Why do I bother?

Why do I bother making the attempt at being somewhat social anymore? All it does is left me hurt in the end because it *never* works out.  Case in point--I was planning on a day trip with some co-workers..everyone was all fine and ready to go for like the last month and within the last week, everyone has bailed on me.  I give up.  I'm honestly to the point where I just don't care anymore.  I'll be the "tool" at work that just goes in, does my job and leave..no sense in trying to be social with anyone cuz its just pointless in the end.

Brian made it back from New York perfectly fine. We're just waiting to see if they liked him enough to bring him out there and if they're going to be willing to pay him what he thinks he deserves in order to do the job out there. If not, then we move to Livonia and just live the way we have been, only much closer to work.

I decided to cut back on school a little bit and only take 1 class each 6 weeks instead of 1 class the 1st 6-week session and 2 classes the 2nd.  I've realized that I don't really read the material and pretty much BS all of my homework lately. In all honesty, its nothing more than a disservice to myself because I'm paying to learn the material, but I'm not putting forth the effort that it requires. 

Braces are still doing their thing. I kinda scared myself about a week ago when I heard cracking noises coming from my teeth.  What I thought was the glue coming loose was nothing more than the ligaments loosening up and my teeth moving.  I've almost had these on for an entire month already...seems like its been a pretty long month, but with everything that has happened so far, the month has gone by rather quickly.

What a weekend!

All I can say is what a weekend I just had!  Brian was offered a job promotion on Friday that would take us out to New York!  They told him that no formal interview was required--the job was his if he wanted it.  He told them sure, so now we're just waiting for them to give Brian the ok to fly out there to check out the office.  If Brian likes the area, then I'm going to fly out there during my vacation from work to check out the area as well. Brian is pretty excited about it...I'm more terrified than excited really (and become more terrified the more I think about it). Brian has lived in other states before, away from his family--I haven't. My entire family is still here in Michigan and I know I'm going to have one hell of a case of homesickness if we leave.

This, of course, kinda puts a kink into the lead tech spot I wanted to interview for.  I know the position was pretty much created specifically for one of my co-workers who shall remain unnamed, but it was nice that they offered others the chance to interview for it.  I don't think that it would be fair for me to interview for it and obtain the position if there's a fairly good chance that I'd be leaving soon as it was (although I think I would have honestly given this particular co-worker a run for his/her money in regards to qualifications for the position...)

My vacation time is nearing ever so closely...9 whole days off from work!  What am I going to be doing during that time? Packing, cleaning and homework...unless I fly out to NY to check out the area. We have to be out by May 1st anyways, regardless if we're moving to NY or staying here in Michigan.  I just wish that Brian's company would stop dragging their feet and send him out there already!

Oh, the braces countdown continues....2 weeks down, 78 to go!

1 week down...79 to go

Ok, so I haven't officially hit my 1 week mark with my braces, but close enough!  I figured if I'm going to have these for about 20 months, 4 weeks/month...that's 80 weeks of being called metal mouth, titanium cranium, etc...(although my personal favorite right now is Mike's "tile smile"...very creative). 

My various projects are stying to pile up on me again...I've got cross-stitch projects, homework, review books, packing, trying to find a place to move to...you name it, its going on in some way, shape or form.  Can I handle it? Absolutely.  Do I want to? Kinda...  Do I have the energy to? No freakin way.

I decided to dye hair again...adventured out into the great unknown and went with a brown/black combo instead of my usual red variation.  I will admit that I really like it because its a lot closer to my natural hair color of brown.  Kinda have this thing lately of going back to basics, so who knows how long this one will last.

Other than that...nothing really goin on....guess I'll have to find something to do for a little while...

Not so bad after all...

So the braces went on this morning and I'll honestly admit that I was over-thinking and probably freaking out about nothing about the whole idea (I say that now, but I don't know if I'll be saying that tomorrow). I've noticed already that I put a lot of emphasis on my "s" and "c" sounds...not to mention I spit a little when I talk (now I actually have a legitimate reason to do that!)

All in all a good day so far...woke up before my alarm, didn't go to bed until rather late, so sleep was pretty much an option for me and not so much of a requirement...as you can tell by my picture, I'm absolutely fabulous at 6:30am with very little sleep (not to mention I have a lot of junk in my closet...).

I was requested to take a pre and post-braces picture. Although the person(ok, people) who requested it may seem like they "guilted" me into it, but trust me...Mike needs to work on his guilt-trip techniques if he thinks he can get to me like that. And just as an FYI, I was going to take pictures anyways and post them here...you think I'm nuts if I'm going to send them via work-email you goof or post them on facebook. So, here for the world to see...my pre and post brace teeth pics

So, as you can see for the most part, those are my braces. The only issue I'm having with them so far is that the one rubber band bracket keeps catching the side of my cheek, which is an easy fix. Other than that...not a whole heck of a lot to say. If you thought I looked young before, the braces make me look ever so much younger :o)