Birthday at the Dentist

It’s been a while since either of us has been to the dentist. We moved to northern Virginia almost two years ago. We connected with a new dentist at that time and made appointments. But we had to cancel them because my mom passed away. Then the pandemic came and we didn’t reschedule. My husband had had an ongoing dental issue that needed to be addressed, but it wasn’t an emergency. Since we are now both vaccinated for COVID, my husband made an appointment last week that was scheduled for today. It’s convenient enough - which is why we selected that office. I can see the building from our balcony. It’s not even a block away. He’s been there now for over two hours. He called earlier asking for some information required for the office, and texted that he had an X-ray. I only hope whatever he needed to have done gets done. It feels very strange that he is away since we have spent literally every hour of every day together for over the last year. Even making coffee for myself this morning was a strange thing. To make matters worse it is his birthday today. We don’t usually do any official celebrating, but it’s a hell of a way to start the day off. Hopefully all goes well and he has a good experience. Otherwise we’ll be looking for another dentist that may not be as convenient as this. I am waiting for the full report upon his return!