But also, we ended like an hour before I expected us to because a few of her colleagues were going out to lunch which means I got to eat a gigantic plate of delicious nachos. Mom's best friend Rachel is taking me to Duke for my Botox on the 15th, so they were all asking about it, and I said the doc told me there's a chance it could work immediately, or it could take a couple treatments, which are once every three months. And Rachel said emphatically, "No. It's going to work IMMEDIATELY. That's what I'm writing in my prayer book." I love it when I hear people so confident in their faith like that; it's a great reminder.
Then I went to my orthodontist appointment, and for the first time, everything is pretty much perfect, so, provided that nothing happens, I don't have to go back until next summer. Which, by then, I'll be a college graduate, so my doctor told me to bring my diplomas so he can take a picture and hang it on their wall and have their own little "graduation" for me. It's funny and rather fitting since I've been seeing him since I was 6. Even funnier and better was that he said that if I send him a graduation notice, he'll have a present for me, and an "extra special one" at that since I'm getting two degrees. MY ORTHODONTIST is celebrating my college graduation. I find that hilarious and so awesome. I love that man.
Then we went to Staples where I got almost all of my school supplies off of money Mom owed me anyway. God bless the cashier lady who let us break the rules for their "buy $5 of stuff and get up to 10 folders for a penny a piece" promotion and let us pay for my $130 of stuff in $5 increments so Mom could get all the folders she needed and didn't have to scare any more strangers in Staples by asking them to buy some for her. :) Her new school is in a really impoverished county, so she is buying all these folders for her kids so they don't have to worry about it. they'll each have a class folder and a journal folder. And I mean seriously, I think the woman got like 200 folders, and paid $2 total for them. She's set for the whole school year. You have to latch on to a deal like that when you see it.
We also paid the eye care center so they could send out the order for my new prescription and I can hopefully get both of my glasses fixed before I leave for school. And we went by the bank to deposit more of the money Mom owed me so I could get my account out of overdraw because stupid me forgot to cancel my Amazon Prime before the free trial ran out. At least the $79 is being refunded since I didn't use it after the free trial ran out. I still had the stupid $35 overdraft fee, though. We also picked up the dogs from the groomer and thank God they got a bath because they smelled awful.
Then we came home and I unloaded all my stuff from Staples and Mom, Chelsea, and Blake headed for another psychiatric appointment in Jacksonville. So I had the house to myself for a few hours. I didn't get much sleep last night, so I was trying to stay awake in order to sleep well tonight, but that didn't happen. I woke up when Mom called and told me they were about to arrive with $350 of groceries. Yay payday.
The good news is my allergies are such a mess that I had to take some NyQuil, and my body aches so bad that I took a muscle relaxer, plus I have my regular sleeping pill. Judging by the way I feel right now, I don't think sleeping will be a problem, despite my nap earlier. Here's hoping I didn't just jinx myself.
Despite the exhaustion you've experienced with your move and allergy attack, this day still wound up to be a memorable one because of your graduation. It’s also a plus that you received some good news from your ortho. And speaking of which, it was sweet of him to give you a present to your graduation!
ReplyDeleteSilvia Ballard @ Kelleher Ortho