the never-ending weekend

hello reader, how was your weekend? mine was...long. and i don't mean "long" as in a holiday weekend with a day or two off of school. i mean that the past three days have felt rather less like a weekend and much more like a week. or two. okay, maybe just one. "why?" you might ask. the answer: some strange mixture of laryngitis, the stomach flu, strep throat, viral pharyngitis, and bronchitis. sounds lovely, doesn't it? web md's symptom checker could not give me a clear answer as to which specific illnesses i've had the privilege of experiencing this weekend, but my symptoms dabble in all the previously mentioned diagnosises. the name i find most fitting would be something along the lines of "hit-with-a-truck-itis," or "everything-is-going-wrong-with-my-body-itis" because that pretty much sums up how i've been feeling. besides the sporadic twinges of nausea, the body aches that would make hulk hogan cry, and the inability to talk, swallow, or breathe...it's been a lot of fun.

i must admit, though, that this weekend wasn't all bad. i got to spend some quality time with my mom, and it was nice to see her in her element. you know how moms have that innate, dire need to take care of someone or something? well, my shotty immune system provided mine with all the ingredients she needed to tune right into those instincts. from buying me a snuggy to making me soup, renting some chick-flicks and administering all the neccessary drugs to keep me sane...she did it all. so thanks, mom, for taking such good care of your baby girl! thanks, also, to nathan (the boyfriend) who made me some delicious spider man macaroni & cheese and sat with me as i napped, coughed, and cried the days away. you are the best of the best! i don't how i would've survived this weekend without the two of you...

keeping on a positive note and speaking of people i'm thankful for, ali labelle's birthday dinner was on friday. luckily, it occurred prior to the complete and total downfall of my health. not-so-luckily, i didn't get to stay for the whole shindig. it was nice to see some friends from high school, though, even if i couldn't actually talk to them (i had already lost my voice by this time). it was espeically nice to see the birthday girl herself. i've never had a friend more similar to myself than ali. even though we may not look a whole lot alike, she and i are, basically, the same person. same name. same temperament. same mole on the left side of our chin. same everything, really. there is one big difference between us, though, and it is that ali has heaps and loads more creativity than i ever will--take one look at her blog and be amazed. needless to say, she's a special, special friend, and i'm so blessed to have her in my life. happy (belated) birthday, ali!

...like i said, this weekend went by slowly. and that birthday dinner feels like it was weeks ago, rather than days. it is now sunday night, and i'm still at home in orange county. but don't worry, point loma, i'll be back soon to spread around this joyous viral infection to you all. in the mean time, pray that i get well. pretty please and thank you!