New and Improved Me

Such as the Holmes Brothers sing about! So yeah, I got my grille fixed yesterday. Whoo! It was wild. I had to get those dental shots in the gums, yikes! I didn't expect any of that. But it was ok, I'm sad to say I'm kinda used to it thanks to my periodontal disease. So he filled my 2 tiny cavities, then he CUT out those 2 annoying calcium spots I've had my whole life on my 2 front teethsesses and filled them in. They were GONE!!! Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ, I shoulda done this years ago. Then he filed down (or rather, up) the bottom of my 2 front teethsesses so they are smaller and more normal-looking. Here was my reaction: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally they took an impression of my teeth so I can come pick up the teeth-whitening trays and solutions next week. They worked on me for like, an hour!

I couldn't stop smiling in all the mirrors the rest of the day; fortunately I keep lots of mirrors handy in all kinds of strategic locations so that I can get my quality mirror time in throughout the day. I snapped a pic and sent it to Stefano who called me to tell me how beautiful I am, but then again he's always saying that regardless! Anyway, I can't believe I finally have a normal-looking smile for the 1st time in my life at age 38. Not sure most people will notice however. My dad stopped by my work yesterday and said I looked different but he wasn't sure how. Actually, I do have to return next week to have the Dentist adjust one of the front toothsesses; I did notice yesterday after looking at my smile for around the 115th time that 1 tooth is a tiny bit longer than the other one. I hate to fuss about it, but the Dentist did a grade A job so I definitely want to get that to an A+ if it's possible--and it is.

DA didn't even notice last night when I met him for dinner and I had to literally point out the differences. Anyway, we had a fun time together. Dinner was awesome, though we ended up eating at Pappasitos near my house instead. I had the seafood enchiladas which were quite yummy. Also I'd scored free queso for us and I had a sangria and he had a large margarita which made him a little tipsy. They also brought us a free brownie sundae which we split, so I tipped a generous 30%. Then we went to rent Rob Zombie's Halloween and went to my place to watch it. He had a beer and I had a little coconut vodka/diet pineapple soda, but we were sooooo full we just nursed the same drink all night. The movie was amusing and after that we watched one of my fave shows ever, I Survived... Finally we started to watch Top Chef but I fell asleep during it so DA headed out. He was also good enough to buy some of S's shirts so I made a quick $40!

Tonight will be a fun night spent w/Mr. Wonderful Stefano and Philipo and my cousins out at the park. Mo' music, mo' merriment, and maybe a little drinking. But I don't want to get trashed like I did last week, plus I'm feeling bloaty and blah from The Process starting unexpectedly last night (5-8 days early, ay yi yi.....!!!!!!). I wonder if Philipo or the cousins will notice my new smile. Like I told DA last night, I used to be a 9, now I'm a 9.5!!!