You'll be a dentist!

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I've incredibly busy and in considerable pain. Ugh. It's not my favorite feeling in the world, to be sure. Well, here it goes:

Disneyland was a blast. I would suggest to everyone that if you can get there this year, GO!!!!!!!! As always, DCA and Disneyland were fun. However, since it's the 50th year, it's really fun. They are selling golden Mickey ears. The castle is cool (I'll try to post my picture of it later). The Parade of Dreams was fun--Julie Andrews was the narrator for it. The fireworks were AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I've never been a big one for fireworks, but I'm glad I didn't miss these!

So we open on Saturday for Fiddler. And the pain I referred to earlier can actually pose a problem for then. Last weekend my face grew--on the same side and much the same way as it did when Weston punched my chin during BATB in May. Since Friday was the day Nevada Day was observed, I spent it with my family. My face was growing, and we thought it may be an absess (sp?) tooth.

I called my parents' dentist over the weekend and left a message. I've not been to a dentist in at least 5 years! My teeth are in horrendous condition. I was so nervous, for some reason dentists freak me out more than just about anything! I hadn't gone before because I had no good dental insurance through CCS (the beauty of a Christian school--no insurance). Now that I work in the Carson City School District, lucky me! I have benefits, so now I feel a little more at ease about going . . . but not much.

I couldn't get in until Tuesday. So I took off half a day on Tuesday to go. Yes, it was an absess tooth. No, the dentist could not do anything about it then, because it was so far gone. So she tried to get me into the oral surgeon on Tuesday as well. But he was busy. So, Dr. McElhany prescribed some penicillin for the infection, and I got an appointment for Wednesday.

I took yesterday off. When I learned that I wasn't getting in until the afternoon, I took Thursday and Friday off. I didn't know what painkillers I'd be on or anything.

The procedure yesterday took about 15 minutes . . . and they didn't have to do it through surgery!!! HUZZAH!!!!!!!!!!! It hurt like crazy, but hey, I've been through worse. I'm on vicodin. I hurt and feel a little icky. I can't drive because of the drowsy side effect.

People have been wonderful, and I was able to do okay at rehearsal last night. I was even able to adlib for people who weren't onstage! Go me.

So, that's what life is like at the moment. I'm exhausted and just got sick. I don't think I had anything substantial enough with my last vicodin. I wouldn't recommend it.

The title is from a song by the same title from Little Shop of Horrors.