It is almost Christmas and I'm almost done editing photos for the year :)  
 
I keep telling myself that when all of our client photos and orders are done for the year, I will start blogging again.  
 
It will happen.  
 
Soon! 
 
Here's a recent photo that makes me happy ::

Over two years ago, I chipped my front tooth. So I went to the dentist to get all fixed up. Well, that "fix" wasn't as easy as I hoped ...  
 
At that dentist visit, I learned I had really crappy teeth. Like British-bad. Or maybe Alpaca-bad? Looking back at photos I can see my bad teeth. But at the time I didn't know how bad things really were :) 
 
I had an overbite. My teeth were crowded because of my wisdom teeth. My front teeth were mini-sized (I don't know the official term for this problem!). And everything was crooked, everywhere. I was a mess! 
 
Over the last two years I've had my fair share of dentist, orthodontist, oral surgeon, periodontist and doctor appointments to fix all of the issues I had.  
 
What exactly happened? Let's break it down. I got ::  
-- Wisdom teeth removed 
-- Braces (complete with a W bracket on the roof of my mouth -- that was fun) 
-- Jaw surgery 
-- Gum surgery (crown lengthening) 
-- New front crowns 
 
Whew. Now that everything is done I'm so, so happy. I'm sporting a new smile and I LOVE it. Yay for teeth!  
 
I've got a bunch of embarrassing, I-can't-believe-I'm-posting-these-on-the-internet photos for you to see the progress. Nothing to gross, I promise :) 
 
Photos by Britta Trygstad

Self portrait :)

Photo on left by Jamie Rennich. Photo on right by Emily Griffith.

Me and my momma. Photo by Jamie Rennich.

Photos by Kory Wallen.

Photo on left is self portrait. Photo on right by Kory Wallen.

Photo on left by Britta Trygstad. Photo on right by Kory Wallen.