Today I took my driver's ed exam. Easy. I was the third one to finish. But that also meant that I was sitting at my desk staring at my watch for more than an hour afterward. I got to help grade everyone's exams, so I knew when someone failed. Two people failed. It was more like an IQ test than anything, I think. All common sense.

I went to starbucks with my mom after that; i ordered for the both of us as usual.

I've been starting to eat and live a little teeny bit healthier.

Tinsley comes home in two days. And apparently she's going to attempt to bring a baby kitten with her. I hope it works, but it will be amusing nonetheless. One week with her, and then I'm gone for the rest of the summer. It's been determined that I will ride by plane, alone, to Massachusetts. Sure it's going to be scary since I don't know the first thing about traveling by plane... But I have to learn sometime. sigh.

I've been very happy. VERY happy.

Love,
Carrie Anne

I'm so thoroughly happy right now. And I can't wait until I get to visit my grandparents, dig my feet in the sand, and kick back with my little sister and dad. They'll get to see my new face! Which probably doesn't look drastically different from before the surgery, but the actual fit of the lower and upper jaw is very much improved. 8mm it was moved. Wow! Besides the killer pain I'm feeling below my left temple, I'm fine. Well, and there's the fact that my diet is stil bland and limited. Oh well. Worth it!

Love,
Carrie Anne

Well I can see that no one really cares about blogging in the summer time. It's only when you've got a million things to do for school that you actually set aside time for blogging I suppose. I've got literally nothing useful to do with my time for now, as I'm still recovering from surgery. I'm glad the bleeding has decreased drastically in the past few days. It was really worrisome to bleed every time i pulled my cheek back to put rubber bands in.

Anyway. Tomorrow, if it isnt storming around the middle of the day, I'm going to try and get some sun. I literally look halfway dead with how pale I am. Gross.

Love,
Carrie Anne

Happy fourth of July!

My mom and I spent a lot of time together yesterday. Between getting up and going to Northlake, seeing "Year One", talking for an hour outside on the porch, and playing a game of Scrabble, I feel like this whole recovery ordeal has brought us closer.

Love,
Carrie Anne

As an atheist, I don't expect to gain any feeling of accomplishment following a debate with a Christian about religion. And yet, here I am feeling enlightened and still just as atheist as ever. What a great debate.

Love,
Carrie Anne.

Today I look and feel a lot better than yesterday or the day before. I put some concealer over by bruises and actually got out of the house! Mom took me to get lunch at Max and Erma's, where I ordered a plate of mashed potatoes and a bowl of tortilla soup. My throat is still raw where they plugged it up and shoved tubes down in it during surgery, so the soup was a bit too spicy for me to handle. But the potatoes were satisfying enough! Afterward, we went to Victoria's Secret at Birkdale, where I had planned to use a coupon for a "pink" bra... apparently they've stopped making my size. So that was upsetting. Anyway, I bought sweatpants and a new eau de parfum. Smells FANTASTIC. Then Mom and I got frappaccinos... It was difficult to use the straw at first, but I got the hang of it. Mom found me a drug that will help my swelling, bruising, and aching, and it tastes awesome. I'm supposed to have 5 of the little pellets everyday. Anyway. My mouth still bleeds pretty much constantly. But I'm completely used to the taste of blood. (tmi? thought so.)

I'm excited for driver's ed next week!!!! Can't wait to boss the little teeny boppers around. Just kidding.

Love and happiness and whatnot,
Carrie Anne.

Hello, hello!

This morning I woke up with a peculiar taste in my mouth. Feeling mike I needed to wipe the left corner of my lip, I did so. Turns out it was blood. I had apparently bled all night long... Probably swallowed a bunch of it. So I sort of panicked, and demanded that mom took me to the doctor "now". So I put some ACTUAL clothes on for the first time in a week, then we proceeded to go downtown where they could fit me in. The guy was real rough, pulling my lip back and ripping bloody strings out with some sort of doctor tool thingy. He told me to brush my teeth all the time anyway, even though it bleeds. Then he let me ask a set of random questions I had written on a piece of paper. My most important question was when I could try EATING something... like ravioli. He said I could start today, and I was very very happy. =DDD

So I got home and ate two helpings of micro ravioli. So so so much better than drinking broth slowly with a baby spoon. Yay!

I can't wait til I can open my mouth wide enough to at least put a finger between my teeth. It'll make hygene a LOT easier, and eating will be much quicker.

I have a soft spot for Drake and Josh, so I'm going to go watch that now. And I doubt more than one or two people will read this anyway.

Love,
Carrie Anne