Aloha from Maui

In just over 11 days, Tadd and I will be celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary in Maui Hawaii!!! We are so excited...I think I have been waiting the whole five years to go on this trip, even though we didn't plan it until last year. I have already started packing...I know, super Type A personality; but I had to because I dont have that many summer clothes so I had to determine what I needed to possibly get in order to be prepared for this week long trip I have been looking forward to! Here are a few of the things that I will be packing to be comfy, casual and cute!

Santa Barbara Bachelorette Weekend

This weekend...I am heading to Santa Barbara with my best friend for many years, Lauren Scott...to celebrate her upcoming wedding! My bags are all packed and we are hitting the road tomorrow morning bright and early! I am super excited to spend time with some seriously fun girls...and celebrate Mrs. Lauren Griffin to be!!! Stay tuned for pictures and details...

It's official!!!

Kelly Barnett, RDH. Yup! Officially a registered dental hygienist as of Saturday March 2nd! School complete✔ boards passed✔ graduation walked✔ License # received✔ 27366✔ I will start work on March 11 and never look back! I am so excited to have this career and I love it! I'm so lucky!!! It was a long haul but completely worth it!

 

No You Didn't!!!

YES HE DID!!! Tadd passed his Series 7 Exam last Thursday! It was a glorious day! He has been studying his tail off since August and was not successful a few times before this last exam date! He went in at 8am sharp...called me at 11:30am, stating that he felt like he was failing the exam and it was a long shot if he was going to pass it...fast forward 3:45...and a text message that says, "where are you?" sent to me. I then frantically text him back...once, twice and three times, call him three times, all the while he is ignoring me, but driving over to my office where I work. Upon his arrival, he steps into the office and throws his arms in the air and smiles as big as possible...HE DID IT! He passed and I yelled and hugged him so so tight! It was such a happy day! We are looking forward to a successful and exciting 2013...boo ya!

Holiday

This Christmas both my sisters and their husbands/fiances came to Granite Bay! Katie and Dennis flew in on the 19th of December because they come from Florida, so they get a longer trip. Jill and Wes came in on the 23rd so they could stop by and see his family in Napa before coming here. It was so great to have my sissy's here with me! And the boys actually had a really good time together too! We had a lot of fun this year. We went over to my boss's house on sunday night for an "all white" outfit party...which was pretty fun, especially because all the boys wore their matching pj bottoms and scarves...it was entertaining. That evening we had Jill open her birthday presents because her birthday is on the 30th but she would be back in San Diego by that time. She got a few of her favorite things and was excited about them all. Then, on Christmas Eve, we lounged around, worked out, and then prepared dinner. Since Jill and Wes were leaving the afternoon of Christmas, we decided to have the big dinner on Christmas Eve. So my mom prepped Turkey, potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, pies, rolls....you name it, we ate it...and it was delicious. After dinner, we decided to celebrate my dad's birthday and this one was special because he turned 60...Actually TODAY! Happy Birthday DAD!!! Love you! So on Christmas Eve, we shared his birthday present which was a book of memories that family and friends had emailed to my sister to put together. We started out with some of our's and then read other friends that had sent a memory in. It was such a good birthday present and a total cryfest! We could hardly make it through any of the memories without crying because my dad is so awesome and his friends and family love him so much! After that fun stuff, we opened our christmas pajamas...and went to look at some lights and luminaries. It is always a fun tradition to pile in the car and look at all the pretty lights. We returned home and relaxed and then went to bed. Then it was Christmas morning...and we all got up and took our places to open all the presents. Everyone got so many good things that they wanted, it was a great Christmas. After presents, Jill and Wes took off for Napa and the rest of us gathered our things and lounged a little more. We then decided to go see a movie as a family which was fun. Then we go home, ate leftovers and hit the sack. Katie and Dennis left the next morning and then it was just the four of us again! It was a great Christmas.

Results

I just received my results from my WREB clinical boards in Utah...that just happened last week...I know, super fast! AND...I passed!!! I am so excited! Now...I have to wait for the results of my written National Board that I took about 3 weeks ago and then once the end of January comes, I can take my final exam which is the California Law and Ethics test. Anyway, today was a really exciting day with all these good results coming my way! Below is 4 of my 6 tests with passing grades!!! One result to wait for and one final test to take...Cant wait till February when I get my License!

In Other News

Upon my return from Utah, I promptly went to sleep. I slept horrible while I was there because I was extremely nervous...and therefore needed to catch up on two nights of sleep, which I did on Saturday and Sunday. Now, that it is Monday, I am back at work and finding other things to fill my time. This includes...running/training for a half marathon in the new year...starting one puzzle, finishing it and then starting another...participating in an ugly sweater party that my parents threw and then finding lots of books that I want to read for pure enjoyment.