Off to the Dentist in November

Another thing that needs to be addressed before a transplant is making sure all dental work is up to date. I spent the last 50 plus years dreading the dentist. In fact I was a real proponent of crisis dentistry--there's no motivation like a throbbing toothache! But the last few years have been pure magic! I look forward to visiting the dentist and have a great time going there. Why this drastic reversal? While our youngest son was on his mission he decided dentistry would be a great career--and it is. I love going to see him. He is in Oregon and the drive is always beautiful. We start out with the best intentions of driving straight there, but we get into Northern California and the Oregon Coast beckons us. Sure enough we detoured over to the Coast.
The first thing we always look for is a turnoff to visit the elk. Down a gravel road less than a hundred yards from Highway 101 is an elk preserve. Every time we have been there except once the elk have been right there--grazing in a field. This time there were at least two dozen. We loved watching them.
Down the highway were the redwoods. They are so majestic. We stopped for dinner at a seafood restaurant that had a lot of cars in the parking lot--usually a good sign. We love seafood, but are usually reluctant to order it in a restaurant just because fish is so easy to cook and so easy to mess up. This was OK.
We spent the night in Gold Beach. The motel we usually stay in backs up to the ocean. We like to turn the heater up and open the door. I know it's not very environmentally good, but we only do it for a few minutes. It is amazing--the loud surf and the biting sea breeze!
We got to Brian and Christine's the next day. They are absolutely so sweet to us. I appreciate their TLC. I may not be terrified, but I'm still a little leery.
We went to the office the next day. Brian gave us the grand tour, and the receptionist asked if we were the doctor's parents. I don't know if we will ever get used to that. He cleaned my teeth very carefully and even filled a little filling without novacaine. What a good dentist! They treated us to dinner that night and we took off for home the next day.
Of course the best part of the trip was visiting the grandkids. They are growing up so fast and are so smart. Great job guys!