The Bungalow

Two more weeks. Yup. Two more weeks. I'll be set free on August 5th. This is FOUR DAYS before I leave on vacation for Hawaii. I was really hoping to have more time to get used to eating food before we left. I can see it now, we go to some fabulous restaurant and the entire menu looks yummy and delicious. And here's me: "I'll have a side of mashed potatoes." Boo. *sigh* I just want to eat!

So, tomorrow I go back to the office. I'd been working from home this past week which has been great. But I must venture back into the real world tomorrow. :-(

And I tried something new for dinner tonight: I made cheese soup! It was really quite tasty. A little thicker that I thought, so that made it a little difficult to eat. If I make it again I'll have to add a little more of the liquid to it. But I think it will definitely be added to the menu.

So, tomorrow is the day. We have to be at the hospital by 5:00 am. And since it's probably 45 minutes away, we'll be up at the ass-crack of dawn. Yay. But that does mean that I'm the first surgery of the day. So it'll be in and out, no waiting. Any positive vibes or whatever you guys wanna send out, I would greatly appreciate it. :-)

I think some of you might know this (the folks I know in real life, anyway), but I will be having jaw surgery soon. Very soon, hopefully. I am currently undergoing the third orthodontic treatment of my life. Had them when I was young, my ortho passed away, had them taken off. Got that put back on several years later since teeth went crooked again, everything seemed fine. Got a retainer, went off to college. Kinda stopped wearing the retainer and teeth went wonky again. Well, then I got engaged. And I was like, I need straight teeth for my wedding. I would like to be able to smile and be happy with myself on that day. So, my dentist recommended someone. Went to see him, very nice. Great guy. Discovered the root (haha!) of all my problems - my overbite was never properly fixed. So, what I thought was this one tooth sticking out on the side was not happening. My bottom lip was pushing on the top teeth ever so slightly, causing the ones in front to lean inwards. So the sticky-out tooth was actually in line. Well, since I'm an adult and all the muscles, etc are very firmly in place, the only way to correct this is to have my jaw broken and reset. So, I've been to see an oral surgeon several times and he's noted some specifics that needed to be done for the surgery to be successful. And, well, according to my ortho, that is all done. Eep!! So, tomorrow, hubby and I are going to see him again, hope he agrees that everything is in place and set a date for the surgery!! Which is good, cos we're going to Hawaii in August and I want this done before then! LOL So, yeah, my jaw will be wired shut for about a month. I'll be on a liquid diet. Which is why I've gained 10 pounds in the last 2 months. Hehe. So, anyway, keep your fingers crossed for me that everything goes well tomorrow. I want this done. I cannot remember not having braces. I want it over and I want to eat a whole apple and popcorn and all that crap you can't eat when you do have braces.

Oh! And my icon? Gale is back on TV!! Yay!! We saw him for about 30 seconds, but he'll be back next season on Desperate Housewives! Yay!!!!!!!!!