Taking it easy Tuesday

I had my first migraine headache last night and stayed home from work today to deal with the after effects. It came on slowly; a dull headache after dinner. I thought it was because I didn't have a diet cola in the afternoon and was I experiencing caffeine withdrawal. I attempted to lift weights with Andy last night, but noticed the pain started to increase. We have our nephew for a few days, so I put Tommy to bed around 8:30pm and waited for Andy to finish his workout. We watched How I Met Your Mother, and then I was ready for bed by 9:30pm, still feeling headachy and a little nauseated. By the time I'd brushed my teeth and turned off the light, I immediately felt the need to run for the toilet. I hate getting sick... I called out for Andy to google the symptoms of a migraine, then lied down in bed again. He came in and asked how I was feeling: a pounding headache on my left side, nauseous, and it hurt to have the lights on. I had to get back up again to visit the toilet... my throat was feeling quite thrashed by the time I made it back to bed. Andy brought me some over the counter medicine to help out, but I recall it taking me a long time to get to sleep.

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I woke up this morning around 6am feeling tired and I had a dull achy feeling in my head, similar to being hungover. I always go back and forth with calling into work, but thank goodness for having a quite a bit of sick time racked up. I checked my work calendar to make sure I wasn't missing anything important and called my boss' voice mail. I recall my mom having a migraine headache every now again when I was a kid and how debilitating they were for her. I've heard horror stories from friends who've had migraines and how sick they feel before, during, and after. This morning I got up around 7am to get Tommy ready for school, dropped him off at daycare, then headed back home. I thought about watching tv while on the couch, but going back to bed sounded much more appealing. I ended up sleeping for almost 4 hours this morning! I'm feeling better this afternoon, but getting up and moving around is a little slow going.

I'm not sure what triggered the migraine; it could be a plethora of things: work stress, lack of sleep/caffeine, my menstrual cycle, the weather. I'm going to do my best to take care of myself by continuing exercising and trying to get to bed at a decent hour. I also need to remind myself that it's okay to take a day off here and there, and the world will not end if I miss a day of work.

A trip to Bi-Zi Farms

A few weeks back, Andy and I decided to have a bottle of wine with dinner. We were missing out on our annual family trip to Walla Walla for wine (due to a scheduling mishap/lack of extra money to jet out of town), so we opened up a bottle of wine from last year's trip and enjoyed our home made meal and some Jeopardy. A bottle of wine led to other mixed concoctions, and by the end of the evening, my step-brother had come over (via a drunk dial by yours truly) to play ping pong until four in the morning. I crashed sometime around 1am with the intent of getting a decent amount of sleep before we headed over to the pumpkin patch in the morning with my mom and Tommy. Andy and Ian didn't hit the sack till close to 4am. 

Somehow, we all made it out the door by 9:30am. I had a little food before we left the house, but the boys were craving something greasy. So, in my half-awake/nerpy state, we headed to Macdarbles. I'm glad I ate before we left the house. Needless to say, it's much more difficult to bounce back from a night of drinks now that it was 10 years ago. And I don't get silly with the drinks very often; it's a once in a blue moon sorta deal. I was feeling rather lethargic until Sunday evening. At least we had some fun at the pumpkin patch and we were able to stave off the rain. If you find yourself in the area, be sure to check out Bi-Zi Farms for a fun time!

Beautiful, delicious apples. 

Ermagherd! At least it was delicious. 

Corn for husking

Old fashioned cider press

Cider press

Tommy, king of the mountain, who was hastily avoiding the camera.

No pictures, please.

Hello there, goat friend.

These kids knew there was food around. 

I liked his fuzzy coat. 

From this angle it looks as if the goat is stepping on his friend. 

Tommy, feeding the goats. 

My mom joked that she'd be purchasing a goat for Tommy for Christmas.  

Off to the pumpkin patch! 

Muddy pumpkin patch = : P

He's totally not hungover 

Ahh, pumpkin smash

We found some winners!

Hold onto that hot cocoa

 

Time to wash the pumpkins! 

The well water was pretty cold

Everyone is getting in on the action.

Weeee!

Sunday Funday

On the to-do list for today:

• Make macaroni and cheese
• Bake pumpkin bread
• Curb my cramps with a heating pad/ibuprofen
• Get started on a new beanie
• Meal plan for the week
• Work on holiday gift budget
• Watch football and entertain the guests

How'd you fare daylight savings? I was really confused around 1:47am this morning when Andy woke up to turn up the heat. I was extra warm and felt like I'd been asleep for quite awhile, but the clock said otherwise. Andy said that daylight savings had happened, and in my mind it felt as if I'd missed the NYE ball drop. I fell back asleep quickly and then awoke around 7:30am. And now for some random photos.

Tommy's serious "Go Huskies" face

A pretty fall tree on campus at Clark College