I am sick of this.

I am officially sick.  I thank a certain person who was coughing all over the place on Friday, who assured me "Don't worry!  I'm not contagious!".  He lied.  And I spent my weekend feeling like poop as a result.  My THREE DAY WEEKEND, people.  This is not OK, as Dr. Phil would say.

The weekend started out well enough.  I went to the gym on Friday, and guess who was at the desk.  Just guess.  He didn't even notice me come in and swipe my totally legal, paid for in full, ID card.  What a let-down.  And by let-down, I mean PHEW, I DIDN'T HAVE TO FACE HIM AGAIN.  I had an excellent run, all pumped up on the adrenaline of doing something wrong (still, even though now technically I'm not doing anything wrong at all!)  And then I snuck out the back entrance so I didn't have to walk past him on my way out.

All day Saturday was spent grouting the wall.  People, I wish I could tell you that this thing was done, but alas, I fear there is still much to do.  All the grout is officially ON THE DAMN WALL, but now I have to go over every tile with a scrubby sponge to get all the little bits of grout off the tiles.  And then I have to spray sealant on every square inch.  Jeebus.  I took a break at 6pm so I could go to a yoga class, and I'm pretty sure the instructor was high as a kite.  I mean, I accept that all yoga instructors are going to be a little fruitier than the general population (and I say that as a person who adores yoga and is considering becoming a yoga instructor herself), but this chick was just so... happy.  The sort of happy that screams "I just smoked a fat joint before I came in here".  Not that I would know anything about that.  Not that I was jealous of her, either, because by this point I was having trouble breathing through  my nose.  But I wasn't worried, since I "never get sick" and all.

By 2am, when I was still unable to breathe and my head had started to ache, the kind of ache where your teeth and hair hurt, I had to admit that I was sick.  And just in time to attend my first blogger meetup with bags under my eyes and the "I haven't slept in 48 hours" glazed look!  Excellent! 

Luckily I felt OK on Sunday morning, and Joel and I trekked to DC to meet Isabel, Janet, Erika, Lindsey, Lauren, and Sarah.   It was a lovely day in the capitol, and all of these ladies are even better (and prettier) (seriously) in person than they are on their blogs.  I've been reading Isabel and Janet's blog since before I even had my own site, and I started reading Erika's a few months ago when Isabel told me she'd be at this meetup.  I was not given sufficient warning to go back and read all of Lindsey, Lauren and Sarah's archives, and that is truly a tragedy because they seemed like my kind of peeps.  The whole experience was sort of surreal and wonderful, and as a bonus the pizza at Matchobox was divine.  So I've now officially met people from The Internet and lived to tell the tale. 

These picture stolen from Erika and  Lindsey because (SURPRISE!) I forgot to bring the camera cord with me today. 

The best part was possibly when we realized that we were all wearing some form of flip-flops.  And to think of all the time (um, maybe like 10 minutes?  But those were an excruciating 10 minutes) I spent fretting over what to wear.   These girls are awesome.

Ok, I lied, the best part was when Janet and Isabel re-enacted the Larry Craig scandal for us.  Dare I admit that I hadn't heard about this before?  Seriously, I need to stop living under a rock.  I'm going to get right on that.  (Link AND pictures stolen from Lindsey).

 

The rest of the weekend was spent feeling craptastic and hoping like hell that I didn't get any of my new blog real life friends sick.

I hope you all had fabulous long weekends, devoid of sneezing/headaches/stuffy noses.  Now pardon me while I go and my three new favorite blogs and snort some Afrin.

Comments

[janet]

oh my, the embarrassing photos of me are spreading!!!!!!

get it? spreading, like how my legs are in a "wide stance" (That was Sen. Craig's excuse - he had a wide stance)

In any case, I loved meeting you and Joel (/Matt)!

[Lauren]

I'm sorry you're sick. I hope you feel better soon!
It was great meeting you on Sunday!

[RA]

I was/am sick over the long weekend, too, wedding notwithstanding. Boo.

[angela]

I'm totally laughing at the pics of Janet and Isabel. I'd say Janet is quite the actress -- those are so believable!

Glad to hear that you are feeling better now. Just in time to go back to work, right? Why does it always seem to happen like that?

[Nap Queen]

I'm so sorry you are feeling terrible. That is no bueno. Those reenactment photos KILL me. If you ever need to know what's happening, just ask. I make it a point to know all the gossip. Cause I'm kind of a gossip. OK, I'm a full on gossip, but in a nice way.

[alyndabear]

Poor Jen... I hope you feel much better soon. Big hugs!

[Lindsey]

I didn't even know you were sick!! You looked totally cute and un-sick. You didn't spread your germs to me and I haven't heard of anyone else coming down with anything so I think we're all in the clear.

I wish I had more time to read your blog too! You seem like my kind of "people" too. :-)

[Erika]

You didn't mention how EVERYONE except me and Isabel was wearing white, and she doesn't even count because (a) she's from the West Coast and (b) suitcase. WAAHHHH!!!

[Laurel]

Ugh! I sort of hate having to read about you girl's amazing flip flop reunion... I'm so jealous! Looks like you all had so much fun, though.

Summer / holiday sickness is bad news! Feel better!

[Angela]

Well, I was not actually sick over my three day weekend, but I did get sick BECAUSE of it. I swear, I can't enter an airport without catching the most horrific disease in the area.

I'm glad you had a good blogger meetup--some of my favorite people I've met because of blogs!

[elise]

I'm with Jealous up there. I totally wish I could have met all you girls! I have flip flops!

[elise]

I'm with Jealous up there. I totally wish I could have met all you girls! I have flip flops!

[Zandria]

Janet had very nice things to say about meeting everyone. She invited me to come, too, but I was out of town. Glad you guys had a good time. :)

[Isabel]

Okay, first off...Joel looks EXACTLY like Matt Damon. And I love Matt Damon, so that's a very good thing.

Secondly..sorry about the sickness.

Thirdly...I miss you guys. It was SO GREAT to hang out. I felt like I had known you FOREVER.