oh, hi, oh!

Some things have changed since the last blog, the main thing being I quit my job! Things just weren't working out to say the least. I've worked some pretty terrible jobs, but this was by far the worst. The actual work (personal training) was good, but without getting into it all, that's about it. So back to job hunting for me! Dan started dental school today- orientation is today and tomorrow and classes start on Wednesday. He's really excited about it. He's ready to be busy with school and start learning again. He'll be busy!
We're still loving Ohio so far. We love going to all the sporting events we can. I've never seen so many crazy football fans! Before we came out here, I thought I could imagine the football fans here, but no way! The city is all red (scarlet and gray are the school colors) and everyone is having the time of their lives every Saturday. Its pretty fun.
So last night, we went to Dan's white coat ceremony. Basically, all of the dental and dental hygienist (sp?) students received their white coats and "stepped into the world of dentistry" or something. It was really well done and decorated beautifully. It finally hit me that Dan will be a dentist! Here are some pictures: me and Dan!

Dan is so handsome!

Dan and some of his dental school friends

Me and some of the dental school wifes

We made it!

I finally started a blog (obviously... HA!) because we're far away from home, so it'll be fun keeping in touch with everyone! Dan and I made it out to Ohio (a 30 hour drive) Friday before last and we love it here so far! On the way here, we drove through Missouri, so we were able to see some of my cousins I haven't seen for 4 years. It was great seeing them! We are having a lot of fun exploring Columbbus. The city is so big compared to anything we have ever lived in. It is very hot and humid, so thank goodness our complex has a pool! So far, we have swam in it every day (I think) at least once a day. Its hard to cool down here because of the humidity, so the pool is perfect.
I just graduated with my bachelor's degree from BYU-Idaho about a month ago in exercise science with the hope to be a personal trainer. The day after I graduated, I took one of the more rigorous certification tests (Its called the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA). It covered a lot of exercise physiology, nutrition, exercise technique, testing and evaluation, program design, and the organization/administration of the strength and conditioning facility. To make a long story short, I just found out I PASSED!!! Right after, like within 5 minutes, of finding out I passed the test, I found out I got a job as a personal trainer! We're very excited about it all. What is cool about me working full time is that because of that, Dan will be able to receive in state tuition, which will save about $40,000 a year!
ps don't mind the dates on the pictures, we haven't bothered to change it to the correct date on the camera!