bad tooth - good trip

This is about what the view looks like from my mother's back patio outside of Woodstock, NY. After some disappointing news today that I will not be traveling to St Louis this week to see her and some friends and to attend a wedding - she offered to fly me out to NY to spend some time with her before the summer is over. So, I will be leaving on the 6th and back on the 11th. I get crazy homesick for Graham when I am away from home, but I haven't been able to spend much time with my mom in well over a year. So, it will be so nice to have some quality time with her. I plan on studying during the day and then in the late afternoon and evenings partake is some nature hikes and cooking projects! My mom is returning to NY after a trip to CA to go to my Great Aunt Jean's memorial service. I will actually be on the same flight as her, since she is laying over in Chicago! Yay!

On the bad side of things.....the reason for the cancellation of my trip to St Louis is because I need to go to the oral surgeon tomorrow to have an infected tooth removed. Last night, as I was sleeping, a big chunk of my upper left wisdom tooth came out. I had suffered from a really intense migraine the entire day, had slept a majority of the day and night, and was nauseous and feverish......I thought it was just another migraine, like always, but I think that maybe these headaches I get so frequently might be attributed to this tooth. One can hope. My quality of life will improve tenfold once I can go a few days without dizziness and headaches. I have suffered from chronic headaches and dizziness for a long long time. So, I am inclined to think that it isn't just the tooth - but, I do hope that removing it will help.

For now, antibiotics and vicodin will get me through the night.