So I will be giving the Cliff's Notes version as much as possible. From where I left off - many days ago.
On Thursday, August 12th I went to "The Lion King" with a dear friend and his kids. It was phenomenal and I loved every minute. The music, the costumes, the dancing....aaahhh, I could go on and on. It was incredible.
On Friday, August 13th, I went to "Big River" at the Sundance Outdoor Theater in Provo Canyon with another friend. The production itself was not great, but the setting was fantastic. Imagine sitting in an outdoor theater in the Albion Basin - it doesn't get much better than that....simply a perfect backdrop and environment. It was beautiful, even if the production left me unimpressed.
On Saturday, August 14th, I started feeling pretty miserable with a headache, but it wasn't until about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 15th that I started feeling concerned. I had a fitful night's sleep (despite what should have been more than enough medication to knock my out) and by morning I felt even worse. Eventually my mom and I ended up spending hours (and hours and hours.....okay, they were efficient, but I am so impatient) in the Intermountain Medical Center emergency department and imaging services to determine if my shunt had failed.
Fortunately, it had not failed - but there's something awfully humiliating about a misfire when sounding the "shunt failure" alarm. When the ED doc looks at you and basically says, "Hey, can't find anything wrong - must be a really bad headache", you want to slowly skulk out of the room feeling like a total idiot. While it's good to get checked to be sure there are no issues, I can't help but feel like a hypochondriac. In my defense, I had been absolutely miserable for the allotted time and I was showing all of the classic symptoms so I guess it was good to go. Even though I ended up feeling dumb....and spending time I don't have trying to be patient....and seeing physicians I know and educate while wearing pajamas and no make up. Okay - maybe I'm not over the whole thing yet.
Nonetheless.....
Monday, August 16th I was still fuzzy from all of the meds they pumped in me at the hospital, but stressed about work (this is a reoccurring theme lately) so I worked from my bed, which was actually perfect. I was relaxed enough that I could function but super efficient. Overall good day.
Wednesday, August 18th brought my darling brother and sweet sister-in-law into town! They arrived late in the evening so we only had enough energy to chat for a few minutes, but enjoyed our time together.
Thursday, August 19th included a very important online broadcast (where I mainly tripped over my words and tried to be articulate and non-boring) and then a delicious dinner at Em's Restaurant with my family. I had not been to Em's before but have wanted to try it since I often send people there from work....and it did not disappoint. If you are looking for tasty food and a wonderful environment, check it out (www.emsrestaurant.com). I can't wait to go there again!
Friday, August 20th started the celebrations of Jake and Jaimi! My parents had lots of family members over for an old-fashioned delicious BBQ and we had a wonderful time catching up with Jake and Jaimi. The boys played lawn horseshoes until it was literally too dark to see the targets while we enjoyed homemade ice cream and treats. It was one of those nights that you simply hope will never end.
Saturday, August 21st brought on Jaimi's baby shower with my family and her Salt Lake City friends. We had a great time....and I was super proud of how it turned out (although very little of the success was due to me...except I was terribly proud of the strawberry cupcakes!). :) Here are a handful of pics....
We had such a great weekend with them in town.....as always, it was hard to say good-bye. I suspect it will only get more challenging once that precious baby girl has arrived!
On an unrelated note, work has been so stressful and overwhelming that I have stopped sleeping this week. It's completely awful - how do people live with insomnia? I have only been suffering through this for 3 nights....with a cumulative total of about 10 hours in those nights. I am starting to feel absolutely dysfunctional, but when I close my eyes, thoughts about everything that is not done and/or hanging over my head starts to plague my thoughts and I can't seem to clear my head. If I don't sleep tonight, I am going to the grocery store for Tylenol PM. This is getting ridiculous. And if that doesn't work, I should just start watching hockey while trying to fall asleep - that will put me out in a flash. hahaha...
Happy Wednesday!
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