Another Appointment...

I just got home from yet another of my fabulous ortho appointments... a time where they yank and pull on your teeth till they nearly fall out of your head. haha.
They up-ed my wire size, gave me a new set of chains, and added 2
brackets in the back. They also took some x-rays, and supposedly my
teeth are practically parallel, which is a huge improvement they said... so yay! They are taking molds during the next appointment too. That is
another thing we had to take care of today... scheduling every
appointment up until surgery (July 8th.) That took a while trying to coordinate all the dates, but we have it all worked out.

Sometimes when I go to the ortho I wish I had my awesome Phillips Sonicare toothbrush, and though it is among the quieter electric brushes it makes quite a buzzing against the metal on my teeth... and this time I had the brilliant idea/remembrance to take it (because face it... those dinky disposable toothbrushes do nothing). Of course when she took my wire off let me brush, and I loved
it! My teeth werecompletely squeaky clean... I mean you only get your wires taken out for a 3 minute period every 4-5 weeks, take advantage of it! Haha. Of course I got some weird glances from other people in the office when I turned on my buzzing contraption, but my teeth were CLEAN let me tell you...haha.

On another note... I have been listening to the David Crowder Band for a while now, but their songs move me so much. When I am listening to a song I most often find myself near tears singing at the top of my lungs. Other times I will fall to my knees. I have been in my backyard before and with my Ipod , earphones in, and then belting the words to their songs as the wind blows through my hair. I love their music, but I also love this video of their song "Oh, Praise Him", If you get bored you can fastforward it towards the end, but it is a great song. This guy in the video felt moved by the song, and therefore made this video on his own. It is incredible the way God can move through someones entire being and lead them to serve him.



I absolutely love this mans impulse, how amazing to simply be strolling down in NYC and be so move to just stop and worship. I try to do this and show others God's love through me instead of just by words or persuasion because
His love is best shown through your actions.

"It is no longerI that live, but Christ living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me."
-Galatians 2:20


I love you all so much, thank you for following me and leaving me such supportive comments... You can not even fathom how much it means to know that you all care. It makes all the difference. :)

-Makay

Ugh...

I am so sick. :P I really hate it... I have had a constant fever for 2 days now and going on 3. I take tylenol every 4 hours and yet I still have a fever! AHHH! I just wanna be better... :(

But while I am stuck in bed I might as well give an update... because with all this makeup work on the way I doubt I will be posting for a while. haha...

So nothing important has really been happening with my jaw, or my teeth for that matter. I have seen a continued widening of my top palate, which makes me want to jump for joy! If this simple change has boosted my confidence I can't wait to see what the surgery does. :) In about 4 months I will have the surgery and I am sooooo excited, but very nervous. Trying not to be, but it is hard.

Change of subject though, In exactly 1 month from tomorrow I will be sweet 16! WOOHOO! I will be having a huge party on the 24 of April, and you can be sure I will post pictures. :) I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Just one more month! 16 just sounds so much older, and it is a PERFECT age I couldn't be more thrilled. :)

I have to thank my parents for helping me through all this jaw stuff AND throwing me the party of my dreams... you know sweet 16 is often referred to a wedding without the groom. :) I can't wait.

I will be heading to the ortho soon maybe I will have more news then. For now just pray for my health... oh I miss it. I am pretty sick. (coughing). Please... :)

Oh, and you won't believe this video... ugh... gross... but slightly entertaining for us "sicky Vickys". HAHA. enjoy.



I know you probably didn't watch the whole thing... it is very stupid, but this is what our tv stations are feeding the kids these days... haha. ;)

I love you guys!

-makay

Best Concert EVER!!!

Hey guys! :)

so guess what? some friends and I went to a Christian tour! AND IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! We started the day out with a worship band singing loudly and joyfully (and off tune) to the Lord. After and 2 hours of singing and testimony we went off to lunch... after all that we went to a gym with paintball (and let me just say I was pulling Charlie's Angels moves and Angelina Jolie poses) and I killed it! haha. ;) Then we ate a hearty dinner before we went to a devotion with KJ-52! That is right we had a one-on-one heart-to-heart talk with KJ!!! :) He is really amazing and down to earth with a big heart for God and a mission to lead teens (anyone really) to Christ. I love him! haha.

During the concert he was going to pull ONE person on stage, and guess who that was???? MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! YAY! woowoo! haha. It was awesome. :)

He signed my shirt and gave me some free shades... (signed them too.) I also was handed a guitar pick from the Lead guitarist of the band "Letter Black" it was so cool! Me and my friends were in the front row the whole time and it was epic for sure! We were jumping and going pratically insane it was so fun. :D

This is me and my friend Wes (the guy in the background) with the rapper KJ-52. SWEET!



This is me and my besties Wes and Britt... once again Wes is trying to be a gangster. haha...


and here is another with Wes trying very hard to look ghetto... as you can see in the last 3 pics it is not working out for him.


Here we all are ready to go run up to the mosh-pit... but had to get a group shot first...


The concert was a blast and both artists had us jumping and praising God... we crowd dove off the stage, we danced, rapped, head banged, and had the best time ever! :)

Here is one of his songs... enjoy. :)


and here is a song by the opening band Letter Black...


Both bands were really awesome and fun... they stayed after the concert to shmooze with the crowd and sign stuff. They were all down to earth and had music with a great message. The both had us jumping off our feet to the beat... haha excuse the rhyming. ;)

You can see in this pic we were worn out, sweaty, and gross... I hope britt doesn't check this blog too often. haha. we both look pretty bad though. haha. oh well, it was worth it. :) (and yes this pic is small for a reason idk why it just is a smaller file...)



hope you all have a God-Day. :)

love you all.

-Makay

My Favorites...

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing amazing, and all is going well where ever you are in your journey. This post however does not have much to do with my jaw... or my braces. It has to do with me though. haha. I am going to share my "favorites". Check it out...

My favorite...

Drink: Dr. Pepper and H2O
Food: AWW so many... but I have to go with Pierogies, Kabosi, and Sauerkraut. (Best meal ever!) WAIT!!! Does gum count??? I love gum! :))))



Color: Pink and Orange (together is the best. :D)
Candy: Cookies and Cream Bar (Hershey) and DARKKKKK chocolate. mmmmmm.

My Top 5 Songs (Currently):
1.) I Will Not be Moved (Natalie Grant)
2.) City on our Knees (Toby Mac)
3.) The Way you Love Me (Faith Hill)
4.) According to You (Orianthi)
5.) Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer) <----- this song is a little different. but i like it. haha.

Car: Viper... if I can find a guy with one of these I would marry him. JUST KIDDING! but seriously this is a sweeeet car!



Movie: soooo many amazing movies... but I love 13 Going on 30, John Tucker Must Die, Titanic, Dear John (awww, great movie), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Top Gun, and more. :)
Sport: Figure Skating and Ice Hockey
Team: Pittsburgh Penguins (GOOOOO PENS! haha)

This is me contemplating about my favorite things...



So there are a few things about me for now... :) Ask me some questions and leave comments and I will reply or try and post something about it. :)

Love and Support Always, Makay

Sorry...

I'm soooo sorry. I know I have been a terrible blogger. No posts for 2 and 1/2 weeks. Whew, but I have been so busy. :)

On Tuesday I had an ortho appointment. They went up a wire size and put on a top and bottom set of powerchains. They also scheduled me for some pre-op molds. This adjustment wasn't too bad. I was a little sore and I got the usual headache but it was gone in two days, so it was good. Not that I mind the pain. To be honest I LOVE it! It reminds me that it is working... haha.

I also realize I don't post normal and recent photos... so I now have a webcam and this hopefully will help me remember to take them more often. Just so you can see the progress.
I was playing around with it today... and I got some pics with two of my favoritist people in the world. My little bro and sis...

You got to love my face in this one. haha... I swear my sister was squshing me, and my little bro just likes to look at himself on the computer. hahahaha...



This is one of just me and my bubby. :) ahhh... so cute, but he refuses to look in the camera. oh well. haha. Oh, and once again... you got to love my face. I seem to have the same facial expression in every pic. I was having fun. They make me laugh. :D


And here are a couple of just me...

Here I am at my worst... crazy hair... my animal print pj's, and a ridiculous expression... :) I just love you all that much, that I am willing to share.


And here is when I'm a little more put together. haha. ;)



Feel free to leave me comments or questions. I will be sure to get back to you. Hope you are all doing fantastic wherever you are on your journey. Oh... ONE MORE THING! Make sure to check out the poll out the top right of my blog and vote saying where you are in your journey! THANKS. :)

Lots of Love and Support, Makay

Snow...

Hey everyone... I have had 3 snowdays due to all the snow and ice recently and I thought I would share a few 'recent' pics... Like I said in my last post I have been slacking a little with the pictures, but my Mom took these of me in the snow. :)

I look so overweight in this pic because I was so cold and put on sooooo many layers of clothing, which made my legs look giganic! haha Here is the line up of clothes: 3 shirts, a sweatshirt, and a coat, a 3 pairs of pants, a pair of my jeans, 4 pairs of socks, furry boots, a scarf, gloves,and earwarmers. Haha. I was prepared for the fun that occured. :)



Then here is a pic of me and my little sis we were making a fort. haha. :)



We had fun. It was a lot of snow... in these pics much of it had already melted. I will get some pics up later of my teeth, and of my not "chubby snow bunny" self. haha.

Love and Support Always, Makay

Some Pics...

I thought since I haven't posted much recentley I would put up some semi-recent pics. Haha...

I promise I will post some new pics (recent) soon. I have just been so busy with finals that I haven't had time to post very much, or take pictures. :)

Just a pic of me and some of my friends from my old house...



Here is another from this year's youth group Christmas Party. We were playing a game where you roll dice and if you get doubles you have to put on all the winter gear and try and open the present... the catch is that while you are doing that other people are rolling and the gift is wrapped and in at least 10 wrapped boxes... a fun game. haha. You can tell I was having fun...



Here is a pic from around the first few weeks of my braces. Me and one of my besties Britt... It is before I cut my hair... I look better now. haha. :) Also if you compare it to the pic above you can see how my top pallate has widened... crazy what 3 months can do! I'm loving the results so far. Braces take many sacrafices, but I think it will be worth it in the end.



More pics to come soon. Sorry I have been slacking a little. haha.

Love and Support Always, Makay