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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Teeth and Vans

Yesterday I had my wisdom teeth taken out. I'm feeling pretty good today. I can't open my mouth or move my tongue. My cheeks are a little puffy, and if I bend over, I feel like I'm going to die, but overall, I can't complain.

I miss food, though. The first thing I'm eating after my week of soft foods is a Cafe Rio salad.

After I had my wisdom teeth taken out, we went and bought a van. It makes sense to buy a new car immediately after you have four teeth ripped from your face, right?

Especially when you get to puke in your new van twice on the way home.

Having a van is seriously a dream come true for us. We have shopped and saved and prayed for this van for a long time, and we are very excited. The social stigmas that come with van ownership don't bother me one bit. I'm all about practicality, and a van suits our needs for space and gas mileage.

I feel "bad A" driving my Dodge Caravan around. I may not look "bad A" to the people outside, but I know I'm "bad A" on the inside.

I can't wait to drive to cafe Rio next week.




7 comments:

  1. Congrats! The day I got my first minivan was one of the happiest of my life, even though I fought it. I didn't want to be a minivan mom. But it took about 3 seconds of actual space for the kids to spread out in and I was thrilled.

    And, I feel a little bit bad-A in my van too. only because it's fast!

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  2. I'm glad your teeth turned out well, I'm sure that has to be a huge relief having it taken care of. I agree whole-heartedly about the minivan. And someday I'll have to upgrade to a real van, you know the really large ones. That thought scares me a bit, but the thought of all the space again kind of thrills me. Someday. P.s. now that its summer, let's get together and play again. What do you say?

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  3. This post is just hilarious. I love it!

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  4. I still have my wisdom teeth - every time you mention yours on here, it kind of panics me. I feel like I cheated or something and someday a dentist will catch on and say, "You really need those taken out."

    And I never realized people really cared about their cars until the day I got a minivan and all excitedly told my "snobby friend" (I call her that to her face so it is ok to do so on here) about it - to which she replied, "Ewww... why not get a Tahoe or something?"

    Ummm - because I like saving money and sliding doors are the most glorious thing when putting herds of children into a car.

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  5. Yay for happy teeth (well, soon to be happy teeth) and cars that make your life easier!!!

    xox

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  6. Horray for you on both counts. I had my wisdom teeth out a few years ago and I can relate to wanting to die, it was awful. I was so nervous beforehand that they gave me some valium and I guess the dosage was a little off because I've been told when I stood up to go back I fell on the floor and peed my pants. (Ive only peed my pants twice in my adult life, both were as a result of medication) however I don't remember any of this.
    Congrats on the van, I'm crazy about mine. They seriously just make life so much less stressful when herding children. Yea!

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  7. Four wisdom teeth being removed can be intense! Keep your eyes on the prize of that salad.

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