The Daily Hailey

Today did not at all go as expected! We had plans to go to church together, I was going to help out in the nursery during the service, and we would then go to lunch with a couple of cousins that Caity and Stefan specifically are very very close to. However, I had a very strange night. One of those ones where you’re not sure if you slept at all. In the morning, I felt dizzy and disoriented, and told Caity I wouldn’t be able to come to church. I assured her that I just needed to sleep some more and that I would for sure be good in time for lunch. She understood, and let me get back to bed. She secretly got in touch with a friend from church and had her cover our spots in the nursery, so I wouldn’t be alone while I wasn’t feeling well. Very sweet of her.

After a while, I STILL wasn’t sleeping, and I got up to pee. I didn’t really feel like I needed to, but sometimes a pee break and a drink of water is just what a person needs, am I right?

Fast forward through the next part. I want to still have friends after this post. Some unspeakable things happened in that bathroom. Once the worst seemed to be over, I decided to run a bit of a bath to rest my aching body in. These were not shining moments for me whatsoever.

I felt considerable better after my bathroom adventure, however, and came out to the living room to try and be social. Caity and I watched a chunk of a movie (SO sad we didn’t finish it though!!) and she made us soup and biscuits for lunch. When Stefan came home from church feeling a bit off, we cancelled lunch plans with our cousins and Stef went to bed.

Once again, bypass the details, all three of us were laid out for most of the day. I napped for a couple of hours in the afternoon, which helped a ton, but being a few hours ahead of everyone in whatever sickness we were sharing, I was feeling a bit better while the others were hitting their lower points. Praise the Lord for family who jumped up and took me to the airport when Caity and Stefan couldn’t.

It was definitely a strange way to end a weekend trip away, but honestly, it was cozy. I would have preferred that we could all be together at least, but it just didn’t quite happen that way, and it was really ok. I’m glad we only got sick on Sunday. It would have been SO sad if it had fallen on Saturday!! So this is really the best it could have gone.

My flight home was smooth, but having been sick in the day did not help. I was quite dizzy and light headed, and as I’m sure you know, airplanes are small, and there is very little room to get your body into a position where your blood gets to all of the right places. I praise the Lord for the most compassionate man sitting beside me. He stacked his coat up with mine and offered me his shoulder. I wish I could write more about him, but I’m decently tired and weak, so maybe another time. But seriously, he made the flight work for me. I apologized to him for having me beside him, but I told him he was the perfect person for me to sit beside, and he seemed to like that. He was lovely. Be nice to people! It makes a HUGE difference in a short time.

Now, I am HOME with my beautiful family, once again. I missed them more than I thought I would, if we’re being honest. I can’t wait to snuggle up with my husband for the night, and hug and kiss my kids in the morning!!!! In an effort to make that happen sooner, I will stop writing, riiiiiiiiight…

Now.