Wife - that's me!
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Friday, July 04, 2008 9:02 PM
So I have absent from blogging - oh don't worry. I harassed my florist to no avail, convinced my mom to pay me back for the additional room I had to purchase via Hotels.com (A necessary evil). I told my FI's boss that the FI didn't want a big production of the wedding invite (which is SO true - despite the fact that he insisted we have church wedding; me - the beach and ten friends). I have been hauling the last of my belongs from old apartment in Fairfax to my new apartment home in Alexandria and storage unit. I have been coordinating guest arrangements with momma and have been coordinating with my BMs about a trip to NYC.
So yeah - I have been busy but even with all that, I could blog but over the last few days my FI has gotten very ill. His head was aching persistently, his muscles were soar, his eyesight was out of focus, and finally his inability to stand or walk for long periods of time. I took him to the doctor Tuesday to find out that he is suffering from a sinus infection. The doctor prescribed an antibiotic and sent us away. Wednesday, I'm at home feeling unwell and taking care of a sick partner. During Wednesday and into Thursday, my FI got consistently worse despite the fact that he was taking antibiotics and pain medication. I took my partner back to the doctor to find out that antibiotic he was prescribed was acting adversely with his body (yikes) so another doctor patiently took time and talked us - got the FI some necessary fluids (he refused food for 48 hours) and medication. So at 2 am this morning, I left the clinic and took my FI home and now presto - he's slowly becoming normal again. I feel bad shirking off girlfriends to take care of my sick partner but at the same time I feel guilty leaving him alone for more than hour (I did so yesterday to go work - yeah I waited by the phone all day scared that something bad would happen)
Although, my worry has been the health of my partner - I'm realizing that my wedding not a way to show off but an public expression of our love and devotion (yeah it took me that long to realize that I'm not merging but converging...I think). I'm off to convince my FI that liquids are necessary and that we DON'T want to go back to the doctor.So in honor of my new found and happily accepted role in life (officially to get the title in a about month) I'm going to don my best pearls (I have several), coach bag, and skirt to Mass tomorrow - very Donna Reed!