So the past month has been um...busy and I can’t believe it’s the end of October already. I know I haven’t posted in awhile and that’s exactly why. Here are some of things that happened in sequential order...
1. Streptococcus bacteria type A Round #1
I was diagnosed September 17 with strep the after working 8 hours with a sore throat and fever. I went to the doctor, he looked at my throat, felt my tonsils and decided it was strep. No culture, so strep test no nothing...10 minute appointment and I was outta there with a script for amoxicillin in hand. I took the rest of the day off and half of the next day. By the weekend, I was feeling much better, and I even sang at church on that Sunday.
2. Camping Out in the Cold
We went camping for our anniversary. Yes, you read right...camping! We went to Yankee Springs Recreation Area and had a blast. It was cold, and the ground was hard to sleep on, but I enjoyed my first adult experience tent camping. Fortunately we had amazingly nice/clean showers and restrooms to use though. We also went fishing in a borrowed canoe, which was quite the experience given the wind we had to fight without an anchor. We forgot a few things which we will remember next time, but overall it was a good time and we definitely want to go back in the future!
3. Streptococcus bacteria type A Round #2
Skip ahead 2.5 weeks from 9/17 and it’s back. I came down with a sore throat on a Thursday, went to work the next day (again with a super sore throat) and sucked on cough drops all day. I ended up doing salt gargles and the soreness went away on Saturday, but then came the fever and very painful body aches. I thought taking some OTC (over-the-counter) would help, but oh how so very wrong was I. I ended up in immediate care October 3rd with a fever of 102 and rapid pulse. The PA was AHMAZING!! She was so kind and couldn’t believe I was actually there with a smile on my face...and yes I was smiling through the pain and chills/cold sweats. She did a strep test (and we were there forever waiting for the results! Thanks hubby for staying with me even if you really wanted to be home watching your Lions) and it came back positive. So another round of antibiotics were prescribed, this time something a little stronger such as Keflex/cephalexin. Along with the strep, I also developed sinus and chest congestion and had a cough (which still remains a little today) that last for about a week after the antibiotics were done. I am so glad I’m feeling better finally!
4. Memorials and Family
The next weekend we had a memorial service for Steve’s uncle who passed away at the end of September. It was a nice service complete with a 21 gun salute and taps. I made it through the entire service with no tears, but when that song was played, I couldn’t help but let them fall. Even though I didn’t know Rob very well, that song gets me every time. It was nice to be able to see some of Steve’s family again. We got to hang out with his cousins who live in Utah at the Air Zoo and it was a lot of fun. I miss those guys and really wish they didn’t live so far away.
5. Football
So this past weekend was all about football...but only one of my teams won. It was very disappointing. The Buckeyes lost, the Broncos lost, the Wolverines even lost, and the Lions lost in a very nerve wrecking/heart wrenching game. The only ones who won were the Spartans. And well, we won our fantasy football game too which counts for something since our QB was Shaun Hill who got injured right before half-time. And yes, you read right again, I am playing fantasy football. My husband is the manager, but he always asks for my input regarding player/game decisions. It’s kinda fun!
So that pretty much catches you up on the things going on in our life. Except the final piece of news which Steve received about 1.5 weeks ago. He got a possible ship date for basic training. This is a whole other post, but I wanted to put it out there because it’s finally real. We’re really doing this CG thing and I’m excited (and a little nervous). The next step now is for him to go to the MEPS center to get sworn in to the CG in a kind of preliminary way. This will happen mid-November to mid-December, which seems to be quickly approaching!!
Happy Friday! God is good all the time!
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