Awards Ceremony- take two.

A few weeks ago, Hubs and I drove to Omaha for an awards ceremony.

Let me back up, though. For each award that Hubs has received, we really have no idea what it is about or for until we get there. We get a letter in the mail that says he is winning an award and where to be at what time. That's about all we know.

So, we headed to the Omaha Hilton for a luncheon and Hubs received a plaque from the American College of Dentists for being an outstanding leader and for his tendency to do great things in the field of dentistry. The luncheon was actually part of the entire weekend of the Nebraska Dental Association's annual meeting. It reminded me of my Phi Theta Kappa days and made me hope we join something like this in Kansas.

I told Hubs that this has been one of the coolest awards so far. Why? Because he actually got a plaque. It's make from wood and it has writing on it and that goes a long way in my book. Wood and writing....now you all know what makes me happy.

And because the last awards ceremony was so eventful, I know you must be wondering how I fared at this one. Besides a throbbing headache, I was fine and remained on 2 feet the entire time.

Faint with Excitement?

Professionals Day is an annual event at the dental college. There are awards. There is a lecture. And, this year, we were invited to the luncheon. Seniors are especially recognized on this day, and for that reason, I took the afternoon off.

Hubs was 1 of 3 finalists for the Practice Management Award, which included a cash prize. So, this was pretty exciting stuff.

After the luncheon, we headed down for the lecture part of the afternoon. We were seated about half-way from the front and we were going through the program to see if Hubs won any cool awards. I counted his name 8 times besides various awards!

We decide it was a great picture opportunity, and pictures always make good blog posts.


So, here we are before the lecture. Yes, that is my new cute scarf! Thanks for noticing!

We both look healthy in that picture, right? Nothing out of the ordinary? About five minutes later this is how I looked...


In the midst of a sentence, the room spun around me and my vision narrowed. I fell on Hubs and passed out almost passed out. Hubs was quick enough to lay me on the filthy ground and put my feet in the air. The room continued to spin for a while. When I finally opened my eyes, I could see people trying to find their seats and became very aware that I was laying on the floor for all to see.

So, like any normal person who almost fainted, I get up and sit down on my seat only to realize that I still feel pretty funny. Hubs suggests that he carry me out of the room. As valiant as that sounded, I was not interested in drawing even more attention to myself and insist, as a clear-headed individual, that I can walk.

Well, as expected, that lasted about 10 steps and I started dropping again, so Hubs ended up carrying me to a chair outside the lecture room where he was joined by our friend, Dr. Howe, and I ended up doing this:


It was determined that I could have been hyper-ventilating. Then, I got myself so worked up over the fact that I was in the midst of hundreds of people while lying on the ground and being carried out of the room, that I began having some crazy shudders in my arm. It was like I was shivering, but I couldn't stop them and I was not cold at all. Hubs rubbed my back and arms and held my hand. He was a great comfort.

About 20 minutes later, I felt fine and was able to attend the awards ceremony. Unfortunately, We all missed the lecture, which I believe everyone ended up thanking me for. It was fun to see Hubs get recognized for his achievements and I felt completely normal for the rest of the day.

And, Hubs DID win the Practice Management award! So, to prove that I was indeed up and moving around after the ceremony, we took another picture. Because, as you know, pictures make for better blog posts.


Congrats Hubs, for all your hard work has paid off. And, thanks Hubs, for taking such good care of me.