If you guessed that this was about wisdom teeth, then you're right. Monday I participated in a study that removed all 4 of my wisdom teeth and gave me some experimental medication. In the interest of not revealing anything I shouldn't, I'm not mentioning anything else about it- except that it is now two days after my surgery, and my sister says that I look like a lego person because my cheeks are so swollen. I can barely open my mouth, and chewing is a fond memory. Mom found an icepack that i can actually strap to my face, so that's what I'm wearing- I can't wait for the swelling to go down. My gums don't hurt too much, but the swelling makes everything worse.
Bleh.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
vacation
Well, it was a couple of weeks ago, but I went on vacation!
Every year my family absconds from our domestic life in texas to trade it for a semi-rustic life in colorado. We go up to the rocky mountain national park and live there for a week or two- preferably two. Why is it semi-rustic? Because although we stay in a cabin which has electricity, there is no cell phone service, usually no dishwasher, and no tv. I consider these to be a very good thing for these golden weeks of the year- I've been known to get angry if one of my siblings should happen to find cell phone service and spend their time texting.
Anyway, I was going to wait to post about it until I could get my pictures of the trip from my dad, but the pictures are not forthcoming.
Weather was perfect- 60 degrees Farenhieght. Which is quite the dramatic change from texas, let me assure you. We met my aunt, uncle and two cousins up there- they live in Illinois, so we hardly ever see them. We went on hikes to Bear Lake (which is like five feet from the parking lot, and so does not count as a hike in my book) Nymph lake, Dream lake, and Emerald lake. By the time that we got up to Dream we were walking on SNOW. Of course, many impromtu snowball fights and sledding ensued. As a side note- Dream is a long lake, you hit it, and walk alongside it for quite a ways. Mom and I have theorized that the lake is shaped roughly like a crescent moon, thus prompting the name Dream.
Nymph lake wasn't quite as pretty this year, generally, it's covered in lily pads with yellow flowers, but this year it was a bit too cold for them. T_T
We also hiked to Alberta Falls, Copeland Falls, Calypso Cascades, and Ouzel Falls.
We went white-water rafting on the Cache La Pouder river- which I love. I've been adicted to rafting since the first year that we did it- there is little so exhilirating. And it's not at all like a roller coaster- in a roller coaster you just sit there and scream- on the river, there are NO passengers, you're on the raft? You WORK. We always eat lunch at the same place when we get through- and we can't figure out if the food there is any good, or if we're just too hungry to care.
It's an interesting effect, you get off the river soaked to the bone and shivering, change into warm clothes, eat a filling meal, and its as if someone knocks you over the back of the head- we always fall asleep on the car ride back to the cabin.
A lot more than this happened- but it's sort of a pain to explain without pictures.
And so, I finish with this comment,
My shoes have been higher than you will EVER be on drugs.
Every year my family absconds from our domestic life in texas to trade it for a semi-rustic life in colorado. We go up to the rocky mountain national park and live there for a week or two- preferably two. Why is it semi-rustic? Because although we stay in a cabin which has electricity, there is no cell phone service, usually no dishwasher, and no tv. I consider these to be a very good thing for these golden weeks of the year- I've been known to get angry if one of my siblings should happen to find cell phone service and spend their time texting.
Anyway, I was going to wait to post about it until I could get my pictures of the trip from my dad, but the pictures are not forthcoming.
Weather was perfect- 60 degrees Farenhieght. Which is quite the dramatic change from texas, let me assure you. We met my aunt, uncle and two cousins up there- they live in Illinois, so we hardly ever see them. We went on hikes to Bear Lake (which is like five feet from the parking lot, and so does not count as a hike in my book) Nymph lake, Dream lake, and Emerald lake. By the time that we got up to Dream we were walking on SNOW. Of course, many impromtu snowball fights and sledding ensued. As a side note- Dream is a long lake, you hit it, and walk alongside it for quite a ways. Mom and I have theorized that the lake is shaped roughly like a crescent moon, thus prompting the name Dream.
Nymph lake wasn't quite as pretty this year, generally, it's covered in lily pads with yellow flowers, but this year it was a bit too cold for them. T_T
We also hiked to Alberta Falls, Copeland Falls, Calypso Cascades, and Ouzel Falls.
We went white-water rafting on the Cache La Pouder river- which I love. I've been adicted to rafting since the first year that we did it- there is little so exhilirating. And it's not at all like a roller coaster- in a roller coaster you just sit there and scream- on the river, there are NO passengers, you're on the raft? You WORK. We always eat lunch at the same place when we get through- and we can't figure out if the food there is any good, or if we're just too hungry to care.
It's an interesting effect, you get off the river soaked to the bone and shivering, change into warm clothes, eat a filling meal, and its as if someone knocks you over the back of the head- we always fall asleep on the car ride back to the cabin.
A lot more than this happened- but it's sort of a pain to explain without pictures.
And so, I finish with this comment,
My shoes have been higher than you will EVER be on drugs.
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