I've been to the dentist a thousand times so I know the drill....

The month of April is Autism Awareness Month.  To raise awareness buildings change their normal lights to blue lights on the night of April 1st.  If you want to see it in action check out the Light It Up Blue website.  These people are not asking you to change your lights at home but you can do other things to show your support.  Today I plan on wearing blue.  [If you know me at all you know that this won't be hard for me to do.  I love blue.]  If you're like me and you don't really know much about Autism you can check out the Autism Speaks website for facts and information.  Growing up I didn't really know anyone with Autism.  Yesterday, my best friend's son was officially diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  He's a great kid who is very lucky to have the parents that he has.  They are striving to provide the very best for him.  The fact that he's adorable and addicted to 'Spongebob Squarepants' makes him even cooler. =)


Another thing that is going on today is my trip to the dentist.  I don't know why I scheduled it for the afternoon.  I don't know what I was thinking.  I should have asked for a morning appointment and be done with it already.  Instead, I have to sit and wait and worry and think about what going to happen when I finally get there.  I'm not really looking forward to this visit.  Having one tooth pulled at a time sucks enough, but 3?  I just hope I don't freak out or pass out or cry.  Ok.  I'll probably cry a little bit.  I'm also worried about the healing time and I'm curious to see how long it'll take me before I can talk like a normal person again.  I know there is no point in making myself crazed with all the worrying and wondering but I just can't help myself.  I know it needs to be done [the tooth pulling, I mean] and I'm hoping I can set it up that I go back every 2 weeks to have more pulled.  My goal is to have dentures before the trip to Jamaica.  I'm not longer worried about being only 28 and needing dentures.  I'm done with having to constantly keep pain pills by my side.  I'm tired of having to pass on ice cream and cake and all the other wonderful sweet things that make my teeth hurt.  [Hot, cold, hard or soft...my teeth hurt from every little thing these days]  I'm trying to just concentrate on how pretty my smile will be when it's all done.  I'm thinking about how I won't be worrying if people are judging me because of my teeth.  I'm going to enjoy the fact that I will not have to cover my mouth when someone I talk to makes me laugh.  I guess the little bit of uncomfortableness I'll be experiencing over the next few months will be worth it in the end.