Thursday I had to request off for a funeral for a long time family friend. The man was older, in his 70's. When I was younger, he pretty much took the place of a grandpa for my siblings and I. Even though we drifted apart over the years, it was really sad being at the funeral and seeing all his family cry over their loss. The funeral service was at the same location as one that I went to about 2-3 years ago, for this mans daughter (who pretty much took the place as an Aunt for us). It was really sad to be back so soon for yet another funeral in the same family. I'm an overly emotional person so naturally, I cried my eyes out. In fact, I cried more than half the people there. Thankfully, Javi came with me to the funeral and held my hand through it all. He has the best shoulder to cry on that I could ever ask for.
Around 9 or so that evening I started feeling really sick. It ended up being more than just a feeling, and I was up for more than half the night with what I'm pretty sure was food poisoning. Javier was, yet again, my lifesaver. He got up several times throughout the night to get me water to keep me hydrated, cover me with additional blankets when I was shivering, and checked my temperature twice. I was so thankful to have him near me last night.
I ended up staying home from work today because of this, I was still feeling extremely weak and not exactly up to babysitting an active 1 year old. It's a good thing I didn't go because I ended up sleeping in till about 12 pm. I got some MUCH needed rest.
Since it's Friday today, I have the next 2 days off as well. Hopefully the next few days go better than the last!
On a lighter note, on Wednesday I roasted some pumpkin seeds! I ended up cooking them a bit too long buttt they still tasted good. And now I know how long to cook them for next time!
I've also decided that not only do I want to run the next 5k, but that I want to do the competitive run. I'm going to start training when I move out so I'm not dying of embarrassment next year. I'm going to start slow and see how fast I can get myself to do a mile at my fitness level currently, then see how much I can improve myself by next year's race! Hopefully I can impress everyone around me, including myself! Here's to wishful thinking!
Until next time,
Tiffany <3
"If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpa
Watch 'em laugh at the way he talks.
I'd find my long lost cousin John
The one we left back in Vietnam
Show him a picture of his daughter now
Shes a doctor and he'd be proud.
Then tell him we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror we'd all watch 'em wave
Yeah, loosing them wouldn't be so hard to take
If heaven wasn't so far away"
-Justin Moore "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"
(This song seemed fitting, It makes me get teary when I think about it. I'm really just a big 'ol pile of mush when it comes to death themes. Remember to always hug your loved ones tightly and remind them that you love them, no one is guaranteed a tomorrow.)
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