Ouch!

OWCHIE!!

Ok, so, yesterday (Monday) I got braces. My friend Emily and I both got them on Monday so we got matching colors (pink and silver). Everyone says that I look way different. My mouth is SO sore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t know what it is that makes braces hurt so bad, but they do. So first they took these ring things and shoved around my molars and into my gums….. OWWWWWWWWW! My nurse lady kept getting the wrong size and that happened like, 4 times so, that took like, half an hour. Then they glued the metal brackets on and to keep my lips out of the way they pulled them away with this freaky claw thing. Then (after like a half an hour of gluing) they were done and they threaded a wire through the top and bottom brackets. Then, to finish it off, they put the rubber bands on the brackets. Now my teeth hurt SO badly!!!!!!!!!!!! For lunch I tried to bite into my tuna fish sandwich, and I seriously thought my teeth would fall out and it was all I could do not to scream. I ended up tearing my sandwich into really tiny pieces that I didn’t have to chew so I could just swallow. Since the braces came on I haven’t chewed a single thing. It’s a good thing that I’m good at swallowing! Anyway, everyone I know who has/had braces said it will only hurt like, 3-4 more days…. YAY!

As for other news…. I won’t be participating in the shamrock run. Taylor’s b-day party is scheduled to end at 11 on Sunday. Here were my options…

A. Go to my best friend’s birthday party

B. Get up super early and go running in the freezing rain

I think the answer is pretty clear.

CGN Sarah