Dallin as a Lefty

On Thursday Dallin got surgery on his right shoulder from an injury he has had for THREE years. He was finally sick of the pain/weakness, and with the baby coming we decided to finally get it taken care of. I’e never had to sit and wait while anyone was having surgery, but to tell you the truth I hated it. The hour and half I wasn’t allowed to be with him felt like hours and hours that dragged on. After the surgery was over and Dallin had come to, Doctor Kimball came into his recovery room and said “well, you weren’y lying”, and that he was able to see the labral tear and he was able to fix it with four anchors. I didn’t mind waiting once Dallin came into recovery and I got to watch him come to. A few of my favorite things he said: • I love BYU football, and that is normal and healthy • I’m I going to be able to walk again? • I love you, you are so pretty! You’re pregnant right? • Am I going to have super human strength in my right arm? • They should have just injected me with the same stuff as Wolverine because I would have healed in like 30 minutes. But then I might accidentally kill people. • I can open my left eye . . . wait, AND my right eye! Dallin is one tough guy and has been doing so good. He is very independent and I try to help him but he likes doing everything he can, even with a gimp arm. His new favorite place in our house is our new recliner – we bought it for me and the baby, but he’s definitely taken advantage. :) The Before

The After

Spring/Summer Update

Well, I thought I’d blog more once I was done with school…but I guess I got worse. :) So I’ll just highlight some really fun activities we’ve done this year. Oh, and we lost a camera and the other one is broken…so all I have are pictures from my phone. We went on a great Salmon family trip in Feb to Disneyland – my favorite place on earth! It was so much fun watching all the Salmon nieces and nephews discovering the wonders of Disney. We loved feeling like little kids again and going on all the rides. After Disney we even made it to the beach and LA temple.

In April, I graduated from UVU with my Bachelors of Science in Community Health. It’s a weird feeling being done, and as I see all the students getting ready to go back to school this fall I realize I kind of miss school already. I got a new full-time job about a month ago as a Health Advocate at the IHC clinic where I’ve worked as a medical assistant for about four years. I now get to work one-on-one with patients who are diagnosed with depression, diabetes, and asthma . I help provide them with valuable community resources, and I help educate them on how to best deal with and treat these diseases.

One of my favorite holidays already came and went. I LOVE the 4th of July, and we had so much fun doing all the fun activities in Provo! We went to the Balloon Festival, the Freedom Festival Parade, the booths, mini golf, and fireworks. We decided this year to make our own 4th of July t-shirts. Dallin picked his design (Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer) and I went with something slightly more traditional (fireworks).

The Garlicks did a fun trip to Jackson Hole with the whole family. It was so fun to have everyone together— we went on some hikes up in the Grand Tetons, did some shopping (of course), watched the street gun fight, saw Elk and Bison, and went on the Alpine slide.

Another highlight of this summer has been going to two nieces’ baptisms. Melanee and Haley both turned eight this summer, and we are so proud of both of them. We’re excited for the example they’ve set for all their younger siblings/cousins, and especially for our little baby girl. :)