Our First Thanksgiving as a married couple!
Hello hello! Seeing as everyone else has updated their blogs, I thought it would be a good idea to post a little something as well. Happy Holidays! More adventures and craziness abound here in Portland. Where to begin? Well, Thanksgiving was very nice and relaxing, minus the fact that Clark fractured his ring finger playing flag football with the YM in our ward on Thanksgiving morning. I don't think I've seen Clark in so much pain. He had to relocate his finger to get his ring off, and I can only imagine how much that hurt! It was horrible! Luckily I was able to talk him into going to the Urgent Care clinic on Friday to get an x-ray. The doctor found a small fracture on his finger and referred him to hand specialist. Clark had his appointment last week and found out that he doesn't need surgery! He just has to wear a splint for a couple weeks and do physical therapy each day to regain his range of motion. Its been a tough and painful road for Clark, especially because he has to use his hands so much in dental school! We are praying that his finger heals quickly though! I know Clark really wants to go skiing when we go back to Utah :)
About a week ago, Clark and I went to the Portland Zoo with our friends, Seth and Lindsey, to see the Christmas lights. It was so beautiful! Not to mention, freezing! We didn't get to see too many animals because it was dark, but the Christmas spirit was in the air with all of the lights shaped like elephants, seals, gorillas, lions, and tigers. It was awesome!
The weather is amazingly sunny here, but unbearably cold. Its been around 20 degrees all week! I went running on Monday and about froze to death! But, I can't complain. I'd rather have sunshine than rain!
We are headed back to Utah for the holidays in less than two weeks which will be wonderful! We can't wait to see our families and play in the snow! Until then though, just a few more days of finals for Clark. Yippee! We love you all!
Feliz Navidad!



