Pacman Frog

Well, my husband got an idea in his head that he wanted a frog. Not just an ordinary frog, a frog that has teeth. A frog that eats mice when it's bigger. A frog that gets 8" around. That's the size of a small plate! We are definitely not going to let it eat baby mice, at least I hope not. We decided on crickets and mealworms. 

He doesn't like normal animals at all. Even his dog is "different". She is a basset hound/Labrador mix. She looks like a chocolate lab on basset legs. And she is super fat. A mini tootsie roll! 

Anyway, we went to Petsmart and got him his frog. I think for a frog, its expensive. $15. He was so excited to pick it out.

Happy Boy!!

Its just a baby, but is already the size of a regular full grown frog. Here he is. Or she?? How can you tell.

The frog still doesn't have a name. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment below. I like Stanley. Ha! 

Followers..yes or no

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Mistake or Right Choice???? Either way its gone now

I know my blog is about the first years of marriage and it may not seem like I'm really talking much about the marriage part. I have been focusing on the events that have happened in our marriage currently.

This post is going to be about our first house together and the adventures and conflicts it brought us as newlyweds.

My husband has always wanted a fixer upper house. He has this thing for taking a crappy house and making it totally awesome by himself. This house was just that. I was on board in the beginning and then jumped off that train faster than I jumped on. The only thing I loved about this house was the arch and the open space.

 This was looking into the kitchen from the living room arch.

This is the dining room looking in from the laundry room.

 This is the arch that made me love this house.

 This is the laundry room (looking in from the outside)

 This is the master bedroom. It was soo small!

 The upstairs..

 The bathroom.

 Upstairs bedroom, number one.

 Upstairs bedroom, number two.

 The big spacious living room. Looking from the front door.

 The living room looking in from the arch.

 

 My husband was putting in a new window. He is so handy.

 He said that we had to rip out the arch! =( I said he had better put it back!

 My dad is the best painter in the world. If you ever need it, call him!!

 We bought this amazing big bath tub from a habitat for humanity store. Brand new!

 We were buying cabinets left and right!

 New light fixtures and new doors.

 The finished product of the kitchen/dining room. It looks amazing! My dad did the walls and my husband did the floors.

 Now to start on the bathroom. We had to rip everything out and start from scratch.

 Put in the new shower wall and tub.

 New window and plumbing.

 Husband did all the electrical. He literally can do everything when it comes to a house. =) Thank God!

 Putting in the floor so he can tile it.

 Started tiling.

 Grouted.

 Beautiful finished product.

 He tiled the shower too.

 My lovely arch.

 The living room.

This was our yard.



Ok, now for an explanation.  We were renting this house on terms of it becoming a land contract once it became livable. We ended up not being able to keep the house because we couldn't afford it, financially or emotionally. It was doing tolls on our marriage.

The first year of marriage is extremely hard, at least it was for us. I was 18 and I was barely in college and had no job. My husband was 22 and had a very unsteady job.

We ended up moving back in with my in-laws. Its a nice free ride, but I hate it! I would rather be broke and in our own house than here.

We put so much money into this house just to lose it. I still don't know if us getting this house was the right thing for us, but I sure do miss it. It was partly my fault because I was so fed up of living in an unfinished house, I made it harder to live there. I was always in a bad mood.

If I can be of any advice, don't buy a fixer upper when your 18 and newly married. It was horrible and great all at the same time.

Weekend Recap

This past weekend was my friends bridal shower!! I can't wait to go to her wedding in August!! 

The lovely couple!!

Caty and I went to high school together and a lot if my high school friends were there. It's always a nice time to catch up. The only time we see each other is wedding events. 

This is my close friend, Alycia. 

(She is wearing a tube top)

This was me all dolled up for the shower!! 

I can't wait for the wedding!!!

American Muscle

My husband traded is Ford Ranger for this firebird. He is getting the itch to have something fast....again. Lol we shall see how long this one lasts. 

Hot rodders, what do you think?? 

5 steps to being a good shadow!

When you decide on a career that you think you may want to pursue, it's always a good idea to shadow for a day or two. That way you get to see what a day in the life of your career would be like. It's a great learning experience and gives you some field experience. 

Shadowing someone can be awkward and kind of intimidating. But they are there to help YOU! They want you to succeed. 

Here are some tips on what you can do to make your shadowing experience gainful. 

1. Ask questions!!! This may be an obvious one, but once you get there you may forget anything you wanted to ask. 

2. Pay close attention to what they are saying! If you don't understand what they mean, ASK!

3. Wear proper work attire. If your going for dental or nursing, scrubs is appropriate. If you don't have any, causal business attire is acceptable. Do not wear jeans or shorts!! And no flip flops either! 

4. Be close enought to see what's going on but don't be in the way. 

5. Be excited! The more they see how interested and excited about it you are, the more they will engage with you and possibly let you try something. 

There you have it, the 5 steps to being a good shadow. :)

I'll be your shadow

As you may or may not know, I wasn't accepted into the Dental Assistant program at Washtenaw Community College. I was really down about it. I felt like I didn't know what God wanted me to do and if this was the right thing for me. Anyway, yesterday I went to my dental office and I shadowed a couple of the dental assistants and one of the hygienists. 

I definitely know I want to go into the dental field but I don't know If I want to do assisting or hygiene. 

Hygiene: 2-3 years of school and makes WAY more money. It's repetitive, you do the same thing everyday. 

Assisting: 1 year of school, makes good money, but WAY less than hygiene. It's always something different. 

Here is my predicament. I like the amount of money hygienist make and I kind of like that its the same thing. Even though its a little boring, I like having one on one time with the patient where I am the "doctor". I can talk to them and get to know them. It's more enjoyable and relaxed. 

Then on the other hand, I have assisting. It's always something different, which keeps it interesting. But I feel like I would be in the way of the doctor, even though that's my job...

And the pay difference is extremely crazy!! So that plays a part too...

I registered for classes for this fall. I'm taking CEM 090 and COM 101. These are prerequisites to get into the dental hygiene program at U of M. Next semester I will be taking Sociology and Biology, they are the last two prerequisites I need. I figure that I will cover my bases. If I want to go towards hygiene, my prerequisites are already done. If I want to go towards assisting, I boosted my GPA to get into the program. 

Good thing I have till May-June 2014 to figure it out. 

Here are some pics of my experience!! 

This was the set up for putting a permanent crown on a guys root canal.

This was me looking all professional. Lol Big thank you to my cousin Brittany for loaning me the scrubs!! 

I will keep you posted on my learning endeavors!! :) 

Till next time....