I GOT A DATE!! :)

.....with my doctor that is :P and guess what?!?!

(Drum Roll Please)

I’M GETTING CONTACTS!!! :D

My mom, who was quite argumentative about the subject at first, finally gave in...and it’s final: my “orientation appointment” is on April 27.

I’ve been wearing my glasses pretty much my whole life, starting from around 3rd grade. I can still remember my first pair: brown rims, SpongeBob-themed (seriously! They had miniature ship-wheels that I could see in the corner of my eye, a picture of SpongeBob himself on the tips; they were even “glow in the dark”! A third grader’s dream come true :P) Back then, I was one of those kids who’s glasses took more than half of their face. Now that I think about it, they are a big part of me. Physically, they’ve become part of my face and everyday life (you can’t even imagine how much care goes into a framed piece of glass!) By now, I feel like I’ve established a great relationship with my spectacles. Just like we all do with the objects in our lives that we have constant interaction with (guys: your priceless cars, girls: that new purse you just can’t seem to put down)

As surprising as it is, I go through quite an array of emotions with these guys, just like any relationship…I get frustrated and upset when I drop them and they get scratched, I get annoyed when people hug me and press their cheeks against my glasses leaving oily smudges, which are a huge pain in the butt to remove. You know what else is annoying?

The number of ways they fog up: like drinking tea…



Or opening the dishwasher…



I could go on and on with the list: eating soup, coming inside from winter weather, running, etc…

Ha! I’ve even come up with three ways to cleaning glasses:

1) The “steam and shirt-dry” technique



2) The “formal special glass cleaner and cloth” technique:



3) Or my teachers “who cares lick em’ and shirt dry technique”…I’m serious; I’ve seen her do this before!!



Anyhow, as amusing as this all may seem, nothing is easier than popping in a pair of contacts in the morning - forgetting about them - and not having to worry about them being knocked off your face in p.e, them being in the way when you're trying to take a nap in english class, or again, not being able to see once they fog up.

As escatic as I may be, there IS one thing I will miss:



Believe me, the "press your nose against glass making you look like a piggy" technique is quite the charmer, and the beauty of it all is I can do it without the need of a window... pretty sweet! :P

Well, you guys enjoy this incredibly nice sunny weather today, while i'll sit here...with my glasses...and mope for my contacts.

the 27th needs to come sooner.