More updates

Jodie's wedding:
I went up to visit her a week or so ago, she picked out her wedding dress, and Colleen and I picked out our bridesmaid dresses. Hers is "truffle" and mine is "champagne". We didn't actually buy them - Jodie is going to wait until next month to order hers, and if we order ours at the same time we get a discount.

Braces:
I went to the orthodontist yesterday - just drove up there and then back. Didn't get them off, but I have this "lovely" rubber band that goes from the outside part of my top tooth to the inside (lingual) part of my bottom tooth (so I'm biting down on it - which means it must come out when I eat). It was really hard to get on at first, because the hooks on the inside are tiny compared to the ones on the outside (which is good, because I can imagine how much it would shred the tender part under my tongue), but I've gotten used to it now. The ortho told me that in January I would probably get my braces off regardless of how the problem tooth is doing. But my retainer will have a spring to help move it even more. Thank goodness - I am really getting tired of these stupid things - especially since the estimated time was 12-15 months, and I am going on 26+ months. Grrrr...