Good things can come from being sick...

So, I woke up this morning at 8 (or yesterday morning if you want to get all technical) and I wasn't feeling too well. My stomach had been a bit upset for most of the night last night, but nothing too severe had come of it. Anyway, I was more sick than I thought and I ended up throwing up. I think I scared myself because it has been a long time since I've thrown up. So, I called my mom and I was shaking uncontrollably for about a half an hour. She left work and came down to check on me. Moms are always so wonderful about that type of thing. She made sure that I was okay and checked my temperature and as usual, told me to drink a lot of water.

I have slept on my futon before but never when it was flat, and I decided that today would be a good day to do that since climbing up and down from my lofted bed seemed like too much work. The mattress is really quite comfortable and I really like having the extra room. It does prevent any movement in my room besides the 3 foot radius by the door, but I don't really care.

My dad came by at 12:30 to check on me and brought me a bagel. I kept that down and stayed awake to work on my take-home final. At this point I put in Eddie Izzard. I worked on my final for awhile and then fell asleep at some point. When I woke up again, I worked on my final and started another Eddie Izzard DVD. I fell asleep again and woke up to continue my pattern of working on my final and "watched" the final Eddie Izzard DVD. I have now almost completed my final and managed to watch all three Eddie Izzard DVD's. So, my day wasn't completely wasted. Two presents for my dad for Christmas also arrived. Honestly, despite not feeling well, today was really nice. It was sad that I had to postpone my post-MRP party, but alas, we'll have a steak dinner when we get back from Christmas break. I was fortunate not to have any finals again until Friday. Although I know I really didn't get much done, today was very relaxing and I got A LOT of sleep and I felt like I actually accomplished something.

I was also pleasantly surprised at how many people expressed their concern that I was sick. For those who read this, I really appreciate your concern and it means a lot to me. Thank you so much for caring! So, good things can come from being sick.