all good things

must come to an end.
that's what they say. and that's what happened.
i left last friday and met my bestie in miami.
we boarded a cruise ship. got us a drink in hand. changed into our bikinis.
and began our much needed and anticipated vacation.

just the bestie and i.

this trip took A LOT of nagging persuading and bribing the hubby that this was indeed NEEDED and DESERVED.
after weeks and weeks of back and forth.
sara bought my cruise :: happy thirty-second birthday to me.
adam bought my plane ticket.
it was FINALLY a go.

sara also thought it was a great idea to buy a puppy six days before we left on our cruise.
no.big.deal.
or so she thought.
miss bella decided to go and get sick. like deathly sick.
needless to say, sara spent all week caring for bella.
and NOT sleeping.

i was up at 4am on friday.
we both were tired.
and sleep sounded wonderful to both of us.
we ate an early dinner. and headed back to our room.
and believe it or not :: we crashed at 8 o'clock.

we felt refreshed and we ready for a full day in the bahamas.
we made our way to the atlantis resort.
snuck onto their private beach.
{much love, clarence. we'll be sure to find you next time we visit}.
got us a frozen drink.
lounge chairs.
and felt the sun beating down on us.


heavenly.

we spent all day out there.
sleep was what we both needed on friday.
the beach. the sun. the frozen drinks were all we needed on saturday.

 

saturday night was formal night on the ship.
we showered. got ready. took a few pictures.
ate a yummy dinner.
and thought about doing something exciting.
like drink'n. dance'n. sing'n along in the piano bar.
you know :: the usual.

instead....

we bought some medicine.
i got some tylenol pm.
sara had been sneezing and had a runny nose.
so she got some cold medicine.
and :: we went to bed.
i think we made it to 10 o'clock though.

 

 

 

and then sunday happened.
we woke up and sara was SICK.
full on SICK.
she made it to the buffet area. ate a tiny bit of breakfast.
and left me and my coffee at the table.
she couldn't sit any longer.
and thus my day of being all by myself started.
and the day of sara in bed practically dying had begun.
i felt so badly for her.
i made sure she was drinking her water. brought her lunch. and let her sleep.

monday morning rolled around.
she was worse.
i really wasn't sure how she was going to make it home.
she managed somehow.
barely.
she spent her evening last night in both the urgent care and the ER.
she got hooked up to an IV and meds.
they are treating her for exhaustion.

and i came home to a sick babe.
and thus my friends :: all good things must come to an end.

i am back to my reality.
of being a mommy and a wife.
loving on my sick babe.
making my hubby his favorite cupcakes for love day.
and sara is home trying to get well again.

the cruise was amazing. relaxing. memorable.
being just with my best friend was perfect.
we got just what we wanted and needed for 1.5 days.
followed by a pretty nasty 1.5 days.
i will cherish this past weekend.
memories made.
both good and bad.
but all memories, nonetheless.

thank you sara for the cruise. for the weekend. for the memories.
i love you oodles and oodles.

GET WELL ALREADY!