lynsalina jolie

there is something wrong with my lip. i first noticed it when driving back with ernest for an appointment. he was rambling about "future cars" a.k.a bio diesel cars that can run off of vegetable oil & are more enviro-friendly. as he mumbled along i checked out mentally & realized that i had a weird pain starting right below my lip. the concern grew during the skipbo-fest when i noticed that my lower lip really hurt & only seemed to get worse. but there is no source or bump, just extreme pain.

now i have been someone who has always laughed in the face of danger when it has come to oral herpes. i have never gotten a cold sore in my life & have been surrounded by those who get them when they are run down. apparently they are really contagious. whenever ben gets a fever blister/cold sore, he won't kiss me & i can't use any chapstick that has touched his lips for the rest of my life. i roll my eyes as i smear his burt's bees all over my lips & he watches in horror. to this day i have come out victorious.

but my concern has been growing as quickly as my lip has. i woke up this morning & look like a lower-lipped angelina jolie. the top lip is normal which makes it look even more awkward. i still don't know what it is because there's still no indication of where it actually is centralized. and i guess i'm a little paranoid after what has happened to our friend marc who counseled "don't pick your face" & now has a tube that leads to his heart just a short week or so later. (hope you're feeling better marc! we've been thinking about you)

i guess for today there's nothing i can really do except enjoy the unusual plumpness & pout. maybe i'll even make ben put on a little newsboy cap, we'll grab caleb & the neighborhood kids & call ourselves lynsalina & bradamin.