Day 89: Sick Day

I woke up this morning with a terribly sore throat. I could barely swallow and barely talk. I texted my boss at the school and asked her if I should stick it out for my two classes I had that day or if I should just go to the doctor. A little while later she told me to go straight to the doctor - that I only had two classes and not to worry about them. She told me to rest up and feel better soon and then texted me a little kissy heart smiley face. <3

Aww!!!

So I went back to sleep around 8:30 am and didn't wake up until 4 pm!!!

Clearly, I really needed extra sleep - bad. Maybe it was the two tango classes this week that took it out of me?

I awoke to find Abby napping in her bed. Apparently, she had a sore throat, too. By the time I woke up it was almost 100% gone, but hers was still bothering her. So we lazed around in bed a bit more and then finally got ourselves to the doctor.

Because the country has public healthcare, and we have private healthcare with our program, everyone goes to the doctor for the smallest thing (i.e. a sore throat). I felt a little guilty, like I was taking advantage of their system and wasting the doctor's time, but it's just something that seems to be normal here. We went and she told us we were just fine - just a swollen throat that would go away with rest - and she wrote me a doctor's note for missing work, and we were off!

We went to the grocery store and came home and made tomato basil bisque with grilled cheeses and cozied up on the couch and watched "Mickey Blue Eyes."

Sometimes, a sick day is just what a couple of girls need. <3

XOXO