Well, here it is, the middle of December!  I can't believe it's here already.  I told Marisa that I would post on Sunday, but I didn't get my pictures uploaded until last night, and then my finicky wireless internet wasn't working so hot on my laptop that I didn't get a post to work, so I moved upstairs today and am now posting, complete with pictures.  (Huge run-on sentence, but hey...I've got a lot to say.)  Since I haven't posted all quarter, it's hard to say what I will remember and what I will forget...but here's some highlights.

School went well.  It almost feels a little surreal to be done.  Quarters go so fast.  It's nice.  This whole quarter was a little hectic.  We had a ton of lab work to do, from two complete dentures to several cast gold onlays to mounting casts and cutting crown preps.  It was a lot of work, and I am glad that there will be a lab to do most of this stuff for me when I am done!  Not that I don't think it's a good learning experience, I just prefer to work with people rather than their dentures.  Anywho, the last couple of weeks were so hectic it was like somebody ripped a bandaid off of my arm--it was quick, but it was also a little painful.  Just glad to be done at this point.

John and I got a dog a month or so ago (the weekend before Cat-Griz, I think).  Her name is Lola.  We adopted her from the Oregon Humane Society.  She is a year and a half, and is a golden lab mix.  She is very well trained and well behaved.  She hasn't made a mess in the house yet, so that's always a good sign!  She's also a very quick learner--we taught her to sit before she goes outside and before she crosses the street, and we just taught her to shake this last week.  She's a lefty (when it come's to shaking).  John and I are enjoying the new addition to our family.  She really brings a lot of love and joy to it!  While I was at school, John would take her to the dog part every afternoon to play with all the other dogs.  She has made two very good friends that she likes to wrestle with--Maleik (Mah-leak) and Yoko.  They are both twice her size (in height and weight) but she loves it!  We also took her running every morning at 5am during school so that she wouldn't be too wound up during the day while we are gone.  I think she's enjoying sleeping in as much as I am!  I put some pictures of her in my photo album on the right.  They're in the 'My Friends' section.  Check them out!  She's such a cutie!

Anywho, that's about all that's going on.  John and I went up to Seattle a couple weekends ago with Kelly, a friend of mine from class, and Chip, her husband.  You can read all about that adventure on John's blog!

We are heading home on the 19th, and are going to spend the first week in Casper, and then the second week in Helena.  All y'all who live in Billings should expect a call on the 20th when we drive through to Casper.  Perhaps we can do lunch or coffee!

Anywho, that's about it!  Take care and Happy Holidays!