I’ve been rockin’ the braces for a few years now. I had to get them on my own, instead of having them as a child… so I think I learned to appreciate them so much more. If I mention my braces, people tend to ask, “When are you getting them off?” “Never.”
They were due off April 2008, I think. But I guess my grill was a bit jacked up. (yeah, I said it. I called it a grill)

So I had my ortho follow up yesterday. My orthodontist caught me off guard. “How would you feel about getting your braces off?”
All I could mutter was “Uhm, no?” Both my orthodontist & the assistant laughed.

You see, I’ve thought a lot about life post-braces. Will I finally look my age? Will bouncers quit rubbing my ID at bars? Will people fail to recognize me any longer? I’ve had these bad boys for years… and you’re telling me we’ll no longer be together? I feel like I’ll be divorcing my braces! And what will I do when I can’t see the staff at Apple Orthondontix every 4-6 weeks??
I said all of this out loud.

We’re leaving them on for now to allow for a few tiny gaps to get closed… something the retainer would do, but the braces will be a more solid route. But we’re probably talking maybe 2 -3 more months. And then yours truly will have the most fantabulous smile

Side note: As much as this is a photography blog, I am not about to post a picture of my metal mouth. Haha, metal mouth.
So instead, I present to you what I did to a family photo from this past holiday season.. We set up the camera on the tripod, set up a timer, and this was a shot that would have been amazing… had it not been for the fact that everything was in focus – except for US! Haha. So this was something I created with the idea that I’m going to have it done on stretched canvas. I couldn’t decide if it was really creative/artsy or if it was creepy. Haha.

I’ll be (finally) posting my blog w/pics from the Leslie Spurlock workshop shortly. I just had so much fun (too much fun) with the images!