Was that an earthquake? Nah, that's just me jumping for joy. :D

Music: "Sundown," by Chris Lake (I swear I've been singing this song non-stop at work)
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'I watched out my bedroom window as things began to change, much too quick. The sky was dark, too dark. It was sunset, after all. This was different. The wind picked up, the trees started to bend over, and I had that all too-familiar feeling in the pit of my stomach. In front of me, there was nothing to block my view, no houses, no trees. I swear I've never seen clouds do that before. And that's when I saw it; racing angrily across the field, straight for the house. Ground circulation, but I didn't have to look up to know what was coming. I bolted from my room and into the kitchen yelling at the top of my lungs. The sound was too familiar, and fear overrode everything else. My mom was dead stopped in the kitchen, my dad was sitting by the front door playing the guitar. I ran to their bathroom and climbed in the tub. They stood in the doorway, giving me the weirdest look. I heard the noise again, getting louder this time, closer. It was upon us; I jumped out and grabbed some towels to cover ourselves, screaming the whole time. When I got back in, there were too many. Oh well, we'll at least be protected. I was told to put my head against the wall..right next to the window. Um, won't that possibly break out due to the wind? I could see outside, as the wind pushed the trees over sideways. That sound was high-pitched, and God-awful, it just kept going...we were somehow side-swiped...'

So, that's the last time I watch Reed Timmer's 'Chasing School' podcast so late at night!

Soo..the real reason you came here, yes? The good news!

Sunday was like deja-vu...I ran A and B dock again. By myself. Again. Now, as much as I can't wait until our two new haulers start, having those two docks under your watch isn't so bad, as long as the freight cooperates, which it did on Sunday. Granted, I wasn't able to pull the 300 hauls I'd done just a week before, but I sure came close. I had the luck of not having to rush as much as I'd done before; my docks were slow, not as many doors open. I kept a good watch on what was newer and what needed to go, like now. I cleared all of the old stuff by myself throughout the day, and didn't really need the list (and the list I DID get, nothing was tagged yet). At the end of the day, everyone got shuffled over to D dock to clear out as much as possible. I was happy to get out at the end of the day, but knew it wasn't over yet. I didn't have that first night of good sleep to look forward to..not yet.

I got up bright and early Monday morning (6:30 to be exact). I found a dentist last week that's in my network, and two blocks from my house on top of that. I made an appointment, and they just had to schedule me first thing Monday morning. :S If I didn't at least go in and have my teeth cleaned, my insurance would be void, and it had already been 8 months...uh-oh. So I figured I'd at least get that out of the way, clean teeth, keep the insurance. Done.

I was called back and I talked to the nurse. She asked me about the last time I'd had my teeth cleaned and about having braces as a teenager. I explained I wasn't happy with how I'd been treated at the last place; having to get my jaw broken and teeth removed just to solve this problem. Those bastards just want money! Idiots! She understood completely and informed me that they've had a lot of clients say they weren't happy with Trinity Dental (the place I'd gone to before). So the dentist himself came in and looked at me. They'd taken X-rays, of course. He came in and introduced himself and asked me the same questions as the nurse. I said surely there's a better, easier way to do this. He informed me that I'd be a great candidate for the Invisalign procedure. He explained everything about the process; how long, what it entails, etc. Oh my God, you're my Angel from Heaven. I hung on every word. I had explained before that if I had to do braces again, I'd do them, but this procedure isn't as painful, and won't take near as long.

I asked him would this permanently fix the problem, as my braces didn't really do any good, and he sounded confident this would be the answer. I thanked him and he walked out. I wanted to start crying! I would have, except the nurse started going to work on me, then I really was crying from the pain. That's all I could think about...I'm getting my teeth fixed! My mom and I went to CVS afterwards to pick up a few things, and I broke down in the middle of the isle. I was so happy, but I think I scared my mom. :P I've wanted this for so long. No longer will I have to feel insecure, I can smile with confidence. This will open so many doors for me, and I can go back to singing, my God I want to go back to singing. But I won't have to worry about the weird looks or looking down when I talk to people. I just hope my insurance will cooperate with me, but so far, it looks good. My friends are super excited for me (the ones that care to keep up with what's going on), and I couldn't be happier. That's an answer I can live with...and won't be nearly as painful. And I can take them out when I eat and brush them. I'm truly nothing short of ecstatic right now....

I came home and was so tired and sore all day. I took two Aleve and put in 'Twister'. I cried off and on throughout the day as the events re-played in my head. Now this is what I call a great early birthday present! 

I've had a good week aside from that, I've gone out and accomplished things that needed to be done. My friends are super excited for me, and their support means the world to me. I can't wait to see the end result, and to see where this takes me...because it's going to take me far! 

If you're reading this, thanks for your support and kind words on my facebook page and throughout. I'll definitely be keeping you updated.

For now, I'm ready to go conquer another weekend at work. Oh, and Happy Easter! :D Go make your weekend great.