Frustrated

So for those that don't know, I have some jaw problems that I've been dealing with for the last year or so. Not a huge deal, but a huge annoyance. And a painful one at that. After wearing a splint 24 hours a day for a few months, my orthodontist told me the only way to fix my jaw would be surgery. (mind you, in the beginning of all of this he told me that was the worst case scenario and that he didn't foresee that happening..HA). So he set me up with an oral surgeon that he works closely with and I went to see him two weeks ago. They finally called me back to let me know if my insurance will cover this surgery. Well what do ya know, THEY WON'T. She took me completely by surprise. This is what oral surgeons do, how is it possible that insurance doesn't cover it? Of course, I've been in worse pain the last couple of days for some reason so just when I decided to go through with it, I get that news. The doctor told me before even looking at my chart that he knew I was going to need surgery just from my jaw structure. He said the decision should be a no brainer for me. If I don't have it done, my joints will continue to wear away and I have 80% greater chance of early tooth loss, worsened pain, and possible joint replacement in the future. Sweet right? You would think a surgery as extensive as breaking both my upper and lower jaw for non-cosmetic purposes would be covered no question. Not so much. Not sure what I'm going to do now, I wasn't thinking this was going to happen so I wasn't prepared to deal with it. I don't have many other feasible options, and it's not a cheap surgery. So in summary, I now have to start putting money away to fix my face when I should be putting it away to prepare for kids or to buy a house. Just another speed bump on the road of life I guess. It is what it is. Thanks for letting me vent!

Not much to report...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while (I'm sure the three of you that read this are soo bummed). Not much to report. We did get our Christmas tree last weekend. I always look forward to it but then after 20 minutes of searching for the "perfect tree" it gets old! Not to mention it was FREEZING out. It was fun though. We brought Champ, and Amanda came too. Our tree is actually not half bad. Much better than last year's disaster. After putting the tree up, I made a pot of chilli and we had some friends over to watch football. It was our first time seeing Meg since she told us she was pregnant...it's really exciting when a friend you've known forever goes through something that amazing. It's fun to get all the details other people don't tell you. It was also our first time hanging out with our friends Lisa and Kyle since their wedding on Oct 6th so it was great to see the newlyweds! We're gearing up for Christmas...I'm almost done with my shopping and even started baking some cookies =) We're trying to figure out our schedule for Christmas Eve and Christmas day, it's going to be hectic but we're lucky to have so much family around! I'm excited for Christmas break...one more week of work then two weeks of vacation. Hopefully we'll be able to get to see some friends and family we haven't seen in a while. Until nex time...