there's nothing wrong with any of this, mind you (except, perhaps, for the ungodly amount of money spent on those items). but this is not an anti-valentine's day post, just an alternative valentine's day story.
in fact, amy and i had a plan in place for our first valentine's day as a married couple (and the first where we've both been in the same geographic location). we were going to go out for a night on the town: dinner, a brett dennen concert, etc. we were both looking forward to it quite a bit.
on tuesday morning i woke up and immediately knew i was coming down with something. turns out it was the worst flu i've had in a long, long time. i seriously haven't been this sick in years. i get migraines which are the worst, and i can get bad coughs at times which are also no fun, but this illness might take the cake. it involved vomiting, head aches, body aches, chills, cold sweats, a fever, and tremendous amount of "not-right-looking" mucus in my head. it was really bad. i missed all work and community group on wednesday...went to bird street on thursday, and starbucks and bird on friday (probably not a good idea). by the time i rolled up to our home on friday night, after working 10+ hours and feeling awful, i just wanted to pass out on the couch and not do anything until monday.
however, i found amy throwing up in the bathroom. to make an already long and gruesome story shorter (and less gruesome) it turns out amy did not get my flu but has a hardcore ear infection. (the doctor looked into her ear and immediately exclaimed: "wow, that's a bad one").
our valentine's day has not been filled with teddy bears and little red heart shaped candies, but instead has had enough mucus and vomit and infections and drugs to last the rest of the year (not exactly hallmark card material).
when you get married you exchange vows, one of which is to love each other "in sickness and in health." so somehow, i feel like our valentine's day experience is more grounded in reality than the card version. and i kind of like that. and in a weird way i have no doubt this is making us fall more in love with each other...and that is worth way more than a box of chocolates.
7 comments:
I have never seen the sappy Steve...WOW. When throw up is romantic, you are in it deep. I am sure there is no place you'd rather be. Please don't ask Chip how well I took care of him during our early years...I would stand ashamed. I'm glad you two survived, and hope all is well.
Your book is going to have many more chapters....congrats on a marvelous perspective for the first one!
brilliant post! "grounded in reality," however grim the reality, is always the best place to be.
I'm so bummed to hear that you both have been so sick...and yet secretly glad for you to have a chance to practice your vows. We've been doing some of that these days, too, and even when it's hard, it's rich and good. Thanks for sharing. Hope you both get well soon!
if your place is anything like ours...u only have one bathroom. all the more "vow" practice my friend
Wow. Im so sorry to hear you guys have been that sick and all. You'll definetly be in my prayers.
Great post. And true. May your marriage continue to thrive in sickness and in health.
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