The dental implant is in....

Everything went well with the implant. The dentist said he couldn't have been happier with the results. Now I will wait for six months as the post heals and fuses to the bone and then can get my crown put on. It was a bit painful at times, but I let the dentist know so he could hit me up with more novacaine. They punctured a hole in my gum like a cookie cutter, then drilled 3 times making the hole larger each time until he was able to screw the post in place. I've only had to take ibuprofen so far so that's a good thing. Hope no one gets grossed out by the pics. :)

Spring Break and Furlough

I am well over due for a new post so here it is. :) Tonight begins the first day of Spring Break for me. This is my first Spring Break in over 15 years from actual school, but it's also unique because I also will not be working either. Due to budget cuts, USU has mandatory unpaid leave for the next week. So what will I be doing over my week long furlough... well Monday morning at 10:00am I am going in for a dental implant. Some of you may know I have two false teeth and have lived with a bridge for many years. Well the time has come that an implant is needed so I will be getting one of them done on Monday. I am really nervous about the procedure, but the dentist office seems to tell me it's no big deal. I never ever thought I would get an implant as many dentists before have encouraged it for me as well. Having a titanium post drilled into my jaw bone seems to be a big deal to me. Anyway, I hope all goes well and will keep you posted. So besides the implant and recovering, I don't have much other planned.

Winter Wonderland

Christmas was especially rememorable this year because on Christmas night, we received over 2 feet of snow. Although it was beautiful with the sun shining, I think I can officially say... I am sick of winter. :) I don't think it stopped snowing the entire time I was home. It was a nice Christmas despite the weather. It is always nice to spend time with my family. On the 27th my nephew was married so that was an added bonus to the Christmas festivities. Hope everyone had a nice, safe and enjoyable Christmas.

Holiday Lights

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I went home and spent it with my parents, sister and brother and their families. It's always nice to be with family. Last night I went with my friend Andree' and her mom to Temple Square to see the lights. I hadn't been there in a couple of years so it was nice to go and check them out. Hope everyone has a safe and happy Holiday season.

Week 3 of Personal Training

Well I'm happy to announce I lost 4 lbs this past week. So a total of 6 overall. Some of the exercises are getting a little bit easier, but most of it is still kicking my butt. :)

Personal Training

Well as promised, I'm going to keep you up to date on the personal training sessions. First off I'd like to say that I have never had such intense workouts in my life! My first training session I couldn't walk for four days. Even squatting to use the bathroom was a chore. With that regard, you hope for big weight loss results.. but unfortunately...it doesn't always happen that way. I just completed my second week of training going twice a week. My first week I lost 4 lbs with a 1% body fat increase, and this week... gained 2 lbs and down .03% body fat. I don't get it! I know I need to work in more cardio, but I feel I'm doing my best. It's hard not to look at the numbers and be a bit discouraged. But on a lighter note, I am feeling healthier and no matter what the scale says, it seems my jeans are feeling a bit more loose. Maybe it's my imagination. :) Tonight's work out was 265 squats, 210 situps, 120 push ups, 10 sets of ladders up and back, and 4 sets of 15 grad and hamstring lifts on the machines. Not all at the same time of course, but when you add the numbers from the workout, that's pretty incredible. Who knew I had it in me. :)

Halloween

So I know I'm a few days late, but I am finally getting my pictures off my cell phone. Halloween was a fun night. Just went to a couple of parties with some good friends. I dressed as Cleopatra. Another friend of mine, Latch, dressed at Cruella Deville and another friend Jared, dressed as a scary scarecrow. His makeup was amazing. Anyway here are some pictures from the evening.