Why I've been MIA

I'm sure you're wondering what in the world has happened to me! Well, here's the story...last Tuesday, I decided, "Enough is enough! I'm going to get my things unpacked!!" You see, I still hadn't really unpacked everything from moving to my new apartment and I'd been there for almost three weeks. It was time to get down to business.

So, I worked and worked and was really getting a lot done! It was time to get ready to be done for the day, though, so I wrapped up what I was doing and went to go take a shower and get ready for bed. As I was getting ready for my shower, I glanced in the mirror and thought, "What in the world!?!" I decided not to worry too much, though, and I finished up and went to bed. The next morning...yikes!!! What I saw the night before in the mirror had compounded itself!! I was pretty sure that I was facing the end of my days because it was pretty bad. So I did what any sane person would do and I called my mother. :)

It turns out that I came down with a case of the hives and it definitely made it's presence known!! I have no idea why and no idea what prompted a reaction. I did not try any new food, drink or medication, nor am I under any amount of stress. In addition to that, if I'm allergic to something in the new apartment, why did it take three weeks for a reaction to take place (hence...I'm not sure that's the problem). So...who knows what the cause really is. I just happened to have a doctor appointment last Thursday (for my thyroid), so I had my doc look at it and she said, "That is definitely a case of the hives." I took benadryl for two days and then switched to Claritin and I've been taking that for four days. Things are better, but I'm still definitely dealing with it. And the bummer of it all? I'm supposed to be leaving on Wednesday for a church convention. Errg. I've decided that I'm going to go, regardless of how I feel, but it's still a rip to be dealing with that, especially when I just wanted to get away for a few days and relax a little!

So, that's why I disappeared for so long. And that's why you won't hear anything from me for at least another week. That's just the way that things go in the summer time, isn't it?! :) I'll update as soon as I can, but I have a second summer class starting this week, too (on top of everything else! ha!), so I may be rather busy for awhile. I'll try not to be gone for too long, though! :) Take care!