Another year completed!

Ready to honor Tyler at the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dinner. 

Tyler and I have finished another school year! I get a summer break but he still has lecture, clinic, a volunteer research project, and an externship to do. Hopefully someday he can have some time to just chill out! Tyler finished the year at the top of his class so he was awarded a scholarship from OKU, the National Dental Honor Society. It was just as nice as last year, and I'm glad he took me to be his date because the view, food, and people make it a really special evening.

I still have a week left and then I'll be done with my pre-requisites for my nutrition program. I'll be starting this September at the Nutritional Therapy Association. I had a 3 hour conference call with *Caroline Barringer last week and it got me really excited for this fall!

Memorial weekend Tyler's parents came up and we all went to Sequim to visit his grandma Carol. It's always so nice to there. The ocean, countryside, and mountains are all in one place and it's very therapeutic.

My parents came up for the annual Herb Fair that Bastyr puts on. Each year it gets bigger and better. For some reason I didn't get any pictures. Check out the Herb Fair's from the last two years here. In the morning before the fair we all had breakfast at the Portage Bay Cafe. They have great food and there is something for everyone. I've heard they might start offering duck eggs as an option, maybe if enough people ask? I had the sweet rice porridge since it is vegan and gluten free I didn't have to worry about having a reaction.

As usual I wanted to attend all of the classes, but that's not an option since several of them are going at the same time. We hit up two cooking classes, one taught us how to make our own V-8 juice (plus other ways to use it besides drinking it). The second one was Thai spring rolls with peanut dipping sauce. They were beyond delicious and I need to make them very soon! We also learned about herbs that can be used for first aid and how to make herbal infusions (with honey and vinegar) to nourish and heal. Another bonus was that all of the books were on sale for 20% off! Bastyr had most of the books that I will need for my NTP courses so I lucked out!

Overall things are going well for us and I am more than ready to enjoy my summer!



*Note: Caroline Barringer, NTP, FES, CHFS
Currently resides in New York State and has been in clinical practice since 2001, specializing in Fertility Enhancement through therapeutic nutritional support and gentle detoxification protocols at her Birth Renaissance Clinic on Long Island. Caroline is currently the CEO and Director of Immunitrition, Inc., Lead Instructor for NTA, Master Certified Healing Food Specialist, Fertility Enhancement Specialist, author, international lecturer and Weston A. Price Chapter Leader