life is throwing sour lemons.

yes, i know, lemons are sour. but boy, were they sour this week.

first, a sinus infection, complete with fever, headache, dizziness, and toss in a cough or two.
add in the female monthly cycle, along with its cramps of glory.

this is one hell of a recipe for misery.

on top of that, canceled a week's worth of work, and i still need to study for a midterm.

so here i am, with a mountain of crumpled tissues to my left, a text book to my right, and i'm wishing that i could be 5 years old again, blowing bubbles for no one in particular and getting myself all soapy with not a care in the world.

yet, i wouldn't trade where i am now, with any moment from the past. how funny life is.

thank you, ricky, for not just bearing with me, but soothing my aches with fuzzy bears and chocolate milk. everything a little girl needs when she's got a bad case of the sniffles.

and now, a baby beaver: