cranberry juice

you know my favorite part in beauty in the beast is at the very beginning when she is in the town. Belle seems to be the only one who can look ahead and see the big picture of life while all the town people are stuck in the simplicity and drudgery of life. Because of her wisdom the townspeople view her as strange. She sticks out like a sore thumb and is so lonely, yet she won't lower herself to be 'just like everyone else'. That takes a lot of courage and strength.

Anyway the reason I am sitting her spilling my heart out about Beauty and the Beast is because I am watching it. And normally I wouldn't watch movies on a school night because of all the work i have to do, but today was special. I went on a very exciting trip to the hospital. 

This morning I woke up to take a shower, which I did, but once I got out and was getting dressed up I fainted about two times and was cramping very bad. My poor roommate was pretty much scarred and called 911. The ambulance showed up and my poor girls were probably horrified at the fact there were 5 billion men running back and forth the unit and carrying me out on a stretcher. I've never been on a stretcher, or an ambulance, or an oxygen mask, or an IV, or in a hospital gown. It was a day full of new experiences. 

However, the experience was not very pleasant. Cramping first off isn't fun, neither is sweating immensely, feeling like your frozen, or not being able to give a urine sample. gosh oh golly. And then... they told me I have a UTI. I was floored. But now I have medicine and I'm getting better by drinking cranberry juice to clear my kidneys and doing lots of resting...like watching Beauty and the Beast. 

Right now Im at the part where the Beast feels bad for not letting Belle say goodbye to her father. It's a great comparision...here Belle is with all her heart and compassion offering herself up in place of her father; and then the Beast, who is completely heartless and uncompassionate and never lets parting words take place between Belle and her father.

But the best part of today was realizing what awesome friends I have! My roomie actually came with me to the hospital and 'Beef' and 'Oriental Chicken' showed up as soon as they can...bringing food past the 'no food zone'! It was so nice! And they stayed with me until the doctor realised me! What in the world would one do without friends? There is so much one can appreciate in them and count on them for. Relationships are a fantabulous thing. 

Also, for those of you who never knew the arm your IV goes into turns really cold. It's weird feeling.

-Teriyaki Shrimp