Thanks so much everyone! This is by far the best reaction I've gotten and it really makes me feel all the happier. Even my sister was just like 'oh....congrats...it's so funny how obsessed you are with your teeth'...
Needless to say, I think she missed the point.
I think 'regular' people without braces don't understand...they
can't understand the joy that comes with brace-free-ness because they haven't been through it.
It's so great having this board to come to-it makes it ten hundred times all the sweeter.
As to what will be the first thing I eat...probably corn on the cob. Only it's not in season in March I don't think so maybe I'll have to get 'imported' corn on the cob. I don't care how bad it tastes, I just want to bite into it. Other than that I've really eaten pretty much everything with my braces-I wasn't about to limit myself like that for three and ahalf years... But it'll just be really nice to be able to eat
and talk at the same time without covering my mouth and swishing with water.
And someone else asked how long the original estimate was-it was 2-2 1/2 years. Needless to say it ran over...a lot, but hey what can I do. It really wasn't anyone's fault, it was just that my impacted tooth took so long to come in. I wore my rubber bands as directed and only broke a bracket once-sometimes you really can't help how fast your teeth move.
But in the end I'm actually really thankful it ran over like that because it makes me appreciate my smile so much more-I would have never ever been this happy if all would have gone according to plan-a blessing in disguise.
I better stop before this becomes an essay as well, but thanks so much everyone I really appreciate all the great feedback!
Eve