Teeth, Snow, Cats, Rinse, Repeat

Teeth

I am almost beyond giddy from packing and prepping for my DC and Austin trip, so why not wrap the evening/early morning with a blog entry?

My braces are gone! Here's the first official photo of me with super straight teeth and no braces. After two years of canker sores and 

crazy rubber bands, I have vowed that I will wear my retainer ALWAYS. I'm so serious I have three sets to ensure redundancy.

I'm surprised how much more confident I feel. Worrying about spinach or popping my rubber bands took its toll on my confidence level during social situations. Even without braces, I was extremely self-conscious about my teeth. I'm not saying my teeth are gorgeous, but I can't deny I am super appreciative to Dr. Harter for crafting an awesome smile without resorting to breaking my jaw or installing a crazy mega-robot appliance in my mouth.  

Snow

For those who didn't hear, Athens had a massive snowstorm over the weekend. We received over 6.5 inches of fluffy white snow on Sunday. The Potters fared well -- we lost internet and phone for 8 hours, power for about 15 minutes and our front and backyards were covered in broken tree limbs. I cleaned the kitchen and baked cupcakes to take my mind off of the sounds of cracking and

 breaking tree limbs and trees. Wondering if the next tree to topple over would be the 10 trees next to our house was completely nerve-wracking. 

The next day was a bit of a shock. Jonathan and I waited until Monday afternoon to survey the damage to our neighborhood. Willow Run, the street that runs perpendicular to us, looked like a tornado hit it. Before the snowstorm, Athens received fairly heavy rains for about three days. Adding heavy snow to Georgia trees was a recipe for disaster. There were over four large trees that fell over, their roots completely exposed. Luckily, no one in our neighborhood was hurt, and only a few houses were damaged.

On the positive side, Bruce Lee experienced his first snow. I thought he would refuse to walk 

on it, but Bruce surprised me. At first he shook out each paw as he walked, trying to shake the snow off his paw before placing another paw into the snow. He canvassed our backyard for about ten minutes before deciding he had enough.

Cats, Rinse, Repeat

It is time to wrap this up and head to bed. I will leave you with my new favorite picture of the Potter boys. George MacGyver reminds me of a drunk college kid who is laughing at his own joke. Jonathan reminds me the sober friend who is annoyed and wishes his friend would pipe down. Bruce is the friend who is attempting to ignore them both and is counting the minutes until it's time to go home. It's just a typical day at the Potters.