Ambitions

Some things I've got on my burners now.

1. Baby Announcements for a sweet co-worker & her little boy-to-be!

2. Creative Suite 3 & all things included. I'm totally overwhelmed @ this point.

3. Continuing to dabble in photography (in conjunction with #3!). I'm hoping to convince the same mama whose baby announcements are in the works to sit with me on a maternity shoot. 

4. Work, as always.

5. Vacation scrapbook.

We're in Houston this weekend visiting Jordan's parents & sister. I cant believe how big the kids are getting!! Ava is toddling around like a big girl and Cameron is such a joy to play with. I'll be certain to put some more applicable pictures up shortly. 

Current song stuck in my head: not much. 

It seems like I've stayed very busy doing a lot of nothing lately.

So Jordan and I finally saw The Dark Knight!  (hence the music change) It was pretty fantastic and I'd love to see it again! I'm a fan of most superhero-ish movies and I'm certain we will own  this one when it comes to DVD. I've come to re-learn here very recently how absolutely nerdy I really am, so it comes as no surprise that I enjoyed this movie so much. I'm not saying you have to be a nerd to enjoy batman, there are so many other evidences of my nerd-dom besides loving the biggest movie in the country right now. 

On the teeth side of things; nothing much has changed. I saw the dentist & the periodontist and they were not all too concerned, said they'd seen it before and it could be months before all the swelling goes down. No nerve damage, things are healing well, but it's unfortunate that I'm still without feeling & movement. I have learned to deal with it... for example, right now I'm drinking a glass of milk and having some lovely spoonfuls of rainbow chip icing. Straight from the tub. (sorry Dr. Peterson.) I have a (dull/numb) sweet tooth. :)

One good thing about all this tooth mumbo-jumbo? I'm fitting into things that I havent in years. I dont know how much I weighed prior to this insult, but I'd guesstimate that I've lost somewhere in the range of 10lbs. I cant keep my "fat pants" up, and my "skinny jeans" have never looked better.... and that's without spanx. :) I want to shop my pants off, but i'm certain that once I can actually eat and taste again I'll want to eat everything in sight. 

I have started on our vacation scrapbook and am super excited to be back in the crop-swing. My poor apartment has taken a beating, with most every flat surface in the living room covered with machines or paper or trash or other accouterments. I dont think I've scrapbooked anything since March, other than the occasional greeting card. I've got a long way to go- we took like 300 pictures, and I'm working in an 8.5x8.5 album! I made a baby card for a shower yesterday, and I think it may have been one of the cutest cards ever... which I didnt take a picture of! I'll have to replicate it.  I love getting creative!

Speaking of creative, we finally invested in Creative Suite 3. I am crazy stoked about this and am already talking to people about pictures- now I just need a few tutorials on this photoshop! 

This post echoes what most of my life looks like now; lots of rambling on, but saying very little.

Current song stuck in my head: The Beginning is the End is the Beginning by Smashing Pumpkins (whom I secretly enjoy hearing)

10 Things

Ok- I was commissioned by Megan to come up with 10 little known facts about myself. Some may be new to you!!

1. I either want to get my nose pierced (a tiny little diamond- not a giant ring!) or a tattoo. My husband, however forbids this.

2. I have 2 left feet-- I cant dance to save my life. I once bought a "dance" work out video in hopes of both losing weight and gaining some sweet moves.

3. I really would love to go to medical school;  I'll settle (later on) for an NP, PA, or midwifery school.

4. I love traveling new places; I've been to England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, Honduras, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Hawaii and various other states in the US. I still am hoping to see New York, Seattle, the Grand Canyon, San Francisco, and make it back to Paris one day. 

5. When I was little, my favorite dress was picked up off the side of the road by my Nana. My mother hated it and I wore it almost everyday. I, of course, didnt know all of this until I was about 14. 

6. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day; I could eat it for lunch & dinner too! Unfortunately, Jordan doesn't really eat breakfast.

7. I've thought long & hard about going blonde. Of course, I'd have to lighten my eyebrows too.

8. I consider moving to Texas my greatest accomplishment (outside of my relationship with Jesus). I couldn't have done it without my husband.

9. My favorite pizza is Round Table Pizza. We must have eaten there 4-5 times over our honeymoon, and recently were able to have more RTP on our trip to California! Delicious!!!

10. God speaks to me through His creation. I never feel closer to Him than when I'm outside seeing new and beautiful things. It's probably one good reason I love to fly (and stare out the window at the Earth) to new places.

Now if you're (still) reading this- it's your turn!! 

Current song stuck in my head: Sweeter than This by Katie Herzig

Ugh.

I feel like an invalid. 

and I should rename my blog to "24 hours of whining and torture." Because I feel like that's all I do! 

Nothing much has changed.... my tongue is still totally numb. No taste. No hot. No cold. I do think that earlier today while eating some watermelon that I bit my tongue- so maybe it is getting better? My jaw is still stiff, and no amount of painful stretching is helping. I've expanded my diet from slim fast and ice cream to include soup, watermelon and fudgecicles too. My mom is convinced that I'm wasting away, but I'm certain- after packing away a cup of blue bell per day, that my waistline is fine. Only problem with a cup o' ice cream per day? It doesnt add up to much energy. Deciding to go back to work yesterday may have been a mistake. I fell asleep quickly (on the couch) after getting home and when Jordy woke me up around midnight, my teeth were on fire! When I woke up this morning I had the worst headache!!! I didnt go to work today. I feel like such a punk- I've only worked 4 days since we got back from California. I've burned up all of my sick time and several vacation days.... for my stupid teeth.

I'm so ready to be done with all this. 

And I really appreciate all the people who have been an encouragement. The Stranges, the Whittens, the McElroys, the Ackermans... My MOM (loving on us in a big way from far away)... Mandy- keeping me encouraged that all these symptoms I'm having may be normal... and everyone who knows a little about having problems with extractions and know it's not easy. All the prayers, the phone calls, the messages... it's been a wonderful encouragement for myself and Jordan!

I gotta get started on some cards. :)

Recovery

So things are pretty much the same. My jaw is really stiff on one side and I can open my mouth just far enough to get a spoon/fork in. But dont let that fool you- I'm still sticking to mostly liquids. I did eat some watermelon this morning, which I was pretty excited about, except that I couldnt taste it. (because my tongue is still numb too.) Apparently this tongue thing happens sometimes- according to whoever I talked to @ the dentist's office this morning. I was able to crank my jaw open enough to see my bottom holes (where teeth used to be) and they dont look half bad. Stitches are still there, the tissue is nice & pink... from a nurse's standpoint, it looks like they're healing well. If my lower jaw is healing well, then my top 2 holes are probably doing backflips.... I really thought the dentist was going to break my jaw trying to get my bottom teeth out. Yikes.  I dont really want to go back to work looking like I have marshmallows stuffed in my cheeks, but I'm scheduled to go back Wednesday. I can only hope that tomorrow I'll have some sort of miraculous recovery and all the swelling, tingling, soreness, etc will be gone. At least if I do end up back at work on Wednesday, I'm in the operating room all day, so I'll have a mask on to hide my poor swollen cheeks! 

I have watched every movie, seen every TV show, read all my books (except one which isnt very interesting yet...) and am entirely bored. I need to fold & put away laundry, but I'll find ANY excuse to keep from doing that... doesnt EVERYONE hate that part? It's the pits.

I got a wonderful visit from Michelle last night- she brought us food! Our Sunday school class is the best- we have another couple coming over tonight - they sent Jordan home with food Sunday morning! I mean, extractions arent open heart surgery, but it is really nice knowing we have people praying for us, and Jordan has plenty of good stuff to eat while I'm feeling bad and not cooking. We're saving some of our delicious goodies in the freezer for when I can eat again too. I should be using my time today to make thank you cards, but I havent started on that quite yet. Anyway- I love our class, and even though we're continuously looking for ways to unite the class, I feel like this is the most active, outgoing, and caring sunday school I've ever been apart of. We've always said the Stranges are our adopted family out here, but now our whole class is becoming like family. 

Am I praying God will provide Jordan a job in Fort Worth? 

Current song stuck in my head: Fix You by Coldplay

mmmMMMmmm... Slimfast.

Ok, so I am eventually going to get back around to talking about our trip to California.

Friday I got my wizzies pulled- all 4 of them, so now I look like this little guy.  ^^^  The doc had a really hard time getting the bottom left tooth out, so I'm super super swollen on that side- all the way down my throat. I still havent tried chewable foods- I hope to have my swelling decrease before I chew anything. I dont know if this is normal or not, but my mouth is so swollen, my tongue is numb. Does it scare me a little? Maybe. 

Anyway- Slimfast shakes have become my friend. At least I can rest easy knowing I have vitamins and protein and calcium going in me. 

I remember everything about the whole tooth pulling experience. Apparently, this doc I went to thinks 2mg of Ativan is enough to calm someone down for 4 extractions. Well it sure wasnt enough for me. I think I had a panic attack in the chair. It was awful. And of course, I'd already had a partial root canal before my extractions, so I was already a little on edge. I have to go back to complete my root canal (joy.) I think my actual dentist (whom I do like) will be finishing my root canal. We'll see I guess.

I'm not really having a lot of pain, but the swelling is so annoying!  If I could get the swelling under control, I'd be one happy chipmunk-looking little girl. 

Current song stuck in my head: Handlebars by Flobots

An End to my headache?

So I went to the Dentist yesterday. 

My wisdom teeth are barreling into my mouth, but they aren't coming in straight.

My other teeth are shifting around (oweee) to make room.

And one of them has cracked in the process.

So FRIDAY I'm having all 4 wisdom teeth removed.... AND a root canal.

Shoot me.

Current Song stuck in my head: The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson