Day 2149: Happy 2013!

...three days in to it. Ha, how very Jessica of me to be late.

I have returned to school and it is in full swing. It's only pathology this block (and a new course that starts next week called Health Policy, which actually sounds interesting since it has to do with the Affordable Care Act and other related policies) so I am trying to get my red blood cell disorders, white blood cell disorders, etc etc in order.

Home was...something. Most (if not all) of you know the issues that arose whilst I was home. Well, to update you, things got better and then they took a turn for the worst. It's a lot of emotional turmoil that really just pisses me off, so I think I've made some headway as to how I want to deal with it all.

I returned to Milwaukee to get sick after my first night back. Fun, but not at all. After two days of icky, achy-ness (through the new year no less), I feel better. I tackled a little school yesterday and am back at it today. Sigh. Lots of learning, already.

Anyway, here are pictures from my trip home.

M and I went to Christmas in the Park!

Had some major best friend time. Amazing.

Did an ungodly amount of bikram yoga. Hotness/Hot mess.

A rainy Christmas in San Francisco.

Found old photos of me as Annie Oakley. YES.

Went to the happiest place on earth aka Disneyland.

My sister and I hanging out in CarsLand.

Day 1934: Post-death

Urgle gurgle burgle I am sick.

I got sick either Friday or Saturday night (I can't remember) when I awoke the next morning with a bad-news-bears-throat-hurting-situation. I always get sick this way. No cough. No stuffy nose. What I have is a complete inability to swallow without wanting to rip my own throat out to stop the pain.

Yesterday was day 2 or 3 and, as most colds/whatever this is goes, it's always worst in the middle of it. So, I pretty much felt like complete death yesterday. Aches everywhere. My throat in constant pain. Headaches. General dizziness and lightheadedness. Fever. Death, I tell you.

I took four Advil before I went to bed last night. I discovered the night before that if I don't take Advil before bed, I will awake in the middle of the night in terrible throat pain and will not be able to get back to sleep without drugs. In the middle of my death fervor, I awoke in a complete sweat. My body and pajamas were completely soaked with sweat. I believe in sweating it out so I suppose it was good that that happened because I awoke feeling much much better this morning. I should be able to not die when I hang out with some friends tomorrow and Thursday.

Back to my regularly scheduled Euro 2012 watching while sweating in bed/couch/anywhere my body touches.