Dental School Family Day

Saturday was family day at the dental school. It was an event to review and celebrate the end of the first year for the UFCD class of 2013 and a chance for the, now second year, dental students to show us what they've been doing and where they've been spending most of their time. It was a fun event! The dean spoke and there was a picture slide show of all of the fun activities over the last year and we got a tour of the clinics. However, the highlight of the grand tour was the simulation lab. This is where the dental students get plenty of practice before they encounter real human beings and I thought we were just going to get to see it, but, to my delight, we were actually able to play in it!

Jeff was really excited to show me all of his newly acquired dentist skills!





This is Jeff's simulation dummy. Say ahh... (Notice that Jeff likes to fold the dummy's lower lip over its chin while he's working...a practice he'll have to abandon when he moves to humans.)



Jeff in action...





And me pretending to be a dentist! I carved a smiley face into one of the teeth so that he'll smile and think of me every time he looks at the distal-mandibular-watchamacallit.



Isn't my dentist so cute!?! I'm so proud of him. Only 1,028 days until graduation...

Funny Story...

So, I just began my last month of my 20's. The big 3-0 is just around the corner and I'm a little less than thrilled about it. Jeff and I are always lamenting about growing old. Why can't we just be 25 forever? Alas, we have yet to figure out how to stop time. I did, however, have a flattering experience on Friday night that I will have to remember when I'm consoling myself on my big day.

I was at Youth Conference with my young women on Friday night, happily set up outside, guarding against any mischief in the pool area while the dance was in full swing. I was listening to some music (on my new iPhone--did I tell you I have one? And love it?) and doing some reading for work whilst a group of 5 young men were hanging out across the way. I was keeping a little eye on them but not paying much attention when, suddenly, they all came and sat down by me. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Hi, what can I do for you?

YM (young men): Hi, so, what are you doing?

Me: Oh, not much. Just a bit of reading.

Yadda, yadda, yadda (a bit of small talk but I could tell they weren't sure if I was a leader)

YM: So, how old are you?

Me: (laughing) How old do I look?

YM: Umm...18 or 19.

Me: (laughing harder) Really? Actually, I'm 29. I'll be 30 next month!

They inquired further about my marital status and the whereabouts of my husband before I ushered them back into the dance so that they could make their move on someone of a more appropriate age.

So, on my 30th birthday as I'm drowning my sorrows in sushi and cake, I will remind myself that just one month earlier a group of 15 year olds boys thought I looked young enough to try and pick up at a dance. I will also promptly write a thank you note to Olay--apparently my anti-wrinkle cream is working.

An Excellent Weekend...

After some much needed time with my sweetheart, I am, indeed, feeling happy and human again. We didn't do much this past weekend--ate at a couple of our favorite restaurants, watched several episodes of "Dexter" and "Arrested Development" on netflix, ran, swam and slept. It was glorious. Oh yeah, we also played with our new iPhones! They have definitely exceeded our (high) expectations!

Sucked Into Another Vampire Series

I've been sucked into another teenage vampire series! Jeff thinks this is hysterical and I'm only slightly embarrassed. His latest hook for my attention to TV shows or movies (regardless of content) is "I think it has vampires in it so, you'll like it."

Honestly, I think I like these books better than Twilight (I know..gasp!). Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart kind of damped my enthusiasm. Taylor Lautner? That's another (jailbait) story! But, I digress. There are 5 books in the Vampire Academy series that have been released so far, with the 6th, and final, book coming out in December. (I may, or may not, have read all 5 within the last week.) They are a fun read and I definitely like the leading lady in these books much better than the whiney Bella Swan!

P.S. I apologize to those I may have offended with my comments about Twilight. I hope you will see past my flaws and keep reading my blog anyway.