It's Been a Good Run...

I have had this blog for just about three years now. Not a bad run at all. It all started with the wonderful WSU Dental Hygiene program, without them I would be even more clueless about blogging than I already am! 

But alas, this blog is being laid to rest. It takes too much time to update both my blog and Matt's and both of our facebook pages to keep family and friends updated. So, I am consolidating our blogs into the one I made for Matt. You can add that one to your blog list at...

www.oylerplaybyplay.blogspot.com

I will keep this blog (for the memories) but all of my posts will now be made on the Oyler blog. Hope we can all still keep in touch, I love reading your blogs!

WE ELOPED!!!!!!

Matt and I decided that we didn't want to have a big wedding so we decided to elope this weekend! We got married in a beautiful canyon not far from Salt Lake City. It was a small event with just my bishop performing the ceremony, his wife, and our photographer. 

We missed all of our family and friends but are so happy to be married and to be starting the next chapter of our lives together. We love you all very much and appreciate all of your love and support. We really look forward to all the special moments we will share with you in the future. 

                                                         Lots of Love, 

                                                           Matt & Chanci Oyler

Work

Well I have been practicing dental hygiene for about a year now and a lot of people have been asking me lately if I like being a dental hygienist so I have been thinking a lot..."Do I like being a dental hygienist?"

And the answer is...YES, I do!

I have to admit I am not as motivated as I was in school and don't feel like I learn and grow as much at work as I would like to but right now I am okay with that. I have learned that there really is a lot more to life than school or work and it's nice to have a good job with good pay and decent hours that lets me work hard and go home and play at the end of the day. 

I love the office I work in. It has its drama just like any office but all in all I like waking up and going to work every day. I work with another hygienist which I am so grateful for, I learn so much from her and appreciate her sharing her knowledge with me. The assistants and everyone else are just really good people and wonderful co-workers, I feel so lucky to be able to work with them every day. I absolutely LOVE our perio protocol. We are aggressive in diagnosing and treating perio and I really feel like we offer the best standard of care to our patients. 

I really enjoy my patients. Of course there are always crazy ones but for the most part we have some really great patients. It is so fun to get to know them and become their friends. Today I had a patient that when she first came in hadn't been to the dentist in years, was a recovering meth addict, had a lot of perio and dental problems, and was terrified of being in my chair. I could tell she was struggling with a lot of different issues in her life at the time. I built a relationship with her and assured her that even though she had a lot of work that needed to be done we would take everything one step at a time and that she would have a good experience. I pointed out that she had overcome her drug addiction which was such a big feat and that soon enough she would overcome her fear of dentists too.  She must have cancelled her appointments at least ten times but finally she came in and got her work done with me and the doctor. Everything went well and she did really good. So today when she came in for her perio maintenance appointment I was shocked at how great her gingiva looked. She has been brushing and flossing religiously (wow, someone does listen to me) and her hard work had definitely paid off. Her gums were nice and pick and knife-edged and stippled and there was no BOP and her probe depths had improved a lot. I was just so happy for her! Not just that she listened to me and her oral health was amazing but I could tell that she was really making a lot of good changes in her life and progressing a lot. It was so good to see her so happy!

So all in all, I really do like being a dental hygienist! 

HAVASUPAI!!!

This last weekend I went down to Havasupai with some of my family. It was AWESOME! I drove down wednesday after work which took about eight hours. On thursday morning I got up early and backpacked the 10 miles in to the camp ground to meet my family that had gone down the day before. I backpacked the whole ten miles in about two and a half hours! Yeah, I rock. Haha. 
Once I got there I met up with my dad and we went to check out the amazing falls. There was a huge flood there last August that has completely changed the landscape of the area. My dad was telling me about all of the differences and I was so amazed. There aren't as many fun areas to play in I guess (waterfalls, rope swings, etc.) but I didn't know any different so I still had a great time.
Here are some pics of the beautiful falls. Havasupai is such an amazing and unique place and I am so glad I was finally able to experience it, especially with my dad and brother. 

 This is Havasu falls. 

This is some of the destruction from the flood last fall. The river didn't even used to run right here, it was in a completely different area. CRAZY!
The Indian Village of Havasupai

Engagement Pictures

Yeah, for those of you who don't already know...I AM ENGAGED! I am getting married in Salt Lake on July 24th. After Matt and I met I started a blog for him and his son so his family could stay updated, when we get married I will probably just start using that blog so update your blog lists!
You can check out our engagement pics at www.oylerplaybyplay.blogspot.com
And if you are in town on the 24th and would like an invite please send me an e-mail with your address.
Love you all!

For Amanda

So I went to get my hair did today and I wanted something different. My wonderful hair guy, Logan, always comments on how long my hair is getting and I don't know that he likes it long but I am too afraid to cut it off! So, because I am a chicken (and really just a simple girl), I decided to go with bangs. I like them, a lot. But I know that when tomorrow comes I am not going to be able to style them (like I said, a simple girl) and I might cry. So enjoy them today! Haha.

Ministering of Angels

A few weeks ago in Sunday School we talked a little bit about the comfort given to us through the Holy Ghost and "the ministering of angels". Now I have heard that phrase before but that day it really stuck out to me. What is the ministering of angels? Well I asked the question and a discussion ensued and in the end I was still not sure that I fully understood the concept. As with most gospel topics it usually takes time, study, faith, and experience to truly understand a concept. As I now understand it, it means the comfort given to us by our Heavenly Father through "angels" or essentially other people. People that can be on this side of the veil or the other.
Naturally, I have been thinking a lot about this. The past few months have been a time of great reflection which has resulted in some not so pleasant but very needed growing pains. I have had many wonderful experiences and have definitely been comforted by my Father in Heaven through the Holy Ghost and the ministering of angels. I blogged last time about my wonderful family and friends and am still ever so grateful for them and their love in my life.
In the past month I have been blessed to have my sister and her family and one of my very bestest friends and her family come and stay with me in Utah. Both of these visits brought me a lot of joy and comfort and I am so very grateful for each of their sacrifices of time and money and comfort to make the long journey to come and stay with me. It was such a comfort to be able to lose myself for a few days and be able to have such a great time with them and their families, especially their little children! As a single adult I don't get the opportunity to be around kids very much and I have come to really appreciate the chances I do have to be with them. Children are such an amazing blessing in themselves. They are so innocent, and such a pure source of laughter and fun!
When my sister Chassie and her husband Steven brought their little Noah to come visit me I was nothing short of ecstatic. I love my sister and her husband but I am absolutely smitten with my little nephew. I had such a fun time with them playing tourist and visiting all of the local kid friendly attractions around Salt Lake. We went to the Dinosaur Museum, Antelope Island, and Temple Square. Not to mention visiting the best placed to eat around here like Cafe Rio and The Pie! Yum. I know it was a big sacrifice for them to come visit me and I hope they know how much I appreciate that. It meant the world to me.


When Chassie was here she commented that my house was pretty kid friendly. There wasn't a lot that Noah could destroy and there is a little park right outside my door. Well that theory was soon tested when Amanda brought her family to stay for the weekend. I was so excited for them to come up and play with me! They kind of had a rough time once they got here, with their kids not feeling well, and the weather here was absolutely horrible. I felt so bad for them, but we did manage to squeeze in a few fun things. We went to the Aquarium, and Amanda even managed to help me decorate my bedroom and bathroom (which is quite a feat really)! I had such a good time just hanging out with her and her family, especially playing hiding-go-seek with Kaden. That is by far the most fun I have had in a very long time! Thank you so much Amanda for coming to stay with me. I know it wasn't a very good trip for you but I hope you enjoyed it and will consider trying it again someday!
Thank you both for being my angels in my time of need. After you left, I would return to my home and it felt so empty after being filled with your laughter and love for the previous couple of days. I miss it but hope that I too will one day be able to have a family of my own to share such experiences with. In the meantime, thanks for sharing yours with me! Love you both!