I love my niece...

and I miss her so much....

She was using the shower as her stage!!

back at camp...

so I am back at camp this weekend speaking at kids camp (3rd thru 5th grade) and it's been pretty fun! Our junior high was here about 2 weeks ago so I find myself looking for my students, leaders, and our staff....nope just me! My friend Ali is the Children's coordinator and so she and I are spending a lot of time together.

I also have tons of time alone which I don't get very often with John and my busy schedule. It's nice to be away and reflect on all that God is doing in our lives, to pray for the future, and just sit in God's presence. I am really grateful for this time to get away. SO my weekend looks like; making sure messages are ready to go (I did them a long time ago), resting, spending time with God, watching a little basketball (there is a TV in my cabin), planning a summer camp for 8th grade girls, and missing this guy a whole LOT...

26! yikes I feel old!

So I turned 26 this week and I must say I feel old! The braces are helping me feel nice and young, but moving up in your twenties feels weird.

My parents got me gift cards, gift cards, gift cards. One of my new years resolutions was to not purchase any clothing items till my bday, I must say it was harder than I thought! Thanks to mom and dad I got to have a little shopping spree, I got a new dress, bathing suit, and jeans...! John's parents got me a Kitchen Aid mixer! I was super excited!!

John was great for my bday! He spoiled me rotten! Before camp he got me a new North Face....it's so fun! Some red Toms when I got home, gift card to the Nike store, and forever 21. On my bday we went to Disneyland and they gave me a $69 disney giftcard! I found a cute billabong dress, thanks Disney!!

Friday morning I got to have coffee with Kristen and she gave me all liquids..haha!! My favorite was a bottle of white wine called, "Five Friends"She wrote all the names of us girls from Biola...Me, Megan, Tara, Tiff, & Kristen, so cute!

He then invited some friends to come down for dinner on friday night! We had a great time! And then they all came back to play on saturday! It was a great bday!

Tara got me the cutest candle holders! It also took us a lot of pics to get one where Tara didn't close her eyes...this was the best one...haha!


I sure do LOVE him! His bday is in one month...taking lots of notes for great ideas!!

found some more pics...

So I thought I didn't take any pics the next day when my lip was giant, I was on vicodine. The pics don't do it justice, but for your enjoyment!

pictures of the tooth...

So here are the pics....It was a very painful process and looks like it will continue for about a year...

This was sunday night, approx 7 hours after the injury. The lower half of my face swelled and the next day my lip was giant. So we have no pics of the next day, but just think of a simpson's character that has a giant upper lip and a tiny lower lip

this is the brace/bracket they put on my gum after they moved the tooth as best as they could back in place, swelling was down.



Me and my clear braces that I will have for a year. I get lower braces on the bottom teeth on saturday in order to fix my bite. The impact shifted my bite out of place.


the brace on my gums removed (3 weeks after the accident) it was bloody and pussy for a few days... Gross is all I can say.



cleaned up and now waiting for the gums to heal...

So as of now, I am still on a "no chew" diet, I don't know for how much longer. My upper teeth have changed yellow because of a rinse I had to use for my gums. I go to the dentist tomorrow for a cleaning, praying it works, if not I will have yellow upper teeth and white lower teeth till I get my braces off and can bleach them. All in all the situation is pretty lame, trying to stay positive and learn all that God has for me in a silly little tooth!

home from the oral surgeon...

Got home a little bit ago from the oral surgeon. The doc took off my braces on my gums. I am super numb still, but anticipating pain soon. My gums are gnarly looking! really nasty, but I am so glad I to not have that brace in my mouth. He says I will be back on vicodine when the numbness wears off.

Still on a no chew diet for a minimum of another 2 weeks...ugh! I am currently working on documenting everything from the last few weeks and am planning to post it with pictures. SO I will prepare you now that the pics can be unsettling (I don't think they're that bad, but people cringe when they see them), so be careful of reading the next post after this!

P.S. if you ever need an oral surgeon (I hope you don't) but I know an AMAZING one!

What my last few weeks have been like...

Well, things haven't gotten any easier. I am reminded daily by other peoples stories that it could have been A LOT worse. My friend Michelle had to have her jaw wired shut for almost 4 months! My friend Anna had all four of her front teeth knocked out in high school and has to get them re-done every 6 years! Craziness! My story is not that bad, but I have bad days.

I am still on a "no chew" diet, which is really annoying, I can't really smile like I use to, and I am still in pain. Today was one of the worst days at the dentist and because of a stupid dental assistance I am back on vicodine for pain. I also found out today that I need to get braces. My appointment with the orthodontist is on Saturday and my appointment with the oral surgeon is on Monday. So if I get braces on Saturday I will have a LOT of metal in my mouth this weekend!

I am trying to see the bigger picture, trying to learn what God wants to teach me through this, trying to stay positive, but some days it's just hard. I am frustrated at the pain, the time, the COST!! it's unbelievable! I do have an amazingly supportive husband who takes the BEST care of me and allows me to be sad some days. I appreciate your prayers and suggestions on food. This will all pass and I will have a straight white smile again...I just don't know when.

The first day after the accident when I was in so much pain and so sad, I was encouraged by this...

Hebrews 13:5b

“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”

I am grateful that God cares for me and my stupid tooth!

I need your ideas....

Ok so, I am feeling a lot better, but like I said previously I am on a "NO chew" diet. So basically anything I can swallow or crush with my tongue against the roof of my mouth. So I need your ideas! My diet currently consists of...

yogurt
mashed potatoes
smoothies
tomato soup
any broth-y soup
cheesecake
cottage cheese
oatmeal (but it's a little difficult)

needless to say, it's only day 6 and I am already bored and anxious for the month to end.

Is there some obvious soft foods I am missing?

Life is still good...just a little overwhelming

hello all,

well, i wanted to let you know a little bit about what's going on with me....

on sunday i was elbowed in the mouth during a game of ultimate frisbee at the church (before superbowl) my front right tooth was shoved up and back in my mouth. So after the hit we went to the ER and waited around a lot, there wasn’t much they could do, but they CAT scanned my face to make sure the bone above my tooth wasn’t broken. Even thought they didn’t do much it ended up being a blessing that we went.
So monday went first to an oral surgeon only to find out that it wasn’t covered on my dental insurance, so this began a LONG day of running around to different doctors trying to figure out what the heck to do. It was very frustrating and overwhelming. So we finally went to and endodontist (nerve specialist) and found out the nerve in my front tooth is dead. So from there we jumped through a few more hoops to finally see an oral surgeon, thinking we were going to have to pay out of pocket, we showed up and the staff there was AMAZING. So nice, kind and helpful. Anyway, the girl figure out since it was an accidental injury and we went to the ER it is covered under my regular medical insurance and not my dental insurance! Praise God! The surgery only cost $10.
So the details are…they were able to put my tooth back in place using wires to hold it there, it’s basically braces on my gums, yeah pretty gross. I have to have it on for 1 month and only eat soft foods, they say I am on a NO chew diet. Oh goody. So today I went back to the endodontist to get a root canal and then we pray that the tooth stays alive. Best case scenario the gums surround the tooth and keep it in place. Worst case scenario it doesn’t take and I will lose the tooth and then have to get an implant which would leave me toothless for a bit. So please pray the tooth holds!
I still have a GIANT lip, but all in all we know it could have been a lot worse. God is good and provided really great people/doctors for us yesterday and today, we seriously are so blessed! I’m not the biggest fan on HMO dental insurance people, so I need to soften my heart towards them ☺ Thanks for your prayers for me and for John, he did amazing caring for his somewhat hysterical wife at moments yesterday. if you could pray for me and john that would be awesome. God is seriously so wonderful and we have been able to find blessings in the midst of a bummer of a situation. Thanks for all your prayers!

I have pics, but I think I need a few more days before I post them...

Life is good.

Things have been pretty busy in the Snyder household. But it's been really fun too!! Some exciting news is that our dear friends Sean & Michelle are MOVING HERE!!! from oklahoma! We met them at our short stay in Oklahoma after we got married and often feel like God moved us all the way there just to have Sean & michelle a part of our lives! So I can't wait for April 5th! The day they roll into town permanently!!

grocery shopping...a little silly!

So grocery shopping in the Snyder household is a little ridiculous! I do major grocery shopping once a month and then the rest of the month is usually just as needed. But here is what I come home with...
So I shop at trader joes for most of our food, ralphs for brand names we can't give up, and gelsons for fruits, veggies, and meat. Kind of silly I know, but we like what we like :)

I might be adding a 4th...ummm cuz World market is amazing!!

training for a run...not a race

So I am training for a run, not a race. See we live really close to the ocean about a mile and a half. There are beautiful places to run (as seen in previous posts) so I am training for a run that hopefully I will be able to do once or twice a week on a regular basis. So here is the run...
The part along PCH will actually be ran on the beach, but googles maps didn't let me do it that way. It ends up being about 6+ miles, yes it is very hilly which is why I am "training" probably weird, but I am really excited about it. I might even make a fake medal for when I complete it for the first time... wish me luck.

Also, I am putting no time line. So I have no idea when I will actually do it, but I'll let you know! Wish me luck!