Un-pity party
So... well! Things turned around mighty quick here!
I was sick for days. I won't describe details, but I found myself at the doctor's on Thursday morning still gastrically unhappy. I was told I was probably on the mend, but if things were still a problem on the 7th day of the ailment, that I had to get some labs done. Ick. Neil had taken Julia off my hands so I didn't have to bring her into the germy doc's office, and so he told me to meet him back at home when I was done. I walked in the front door...
And my sister was there! The one who lives in San Diego! She was standing in my living room!
Turns out her husband had a business trip in NYC, so they decided to swing down and visit -- and make it a surprise for my birthday. So that was really cool. Sis cooked some yummy bland food for me (oh, yeah - doc's orders for that day and the next, blah) and fussed over me. That was nice. And then Friday night she and her man babysat so ... Neil and I got our date night after all! We went out to see Juno and then had Starbuck's after (not much else around the theater) and finally got to talk grownup stuff (like, how his job interview went [brilliant] and where he'd like to work after law school, etc.). Unfortunately Ju woke up while we were away and melted down a little, but sis handled it like a pro and all was well.
I had a class all day on Saturday, but then mom came and visited that night and she and sis made a lovely meal and we ate and told stories and laughed our asses off. It was great fun. By then my guts were feeling much better and I was even able to tolerate a reprise of cheesecake for dessert -- seeing as that was the last thing I ate before I got sick in the first place, that was quite an accomplishment. :P
So sis and her man have headed back to CA, and Neil's trying to catch up on his bar study time. And Julia's sleep has gone even further to the dogs, as if that was possible. We're trying new game plans and hopefully things will improve. Drastically. Soon. Because nothing sucks more than sleep deprivation, I tell you. Wish us luck.
I was sick for days. I won't describe details, but I found myself at the doctor's on Thursday morning still gastrically unhappy. I was told I was probably on the mend, but if things were still a problem on the 7th day of the ailment, that I had to get some labs done. Ick. Neil had taken Julia off my hands so I didn't have to bring her into the germy doc's office, and so he told me to meet him back at home when I was done. I walked in the front door...
And my sister was there! The one who lives in San Diego! She was standing in my living room!
Turns out her husband had a business trip in NYC, so they decided to swing down and visit -- and make it a surprise for my birthday. So that was really cool. Sis cooked some yummy bland food for me (oh, yeah - doc's orders for that day and the next, blah) and fussed over me. That was nice. And then Friday night she and her man babysat so ... Neil and I got our date night after all! We went out to see Juno and then had Starbuck's after (not much else around the theater) and finally got to talk grownup stuff (like, how his job interview went [brilliant] and where he'd like to work after law school, etc.). Unfortunately Ju woke up while we were away and melted down a little, but sis handled it like a pro and all was well.
I had a class all day on Saturday, but then mom came and visited that night and she and sis made a lovely meal and we ate and told stories and laughed our asses off. It was great fun. By then my guts were feeling much better and I was even able to tolerate a reprise of cheesecake for dessert -- seeing as that was the last thing I ate before I got sick in the first place, that was quite an accomplishment. :P
So sis and her man have headed back to CA, and Neil's trying to catch up on his bar study time. And Julia's sleep has gone even further to the dogs, as if that was possible. We're trying new game plans and hopefully things will improve. Drastically. Soon. Because nothing sucks more than sleep deprivation, I tell you. Wish us luck.