Short & Sweet

I had written a full blown "bah humbug" Scrooge-esque post the other night about how happy I was to be done with the holiday season, but apparently the universe didn't want me memorializing all those feelings and my post disappeared because I hadn't pressed save before my phone rang.... I usually blog on my phone. 

Anyways.... 

In lieu of my anti-Christmas rant, I will just revel in the fact that it's over and continue to look forward to the new year. 

This past year, specifically the Fall/Winter portion of it, has been a lot. A lot of transitions, a lot of stress, a lot of uncertainty, a lot of grown up decisions and too too many realizations that I did not want to face but had to. I can't say it was a bad year, because it truly was not... But it was definitely a lot. 

This upcoming year I'm praying is ten times better. I'm glad I got to spend the holidays with my family in Louisiana, because family is so important. In the new year I want to work on getting closer with my family, I want to have more adventures and I want to stop second guessing every decision I make and just pull the trigger and step out on faith. 

These last few days of 2014, I plan to relax and do a little goal setting for the new year. 

Once the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve, it's full speed ahead. I have a lot of things in the making, starting off with a trip to New York City this upcoming weekend. 

I also hope the new year finds my motivation to write more often. I got in a major rut this year. I hope to do better. It's like so much I could've shared, but just didn't want to have to deal with it in writing if that makes sense. 

Besides, I was tired. Extremely tired...

But I digress. 

Until then.... Cheers to endings and cheers to new beginnings! 

"That Old College Try....."

I spent the majority of my day watching old reruns of Boy Meets World and other 90's television shows. Had I not been running a fever and coughing uncontrollably all day I probably would've enjoyed my Monday away from the office. But alas, what fun is a sick day when you're actually sick. 

I woke up this morning feeling terrible, and was fortunate enough to get a walk in appointment with my doctor. Two shots later, and a prescription for antibiotics & cough medicine.. And here I am. Welcome to week two of December. 

In retrospect, I probably should've went to my primary care doctor Friday when I first started feeling sick, but my alma mater was in town for the 2014 SWAC championship game and I didn't want to miss out on all the festivities. Priorities right? But I digress. 

When I woke up on Friday, I didn't have a voice. I loaded up on medicine and Airborne and anything else I could think of to soothe the pain. By the time I got off I wasn't feeling (nor looking) my best, but I soldiered on and went to happy hour with my girls. Ummm. Probably the driest happy hour in history. I was preparing to walk out the door by nine before the rest of my friends even arrived. I felt like garbage... I came home, took more medicine and feel asleep until like 10 am the next morning. 

It was probably around noon when I realized I had told everyone I would be outside at the tailgate by 1. I loaded up on more medicine and begrudgingly headed out to the stadium where the game was being played. Southern University and A&M College was set to play Alcorn State University at 3pm in NRG stadium. 

Between the Omegas, the Jaguar Juice and the excitement of so many alumni and supporters in one place at one time.... it's safe to say that pretty much everyone between the age of 21-40 was wasted by kick-off..... Whoopsie toots. 

Jaguar Juice is something one of the alumni from my alma mater found online and recruited others to bring the many many many alcohols and ingredients it takes to make the concoction. The actual name online was Epic Jungle Juice. Google that or look it up on YouTube if you dare. 

Once we stumbled, I mean walked into the game, it was obvious that those Mississippi boys from Alcorn State were going to give my team a run for their money, and they did. We lost, but had so much fun walking around, listening to our amazing band and ragging on the alumni from those other schools. Nothing beats an HBCU classic... So much love and tradition. 

We left before the game was over and missed out on seeing Maze and Frankie Beverly perform. But, by that time my body had sobered up and remembered I was sick again. 

:(

 

I barely remember Sunday. I went to the Take Care Clinic at Walgreens but didn't get any antibiotics at all. I slept the reminder of the day. 

When I woke up this morning, my face was swollen and I felt HORRIBLE... I thought about going to the office, but figured I had been irresponsible enough all weekend. 

Did I enjoy seeing the game? Yes. But was putting my health on the back burner worth it? Ehhhh probably not, but in my defense my doctor wasn't open till today soooo.... Yeah. That's that. 

I'm stationary this week, but hopeful that I'm better by Friday. Probably pushing it, but again.... I digress. 

Atleast I dressed warm for the game though, right? That counts for something doesn't it? *Holds head down in shame....

                         Go Jags!!!