How we spent our Saturday

Let me preface this post with a statement of fact: when I get sick, I get really, really sick. I had been battling another sinus infection (or the remnant of one that was never treated) all week long. I went to work on Thursday with a croaking voice and thankfully I got one of our OB-GYNs to write me a prescription for antibiotics. Friday I went back to work with almost no voice and a weepy right eye. By noon I had full blown pink eye (this is in addition to the sinus infection) and I looked like crap. My boss so graciously let me go home at 2 o-clock where I had eye antibiotic drops left over from my last bout of pink eye about 5 months ago. Erik got out of class and brought me movies to watch and gatorade, and we spent Friday night on the couch watching Wall-e and Juno. I still felt like I'd been run over with a truck. I even spent Friday night in our guest bedroom so Erik could get some sleep.

Ok, so on to Saturday. I woke up Saturday with the worst sinus pressure on the left side of my side of my face that I've ever experienced. I got up and took a shower hoping that would help. It didn't. Erik woke up and I told him I was going to the minor care ER at the hospital where I work for a steroid shot. Typically this shot coupled with antibiotics is the only thing that helps my sinus infections. We both got ready and went to the hospital and even though the ER waiting room was busy I only had to wait about 30 minutes before they triaged me and put me in a room. Luckily, the minor care ER doctor on that day is a friend of ours from church and we have community group at his house. I was so glad to see him, and he let me get the steroid shot. I will say this, I am a total wimp when it comes to pain, so when I go requesting a shot that hurts as bad as that one, I am desperate. The nurse gave me the shot and we went on our way.

The law school hosts Law Prom every year and I really wanted to go. I bought a super cute dress (everybody usually wears cocktail dresses and the guys wear suits) so I was determined to go, even if I was sick. The party didn't start until 8 o'clock, and we got there about 8:45. Here are the only 2 pictures I took.
This is Erik and his friends from school, Greg, Kevin, and Nick.

And here are their dates, Mandy, Maggie, me, and Lori. Greg and Lori came over to our house the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and ate and then Erik went to their apartment Thanksgiving day to hang out while I was at work.

We had a good time. They had casino tables where Erik and I played badly, a bar, food, and dancing. I can't wait to go again next year!