Valentine’s Day Wrap-Up

Definite head cold symptoms today, so I plan to take it easy for the most part, and rest. Yesterday was good, though. My family got me candy, flowers (not pictured), and a card. My daughter wished me a Happy Valentine’s Day by text. And she got a little something from me in the mail– a game she can play with her boyfriend and his family.

The day BEFORE yesterday, I went to Seroogy’s AND Starbucks with my mom. I got candy and nuts for the two of them, and some ground coffee for my mom. Picked up some chocolates for myself, and enjoyed a Strawberry Crème Frappuccino.

So, all in all, everyone was thoroughly spoiled for the holiday. I came home after only having two meals and some mini cheese and crackers at work and decided to really live it up with a heart-shaped pizza and wings. Watched more Supernatural. Adorable episode about a high school musical homage to the show/the books based on Sam and Dean’s adventures.

Leftovers became breakfast, which was great, because I wasn’t up to making anything first thing this morning. I’m a bit intimidated even at the prospect of cleaning out the French press to make coffee, but coffee sounds amazing right now.

Maybe I’ll turn on some music and get on that, once I wrap up this post…

I did have to go into the ER Monday night, for fairly severe abdominal pain, which I’d been wrestling with on and off since the Thursday prior, believing it was just from drinking too much lemon water. The lemon water probably didn’t help, but they found that an old medical issue of mine had resurfaced. So I have some antibiotics to take. And they found something else which could be nothing, but I’ll have to follow up with primary care to check into it.

Got home around 3 in the morning since the ER was so busy, but the staff was super nice.

Oddly enough, after all of that, my biggest concern was my missing coin purse with the souvenir stretched pennies in it from when I went to House on the Rock with my daughter and her boyfriend.

I had thought to get something from the vending machine while we were waiting for me to get a room at the ER but wasn’t sure if I had enough bills or if I would also need change and noticed it wasn’t in my purse.

Tried to fall asleep not knowing where it was, but one of the cats kept rustling through the kitchen looking for forbidden snacks. I couldn’t get settled. I resolved to give the cats the last of the wet food from my cousin and find the coin purse.

I’d totally forgotten I’d needed pennies and things to mark off the spaces on my Supernatural BINGO card, when I did that, and had left the coin purse on the ottoman in front of the TV. SO relieved it wasn’t lost. It’s also super cute and looks like a kawaii donut.

I did feel a smidge of loneliness toward the end of the night yesterday, but there was no dramatic, “Woe is me, why am I still single?” moment. And eh, I’m picky. But I’m also doing okay on my own.

I got a little freaked out by something in the Supernatural episode, because they brought back a creature that scared the bejesus out of me in earlier seasons, or something a bit like it. Spoiler free, won’t tell you what it was, in case you haven’t seen it yet. Paused it partway through and finished the episode by light of day.

And kiddo and I had a short phone chat last night, which was nice. She also kept checking in on me while I was in the ER, for which I was super grateful.

I will admit going to the ER tends to make me long for a partner, and I did spare a moment on Monday to contemplate that. My standard for what constitutes a serious relationship is knowing someone will be there for you in case of emergencies.

My relationships have been many things, but they’ve lacked that kind of thick-or-thin commitment. Partly by design, so I could maintain some freedom, and partly because of unhealthy dating patterns. Still sorting all that out. But I may be ready to get back out there. We will see.

Wish me luck!

Meanwhile I will keep on working on myself and my space, improving where I can, and celebrating my friends and family. But I do hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day, whatever it might mean to you.

And now… moving on, to coffee, and the rest of the day!