She came back on the 24th, but didn't stay with me because they were on a different schedule on the way back. She did stop and have lunch with me though, and we went to Olive Garden.
Sunday the 25th was Steve's and my 3 year anniversary. We spent the day just being us. We don't see each other very much anymore because of work so it was good to spend a whole day together. We also tried a new (to us) restaurant, Famous Dave's. I'm sure you've heard of it. Most people have and most people really like it. It was pretty good, but we won't frequent it.
On Tuesday, I started feeling a cold/flu coming on. My throat was dry and itchy. Wednesday, I was miserable with a fever and exhaustion so I went home after 2 1/2 hours at work. Thursday I was still pretty miserable, but feeling a little better so I went to work. Friday, I was off so I slept a lot but the fever and exhaustion was back. I went to work Saturday because I couldn't afford not to. Sunday I was off again and slept a lot. And I called in yesterday. This cold/flu has been awful! I normally just get the sinus/nasal congestion followed by the cough and sometimes a fever. I never get the exhaustion, or the chills and fever alternating, or the lack of strength. It's been a rough week. I'm still tired, but I'm on the mend and will be able to return to work tonight.
I hate calling in. I hate leaving early (unless asked to). I hate being unreliable. I know I need to take care of myself in these situations but I always feel bad/guilty. I don't like knowing that someone has to do my work because I'm not there. They didn't replace me last night, and so the girl I normally close with on Mondays was alone. And Monday night is a busy night of task work for her because we change out the bestsellers, and today she posted that last night was horrible. So now I feel even worse. I pride myself on being dependable and always showing up for work. Let's just hope that I stay on schedule with my colds and don't get another until January.
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