Post 85: Florida

We had a wonderful, exhausting time at Marco Island. We arrived safely on Thursday, and met up with a few of the people from the Lebanon AT&T Call Center. The Summit was designed to treat the top employees of the company like royalty. When we arrived at the hotel, someone met us to deliver our bags to our room, then we were ushered to registration, where we were given a beach bag, beach towels, sunscreen, and $200 in gift cards! We also received an updated schedule of events, and information about the winners gift pavilion. We had dinner, and crashed.

Friday and Saturday were spent relaxing. I started my estrogen patches, and was given permission to, “have fun and drink a little,” by Roxanne. We spent a days at the spa, lounging by the pool, going on a date to the movies, and enjoying some much needed adult alone time. Saturday evening, we danced the night away at the Summit Gala.

My estrogen side effects kicked in pretty quickly. I was exhausted, starting to bloat, and nauseous. By Saturday night, I was sick as a dog. Between taking multiple lactose pills with dinner, anxiety over flying home, and hyped up hormones, I didn’t sleep at all. I just kept running to the bathroom all night. Our shuttle home left at 5AM, and I was beyond exhausted. I slept the entire way to the airport. I watched a movie on the first flight, and slept the entire second flight. 

When we got to our car, we decided to stop at Target before driving home. We picked up goodies for Julie’s Easter basket, grabbed a quick snack, and got back in the car. Julie was at the ballet with my dad and Shaun’s Mom, so we deciddd to surprise her. We arrived in time for intermission, and she was less than amused. Haha! I was expecting a big, “mama and dada are home moment!” Instead, I got a small hug, and she asked me to take her to see her friends from dance clsss. This kid. Haha! 

I crashed hard Sunday evening. I put Julie to bed, and she made sure I wasn’t going back to Florida. She wanted to talk, sing, and say her prayers, and I realized how much I missed her. I put her in bed, and I went to bed 15 minutes later. I slept like a rock, for the first time in months.