A beautiful day to be quarantined

Well we made it back from our busiest week ever! It started out with my sister's wedding-which was absolutely beautiful and so much fun. I know they will be very happy but together but it was hard to see my little sister look so grown up. After that, we were off to Reno, NV for one of Mike's weed science meetings. We took in the latest research in weed science, good times with old & new friends, a little bit of gambling, and a brutal virus.

It hit me on Wednesday like a ton of bricks. I have never had a cold/flu with such terrible body aches before. Thursday was the day we traveled home and I almost had a meltdown in the Minneapolis airport. As usual for that airport, our arrival gate was the furthest it could possibly be away from our departure gate. So endlessly onward we trudged, carry-on's in tow, coughing, every muscle in my body aching, head throbbing every step of the way. My eyes and throat burned, and I wanted nothing more than to be at home in my bed. If my superhero husband took had not taken care of me and led me to the gate I probably would have sat down somewhere, had an adolescent tantrum, and refused to move in my ill state.

We did finally make it home and the next day it hit him. He called in sick to work and we both went into the doctor and did the whole flu testing routine which came back all negative. Doc determined it was probably viral and gave us some stuff to help with the body aches. We returned to the farm on a self-proclaimed quarantine. Today I felt much better so luckily it seems short lived.

Did I mention it was a beautiful day to be quarantined? It was unseasonably warm, the birds were singing, and the sun was shining. I peeled the winter shrink wrap off the windows, washed and put the screens in, and opened up the house. All of us (including the cat) were enjoying some fresh air for a change. Mike did a little bit more pruning on the lilacs but he still feeling sick so lets all hope he feels better soon!