there was plenty of time for laughs!
Kelsie (aka 'Sister Garrett' for one more month), me, Crystal and Melissa at our graduation banquet at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC.
Heather, Crystal, Monica, Me, Meliss and Natalie (w/baby Ryker in belly). Just outside the clinic where we spent every minute together.
The big day....you can't tell we're excited can you?
Weber State Dental Hygiene Class of 2006!
Way to go...hope you're all enjoying your paychecks!
I really do have to tell our class good job....that patient I cleaned told me she has some friends moving to Arizona and Colorado so they have to take W.R.E.B. boards and she said they seem a lot more difficult/picky about patients than the clinicals here. Who knew we would all find that "impossible patient" and make it through?
I have to tell the other 3 stooges thanks as well...without you silly girls I never would have kept my sanity...or had as much fun as we possibly could have during those 2 years of our crazy lives(sniff, sniff)! I must admit it is nice to get a paycheck now and not have to study all the time, but some days I am a little jealous of Brett when he comes home from school and tells me about all the stories and funnies from being at school with his buddies....and not having the responsibility of going to work every day to support the family, but i'm very grateful to have earned an education and that I'm able to help out during this exciting time of our life!
(sorry for those reading who aren't hygiene friends,
this post was probably pointless for you to read)
