Tonsils

Tomorrow I get to go and have my tonsils removed.

Yesterday, I was e-mailing my cousin and I realized something. When I was younger, I wanted so badly to wear glasses, have braces and get my tonsils removed. I thought people who wore glasses were so cool. When my brother, Stephen, was in Jr. High, he got shop glasses. I used to wear them around the neighborhood. I used to put elastic bands around my teeth so they would look like braces. I wanted my tonsils out so that I could lay in bed and eat ice cream.

I had braces, and they hurt like crazy. I have to wear either contacts or glasses, and they aren't fun either. And now, I am finally getting my tonsils out and I'm expecting it to be far less pleasant than I had dreamed. Maybe I should have put all those wishful thoughts into being taller, or having beautiful naturally curly hair. It seems that you really do get what you wish for.