Being sick SUCKS

i have been sick this whole week. stomach flu :( spare me, i know. i got sick on tuesday while at work. gross! i know. luckily, my sister is the owner of my work and i'm the manager. otherwise, that would've been really awkward and embarrassing. so i left work early, called my mom in tears because i always cry after throwing up and she told me to go get a sprite in which i was ONLY allowed to sip. same instruction as when i lived at home. and to buy some ice chips to eat if i needed. she suggested sonic. so there i was. a gross, acidy-y taste in my mouth, looking half dead, wet eyes, at the sonic drive in ordering a sprite with no ice and a bag of ice. i'll never forget the worker's look when i pulled up to the window. 


i came home, crawled in bed, and passssssed out. i slept like crazy that night & the next day, wednesday. i was feelin a little better the next day, thursday, so i did some laundry and cleaned my room. these things just had to be done and sometimes it's good to still be productive when you're sick. 


friday i woke up feelin the best i have. so i went to work all day then when i got home me and some friends went to the carnival in american fork. we rode some of the rides. then played mini golf at trafalga. then went to the institute dance for a few. then in n out to eat. by the time i got home, i was second guessing everything. i wanted to make myself sit in time out in a corner & punish myself for letting me do everything i did that night. i felt sick again... SURPRISE, SURPRISE. i had overdid it. i slept just an hour before i had to take my friend to the airport at 4am. keep in mind that i have saturday morning class 8am-12pm. and i was planning on working til 6pm. you can decide for yourself what ended up happening... i pulled up to my apartment following the drive back from the airport. called my parents where it was only 4:30am crying and saying how awful i felt and that i had all these responsibilities for the day. they both instructed me to email my professor and tell her im sick, and to get in bed and REST! i slept 6am til 3pm. 


i still dont feel that great but i guess i just wanna say when youre sick and you start feeling better, STILL REST! dont make yourself do tons of stuff cause all of a sudden you feel a little bit better. ive been sick so many times in my lifetime. some a lot more severe than others. so i should know this by now. but that's clearly still a work in progress...

ANYWAYS... being sick makes you grateful for the simple things in life:

thank goodness for season one of the OC on dvd keeping me sane.

thank goodness for the breaking news on the casey anthony case keeping me on my toes and keeping my brain flowing while sick. still in shock about the verdict though. luckily judgment occurs beyond this world.

thank goodness for loving friends and roommates to check on me constantly and drive me places.

thank goodness for not wearing make up or doing my hair for days.

thank goodness for ritz crackers and sprite.

thank goodness for comfy clothes and the comfiest twin bed. that's college housing for you.

thank goodness for the fun thunder & lightening storms lately, creating a bit of excitement the past few days.

thank goodness for texting and people keeping me company and in tune with the world while im in bed.

thank goodness for tetris on the iphone.

and last but not least, thank goodness for family who call every hour or so to check up on me.

and a BIG thank you to my parents for sending me the most precious cookie bouquet in the world. it made my day and once again proved that i have the most caring and thoughtful parents in the world. i've truly been blessed. PS) this picture was taken on Friday when I thought I felt better... even though i am a bit pale.. :( welp! now it's back in bed for good. no make up on, hair a mess, wearing sweats in the summer time. CHEERS TO LIFE! ;)