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Ugh. I had the worst cramps last night. They started about 5:45, just before I was going to head to work. 3 hours, 1000mg of ibuprofen and 2 thermacare heating pads later, I still felt miserable - I was at work, and went to my car to grab another one of those thermacare things (had a great one for the back, but the front wouldn't stay on). By the time I got to my car, I was hurting so bad and so frustrated that I was sobbing like crazy. I called Stephen to try and calm down some, and I'm surprised he could understand anything I was saying, I was crying so hard. I was upset that I wasn't going to be able to leave work, because at 11pm we would be 3 nurses short if I left, and there was nobody to take my assignment...I finally calmed down enough to go back inside, although my eyes were still nice and red, and everyone could tell I'd been crying. But I think that's eventually what worked for me - one of the nurses could see how miserable I was and talked the charge nurse into letting me go home. So, I came home and was in bed just after 11pm last night...I'm not sure I managed to sleep for more than an hour at a time, but just crawling into bed and having my sweetie's arms around me made me feel soooo much better. There is no way I would have made it through the night at work - up and down like a yo-yo, on my feet all night, etc.

Today I'm heading to Huntsville to see Lisa! It's Thursday, which means margaritas and Mexican food, and then dancing. And Grey's Anatomy MUST be taped...WHO will Meredith choose??? We have Huntsville trip traditions - the first night I get there it's margaritas, dancing, Walmart, etc. Then the next day we go shopping in the Woodlands, and often take another Walmart trip on the way to or from the movie theatre. Then, I leave the next day around noon. Plan on that happening again this weekend!

So last night, we drove about an hour and 45 minutes in rush hour to San Antonio for the tool concert. We were going to go out to eat first, and had gotten directions to Mi Tierra off of mapquest. I ended up with about 10 feet notice for the exit, and thus missed it. We ended up getting all turned around in downtown San Antonio, looking for the restaurant and eventually found it. Stephen and I then proceeded to order the same thing for dinner (shocking, I know), and both got the exact same wrong thing - we ordered enchiladas with verde sauce and got mole sauce...not so good. Anyway, we then had to figure out where to go to get from the restaurant to the concert, and though we were heading west as the directions said, we started off too far west, so the turn was actually behind us when we started. Well, eventually we figured out where we needed to be, and found the AT&T center...as we got close, I noticed that it seemed really deserted. Well, when we made the turn, the marquee outside said the concert was POSTPONED!!! Ugh...apparently it was postponed due to illness, and at this point we do not know when it will be rescheduled for...

So to make a long story short: we spent about 3 1/2 hours in the car for a dinner that wasn't what either one of us actually ordered...

Yay for super-sweet text messages...even if they make me cry at work and I have to go out to the lounge for a few minutes so I don't make a fool of myself...

Does anyone read this thing? The lack of comments is disappointing... :(

It amuses me that I moved into my apartment a week and a half ago, and have spent exactly 1 night in this apartment by myself. It doesn't amuse me that I have a ton of unpacking yet to do...boxes and bags and suitcases (oh my!) are cluttering the place up still, but I'm either not here long enough at a time to unpack, or when I am here I'm doing other things and don't feel like unpacking. Alas...

My bamboo and pretty flowers from Stephen's family are dying. :( The flowers seem to want watering daily, and I don't know what the bamboo's problem is, but I've had it for 2 years and the leaves are suddenly turning ugly colors. Anyone with a green thumb have some tips for me?

I tried sushi today for the first time ever. It wasn't too bad...definitely not an every day kind of thing, but I wouldn't mind having it again sometime. :)

Tonight it's back to work after a week and a half off...I like being off. And tonight I must deal with my schedule...I have a lot of days coming up that I need off!!!

This week seems to consist of reminders that I'm getting old. A wedding invitation for one of my college friends came in the mail this week, I went to a divorce party last night, I'm going to a baby shower this afternoon, and this weekend is a wedding shower (which I can't make, but still serves to remind me that I'm old).

It's been a crappy day and I've only been up for like 4 hours. First off, because I fainted at work the other day, the hospital called and I have to go see the doctor to get a check up to make sure everything is ok. So that's tomorrow morning after work...but the earliest appointment was at 8:30, so I have to kill a little time before I go, and then probably won't get home until close to 10, which means I won't get as much sleep as I'd like before I go back to work. Then, my stupid firefox freaked out and lost everything. And I mean everything...every bookmark, every saved username and password, every saved setting, every extension I've downloaded. I can't figure out how to get it all back, I've looked everywhere in the computer. GRR. Then, I spent forever on hold with another doctor, so eventually I hung up. When I called back, I spent forever on hold again, but eventually got through. At least this one actually worked out and they did what I wanted them to do...but I still wasted a good 20 minutes on hold twice. Then I talked to Stephen, who has also had a crappy day with the whole teaching thing. The school finally realized what he's been saying all along, that he's still only in the process of applying for his certification, so they can't hire him. Ugh, whole big mess. Plus, I won't get to see him until Saturday. That's a very long time... :(



**Edit**
Things are getting better...I'm finally mostly packed. I've managed to calm down and get some stuff done. And Stephen called me, and it sounds like the job thing has been sorted out so it should work out okay! Now, we just have to figure out if we can see each other before Saturday...

Wow, it has been a busy month. Time flies when you're having fun and staying busy! Last night was my last night off of 6 off in a row. It's back for 3 tonight, off 2 over the weekend, work 3 starting on Monday, and then move Thursday and Friday! I had a productive few nights off though! Stephen and I went to Houston for one night, then went back to Luling via College Station, and then ended up in Austin to get a bunch of my packing done. Then on Monday, Tiffany and I went to the river, and a group went to Baby A's (where else?) for dinner that night. Somehow I've ended up on a day schedule, which means I'll probably be pretty tired at work. I've been going to bed pretty early, like 10 or 11, and waking up around 8 or 9. I think I only slept about 3 hours on Monday night though, so last night I was sound asleep on Stephen's shoulder on the couch by like 9:30. I was in bed not long after, and slept almost straight through until 9:30 this morning. It's kind of strange to be up during daylight hours and asleep at night...that will all change tonight though, back at work!

Speaking of strange, tonight will be strange at work. The baby that I took care of for the last 4+ months should have gone home yesterday. So, I will probably not know any of the babies I take care of tonight! It's going to be strange...but it will be nice. I took care of the same few babies for the last month, so I really got to know them and their schedules...change is good.

My parents are out of town right now, something I totally forgot about until my mom called yesterday to tell me they made it to Detroit. I knew they were going, but I think that I just got my days all messed up, since I wasn't keeping track of the days while I was off.

My new sunglasses must have nickel in them. I'm all itchy on the top of my ear. :( Stupid nickel allergy...

I think that's all the rambling I can do for now...I know you'll miss it, but don't worry, there's always more where that came from!

I want ice cream.

I have the sweetest boyfriend! Yesterday, I woke up feeling slightly nauseous, and then throughout the day felt progressively worse, with 99.6 temp and other stomach bug symptoms. Stephen drove into Austin to take care of me with flowers, soup, gatorade, and nausea medicine! He must have done something right, because I felt sooo much better this morning. Except, now that I've been moving around and doing things all day, I feel like crap again. I randomly decided to take my temperature, and got it at 101.9. Gross! I didn't believe that, so I took it again...102. :( Yeah, definitely not going into work tonight...which is a shame, because I think my baby is going home tomorrow...he's been my primary for 4 months (4 months old yesterday!) and I'm not going to get to say goodbye... :( Sigh...