before the cold monster completely knocked me out.

 yesterday morning, i woke up with the worst cold that i've had in a long time. i woke up every hour the night before, sneezing, blowing my nose, and apparently creating the biggest pile of used Kleenexes on the floor of my bedroom. so i didn't get much sleep and my body was fighting chills and a horrible cold. 

either way i was determined to still make it to the local book sale downtown. our local library hosts it every year, selling used books at super affordable prices - and so i go to it every year, stocking up on books friends have recommended or getting hard copies of some of my favorite books on my Kindle. i got my hands on a copy of The Glass Caste and The Devil in the Windy City, two books that several people have recommended so i'm excited to get started on them. call me crazy but i had to buy a copy of The Hunger Games. though i already have a copy, i plan to keep it on my shelf for me to pass on to some Hunger Games-deprived soul. i know he or she will forever be grateful. 

even though i was sneezing and scrambling for a Kleenex every 10 seconds, my sister and i stopped by our favorite coffee shop - tea for me, a coconut latte for her. we then sat down on swing, watching a man play volley ball with his dog (it was quite amazing!) and watch the river for dolphins (no joke - since these rivers are connected to the Atlantic ocean, we see dolphins make their appearance in this area). i love mini adventures like that with my sister. made me think we should do more of them in this little town. 

as for my cold, i ended up going up and crashing hard - camping out in the living room all afternoon and evening, and looks like i'll be doing more of that today. as annoying as colds are, in a way i'm thankful to have an excuse to take a break from everything. sometimes i think God allows us to be sick so that we can take a breather 'cause without them, we end up running ourselves ragged. 

seems like lots of people are battling colds this week (according to my facebook/twitter) - so for those of you like me, take care of your bad selves! drink lots of OJ. watch too much tv or start that book you've been meaning to start. and if you aren't camped out in the living, go outside and run some laps for us sickies. happy weekend to all of you, good people!

much love.

{happy weekend, friend.}