rainy sunday

last week was BUSY. i finished my coursework, but still need to write the exam for Nutrition and Mental Health before moving on to the next course. did the grind twice - the 2nd time was by myself and it was the fastest so far this year at 1hr3min. looking forward to breaking 1hr!

we had our summer solstice party on friday night. last year i made all the burgers (beef, turkey and veggie) and had fancy toppings prepared like bacon, fried onions, veggies, different cheeses, etc. this year i bought veggie burgers and veggie dogs and made some tasty salads instead. there is a photo up on my flickr page. thanks to everyone for coming! hooray for summer!

yesterday luke and i cycled out to ubc and went down to wreck beach for a while before cycling home again. my jaw and hips started aching yesterday and my guts were unhappy with something i had eaten at the party the night before (bloating, heartburn - i think i'm learning that is one of the ways i react to dairy, maybe i just overdid it? there was only one salad with cheese, and then one dessert with dairy, but i hardly had any, a couple spoons at most. maybe my body was already stressed? i wish i understood what brings this on so that i could better prevent it. i guess i learn a bit more each time it happens).

my aches have gotten progressively worse and this morning i woke up with swollen hands. DAMN!!! i thought before i take my prednizone, i'll try what the doctor suggested and take an allergy pill and see if that helps. that was at 5am when luke was leaving to go to the airport to fly away for a conference. i went back to bed and have now just woken up to giant, hot, red hands and a jaw that will barely open enough to pop a few pills through. i jumped out of bed, wincing at the pain in my hips, and quickly downed my prednizone saviour and i can already feel the swelling going down. at least it's raining today and i had no plans anyway. i'm going back to bed and i'm going to wake up feeling great.