Saturday 2 May 2015

Three and a half years......and counting

SOS THE BRACES ARE STILL ON

I had my ortho appointment about a week ago but failed to actually post about it. Anyway, I'm here now if any one still cares to hear about my jaw related woes.
The woman taking my wires off was talking to me about where I'm going to school and then came to the realization that I have FOUR MONTHS before I leave (what!! Too soon! I'm not ready to adult yet!!!) Anyway, she slipped the information to my orthodontist who promptly replied with something along the lines of "Well then, I guess we'd better see what we can do about getting them off" (internal cheering)

I've been wearing elastics to fix my crossbite and so far so good it seems!! My orthodontist thinks so, which matters more than what I can actually tell but I personally say it's peachy. Anyway, I'm down to one elastic now to close some gaps that I can't actually see myself but that seem to be there regardless, and my next appointment was booked for May 20 (which is 5 weeks from my last appointment instead of like...two or three months!)

IF I DON'T HAVE THESE THINGS OFF BEFORE I START UNIVERSITY I SWEAR tO GOD. THAT WILL BE FOUR YEARS.

I can't even remember what it feels like to NOT have a mouth full of metal. A coworker of mine just got his braces on and was so excited about them and I had to laugh. I remember when I got my braces on..the excitement, the future of straight teeth that lay ahead. Alas, the feelings are fleeting. Now, I want to rip them out. This feeling is mixed with the "Yes, buttttttttt I also want straight teeth". Sigh.

Anyway, that is my current situation. Tomorrow I' m going to a luncheon for the top students accepted into my program (art) so everyone will meet me with braces on which I guess isn't a huge deal, but I mean...it would be nice to start this new chapter completely NEW. Leave the braces in the past with high school.

Oh! In unrelated news I have dreadlocks now! My friend put three in my hair back in October but I never got around to finishing them until the end of January. So the majority are only about 3 months old and look awful (baby dreads suck) but hey, it's a new look and I'm excited for them to mature!!

Well, until May 20 arrives I have no other important news to share!!  Hope all is well, and thank you to anyone who reads my blog at all, making this typing worthwhile for me and, hopefully, you or your child.

xx

ellen