Here's the love of my life, my nephew GAF, smiling up a storm.
This picture never fails to make me LaughOutLoud...and it makes me happy. Such innocence, such pure bliss. I love little babies. This one, especially. :)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Busy! With a capital B-U-S-Y...
It's been over a month and a half since I last posted anything...but I swear I have good reasons!
October was the end of football season and my cheerleaders and I were kept busy learning new routines, revamping old routines and sitting out in the freezing cold while our JV football team went undefeated! I also spent alot of time traveling back and for to visit my on-again love, BS. Our relationship is crazy to some, but we've absorbed every minute of it and wouldn't trade a single second!
And so far in November, my sister turned the big 2-0, BS's sister turned the big 2-0, I window shopped with my newly preggers friend KN and then proceeded to have to worst dental emergency of my life...
I went to visit BS in the bay areaover Veteran's Day weekend. That Friday morning, I woke up in the middle of the night with a peculiar pain in my #3 tooth (top, right, back...not the wisdom tooth, not the most rear molar, but the one infront of that one). This tooth had been crowned back in 1997, had caused me some trouble in 2008 and was now feeling almost sore. The pain came and went over the weekend, but I chose to ignore it since in 2008 the pain vanished on it's own. Come Monday evening, I was in desperate pain. Without dental insurance, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday of last week google searching "affordable dental care", "cheap dental care" and so on and so forth...
Side note on the lack of dental insurance dental insurance: when I began working for the state, I was still enrolled in my parents' dental coverages. I decided to decline coverage from the state, as I could sign up during future open enrollments. Wellllll...I turned 23 March of this year and as of April, I was erased from my both my parent's insurance coverage, including dental. Had I been on top of things, I would have signed up during 2009's open enrollment for my own vision and dental plans. I wasn't on top of things. I didn't even sign up during 2010's open enrollment, which doesn't go into affect until January 2011 anyway and would have done me no good last week...but still. [if you don't know about open enrollment, I'm sorry but I don't have enough time to explain the crazy hoops the State makes you jump through for everything]
My dentist that I've been going to since childhood referred me to a neighboring dental office who gives a 20% discount for cash customers. Dr. M was the NICEST man I've ever met...no lie. I went in Thursday afternoon and as soon as he numbed up the right side of my jaw, I was so happy. Until then, I'd been popping ibuprofen like they were going out of style, so the instant numb feeling sent me into a state of bliss. He popped my 13-year-old crown off and began drilling into the root canals. They needed to be re-treated, cleaned out again, and then covered back up. He knew of my lack of insurance and decided to only clean out the canals giving me trouble, to allow for me to enroll in dental coverage before completing the procedure. A big, bulky temporary crown was pushed onto my tooth and I was sent home. My mouth was swollen and aching. It hurt to talk.
When I got home, I was STARVING as eating anything was excruciating, so I grabbed a soft piece of bread. I tore off a tiny piece and put it on the left side of my mouth. Two chews into it, I felt the temporary crown fall...and I was in shock. I immediately put the temp back in place with my tongue and called Dr. M's office. They scheduled me for first thing in the morning, and I was distressed wondering how I was going to sleep. The pain was unbearable, the thought of going back in was terrifying so I did what any young girl would do...I called my mommy and I cried!
I went in Friday morning and Dr. M's dental assistant pulled the temp off, made me bite into some goo (to make a mold) and shoved with impeccable force another temp on...all without any local anesthetics. No bubble gum flavored orajel, no shots of novacain! As tears streamed down my face, she asked "Oh. Does that hurt?" When I only nodded, unable to speak, she hustled to get Dr. M. He immediately numbed me up and I swear I've never been so in love! ;) Dr. M more thoroughly cleaned the root canals, changed the "setting" to better hold the temp and prepared a much better fitting temporary crown. My mouth still swelled, my jaw ached for 3 days straight. Anything I consumed had to be soft and eaten in very small bites. It wasn't until yesterday that I was able to go a day without medicine for the oral pain. Just in time for Thanksgiving! :)
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I leave at the end of my work day for the S residence. Spending turkey day with my lovebug and his fam. Tonight we have a double date with his life-long pal and his gf, tomorrow I'm baking with the other ladies and BS and I are visiting a mutual friend for some hockey, Friday is Christmas Tree chopping and decorating day, Saturday is game night with friends of the fam and Sunday is Lazy Sundae Sunday. I'm so very excited for this extended Thanksgiving break! Hopefully, I'll have some photos from the week of events.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers! <3
October was the end of football season and my cheerleaders and I were kept busy learning new routines, revamping old routines and sitting out in the freezing cold while our JV football team went undefeated! I also spent alot of time traveling back and for to visit my on-again love, BS. Our relationship is crazy to some, but we've absorbed every minute of it and wouldn't trade a single second!
And so far in November, my sister turned the big 2-0, BS's sister turned the big 2-0, I window shopped with my newly preggers friend KN and then proceeded to have to worst dental emergency of my life...
I went to visit BS in the bay areaover Veteran's Day weekend. That Friday morning, I woke up in the middle of the night with a peculiar pain in my #3 tooth (top, right, back...not the wisdom tooth, not the most rear molar, but the one infront of that one). This tooth had been crowned back in 1997, had caused me some trouble in 2008 and was now feeling almost sore. The pain came and went over the weekend, but I chose to ignore it since in 2008 the pain vanished on it's own. Come Monday evening, I was in desperate pain. Without dental insurance, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday of last week google searching "affordable dental care", "cheap dental care" and so on and so forth...
Side note on the lack of dental insurance dental insurance: when I began working for the state, I was still enrolled in my parents' dental coverages. I decided to decline coverage from the state, as I could sign up during future open enrollments. Wellllll...I turned 23 March of this year and as of April, I was erased from my both my parent's insurance coverage, including dental. Had I been on top of things, I would have signed up during 2009's open enrollment for my own vision and dental plans. I wasn't on top of things. I didn't even sign up during 2010's open enrollment, which doesn't go into affect until January 2011 anyway and would have done me no good last week...but still. [if you don't know about open enrollment, I'm sorry but I don't have enough time to explain the crazy hoops the State makes you jump through for everything]
My dentist that I've been going to since childhood referred me to a neighboring dental office who gives a 20% discount for cash customers. Dr. M was the NICEST man I've ever met...no lie. I went in Thursday afternoon and as soon as he numbed up the right side of my jaw, I was so happy. Until then, I'd been popping ibuprofen like they were going out of style, so the instant numb feeling sent me into a state of bliss. He popped my 13-year-old crown off and began drilling into the root canals. They needed to be re-treated, cleaned out again, and then covered back up. He knew of my lack of insurance and decided to only clean out the canals giving me trouble, to allow for me to enroll in dental coverage before completing the procedure. A big, bulky temporary crown was pushed onto my tooth and I was sent home. My mouth was swollen and aching. It hurt to talk.
When I got home, I was STARVING as eating anything was excruciating, so I grabbed a soft piece of bread. I tore off a tiny piece and put it on the left side of my mouth. Two chews into it, I felt the temporary crown fall...and I was in shock. I immediately put the temp back in place with my tongue and called Dr. M's office. They scheduled me for first thing in the morning, and I was distressed wondering how I was going to sleep. The pain was unbearable, the thought of going back in was terrifying so I did what any young girl would do...I called my mommy and I cried!
I went in Friday morning and Dr. M's dental assistant pulled the temp off, made me bite into some goo (to make a mold) and shoved with impeccable force another temp on...all without any local anesthetics. No bubble gum flavored orajel, no shots of novacain! As tears streamed down my face, she asked "Oh. Does that hurt?" When I only nodded, unable to speak, she hustled to get Dr. M. He immediately numbed me up and I swear I've never been so in love! ;) Dr. M more thoroughly cleaned the root canals, changed the "setting" to better hold the temp and prepared a much better fitting temporary crown. My mouth still swelled, my jaw ached for 3 days straight. Anything I consumed had to be soft and eaten in very small bites. It wasn't until yesterday that I was able to go a day without medicine for the oral pain. Just in time for Thanksgiving! :)
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I leave at the end of my work day for the S residence. Spending turkey day with my lovebug and his fam. Tonight we have a double date with his life-long pal and his gf, tomorrow I'm baking with the other ladies and BS and I are visiting a mutual friend for some hockey, Friday is Christmas Tree chopping and decorating day, Saturday is game night with friends of the fam and Sunday is Lazy Sundae Sunday. I'm so very excited for this extended Thanksgiving break! Hopefully, I'll have some photos from the week of events.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers! <3
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