oral surgery 101

I had an emergency root canal today. The doctor was nice and took time to explain everything he would be doing to my tooth- since I had a small anxiety attack in his chair. I had not mentally prepared myself for the root canal which proved to be a big mistake.

Here's what I learned from his lesson:

1. ouch

2. Ouch

3. OUch

4. OUCh

5. OUCH

I'm kind of an oral surgery expert now. I have 3 weeks to prep myself for the second phase of the root canal. I bet you didn't know that they do root canals in two phases, did you? Ah ha- you learned something too!

The cupcake went splat

This is a crazy busy week and,  when you add my crazy tooth problem, I have not been a pleasant person to live with.

After work today I stopped by the cute cupcake place near our apartment to order a few dozen cupcakes for a wedding shower I'm co-hosting with my mother next weekend. To make sure I wasn't going to poison the guests, I bought myself the most decant looking cupcake to devour when I completed all of my errands {and to try to bribe my sore tooth to shape up}. I drove like a mother taking her baby home from the hospital for the first time- not wanting to bump the cupcake in its little pink box. Just before I turned into our garage husband called so I had to make a decision: take my hand off the cupcake box answer the phone or ignore husband's possibly important call to protect my precious cargo.

I went with option A: answer the call. My cupcake went splat and my husband had to listen to a ridiculously dramatic rant about how my life ended the moment I lost out on the cupcake. Poor husband.



Oh, and, Those of you who plan on reminding me that I gave up sweets for lent are obviously not true friends!

Remember when fancy barbies cost $30?

The royal wedding is still a few months away, but already you can buy a hand-painted Kate Middleton barbie, dressed in a replica of silk blue dress she wore when her and Prince William announced their engagement. But don’t go strutting off to Toys R Us with your cold hard cash just yet, sit down my friend. You’re gonna have a heart attack when you find out what this barbie will cost you!

You can buy it from the Franklin Mint for $490!  Nope, it doesn’t include her diamond ring. There’s actually a whole set of Royal Family Dolls. This is only the engagement doll, I can’t imagine what the wedding version will cost! Remember when expensive barbies were $30? Ahh, the good old days!

Crocodile Dentist

I'm having some issues with my choppers {as in my teeth}. I've never had a cavity in my life but I had to have a filling last weekend because I apparently brush my teeth with too much passion. I have been in intense pain all week so my dentist fit me in for an emergency visit this morning before work. He injected some numbing medicine into my gums and sent me merrily on my way.

Except I wasn't merry. I was on the verge of ripping all of my teeth from my mouth in an effort to make the pain stop. Thankfully, he called in some pain killers before I had time to figure out how to do carry out this mission. I'm pretty sure my husband would be embarrassed of me if I didn't have any teeth. I also feel like I wouldn't  be a very effective youth drug counselor.

Now, laying in bed in a vicodin haze, I keep thinking back to a game my sister and I used to play when we were little called "crocodile dentist." You had to push all of the crocodile's teeth down before he took a bite out of your finger. My dentist better fix my tooth ASAP or I'll show him my mad crocodile dentist skills.

How many times must I say this until I remember it?

It's not always about me. It's not always about me. It's not always about me. Rinse and repeat. 

I wouldn't tell just anyone about my problem

I have a problem saying no to a little thing called CHIPS and SALSA. It's a slippery slope into salty over-eating once I've started. If salsa were illegal or dangerous to my health in any way I would need an intervention before the sun comes up. My favorite is to use Tostitos Scoops because its as close as I can come to a socially acceptable way to shovel salsa into my mouth. Just wait until shovel chips are invented...

I've always said that tacos are one of my favorite foods but when I made one for dinner last night {and noticed that it was 3/4 made of salsa} I'm now wondering if maybe its only an excuse to incorporate salsa into the meal.

Are you aware that there are entire facebook groups dedicated to addicts of chips and salsa? Yes, there are more like out there like me. My homies, if you will. Ugh, I have issues.

Prozac Park

We had house guests all weekend- one of which was my dear friend and former roommate who has been living in India for the better part of this past year. It was fun to try to play hostess in a city that I am still just learning.

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The weather was so beautiful today that husband and I spent most of the afternoon at Loose Park near Kansas City's plaza area. The park was huge and there were tons of people there walking their dogs, playing frisbee, reading books and working out. I walked around the trails while JJ did stuff that accountants do {read some sort of book with numbers instead of words on the pages}. I felt completely restored afterwards. The combination of sunshine {after a nasty winter} and seeing so many happy people and having some time to spend with husband was just like medicine for the rut I've been in. I've decided to change its name to Prozac Park- for its mood enhancing powers.

I think I might go back to the park again tomorrow to try to soak up some more of its magical powers!