Boring week update

As I posted over the weekend, I am icky sick.  The allergies are now a lung infection.  I sound disgusting,  wheezing, coughing, and feel so tired that I haven't left the house since Saturday.  That means folks I have very little to report.

I have no weddings to report on.  I have no cute stories about ducklings or first graders. 

I can report Marty has been great.  He picked up my prescriptions on Sunday.  He has cooked and helped cooked our meals.  He has washed dishes and wiped down the stove.  He has let me sleep during the day and late in the mornings.  And he has poured a lot of wine for me.  Thank goodness nothing on the drugs says Do Not Use Alcohol while taking this drug. 

I am better, just not ready to be in polite society.

Hey, I just realized one exciting thing, this is my 700th post.  That is a nice round number.

Gotta Love Kaiser

I have allergies, grasses, trees, grains, molds, most everything a little bit.  No problem eating something and dieing.  Just a combo of things give me sneezes, itches, runny nose, runny eyes, and sometimes a severe cough.  I have had allergies since a child.  I took shots for years, up into college age.  And then the problems calmed down some what.   I have controlled problems with over the counter sprays and pills.

Lately the Bay Area has been hell for those of us with allergies.  Even people (like Marty) who have never had allergies are suffering.   I have a bad cough even with prescription drugs.  I am so tired from coughing and my ribs hurt.  I feel like crap. After being fussed at by friends and Marty, I called Kaiser this morning. Please note this is a Sunday.

I called the advice nurse, talked to her about 10 minutes.  She told me some things to do, made sure I was not alone.  Then she set me up with a phone appointment with a doctor.  The doctor will be calling any minute.  She will decide if I need to come in today, need more drugs, or can wait to see my own doctor tomorrow.

This is why I love Kaiser.  I have medical advice/help 24/7. 

So very slow at the Marriage Factory

Monday I did only two weddings.  There was a threat of 8, but more about that later.

The first couple were from Afghanistan.  They were very reserved.  After I pronounced them married, he laughed and said they would do the kiss in private.  The groom did ask me the number one question I get.  "How many weddings a day do you do?"  And I gave my stock answer, "Zero to 9 in a three hours shift, average around 5."

Wedding two the couple were Hispanic.  They had already exchanged rings and did not want the ring ceremony.  They were a little weird.  He had a death grip on her hands.  She kept pulling away from him and playing with her bracelet.  He would grab her again and finally he held her so tight she couldn't get loose.  I was getting worried,  It looked like maybe she didn't want to be there. Should I stop things and talk to her? Was she going to balk?  She seemed to relax and I didn't stop the wedding.  After I pronounced them married, great big kiss, big hugs, everyone happy.  Still it was strange.

Then an empty lobby until 3:55. We had couples everywhere.  The clerks told me we had 6 couples punched in to buy a marriage license.  I could be there until after 5:00 if they wanted to be married in our wedding room.  As it turned out 5 couples were only buying licenses.  One couple wanted to get married today.  But there was a problem, they had lost their license. (many couples pre buy their license) So could we just pull up that license and then we could do the ceremony.  No.  They needed to buy another license.  Each license has a number, and you can't print another one without the original being there.  When they found out they would have to buy a new license for $85, they went home to look again for their license.


Sidebar: I am having major allergy problems.  They have drug on for months.  The doctor has tried different things, but we never get the whole respiratory thing cleared up.  The last several weeks I have really been bad.  So I haven't gone in as often to do weddings.  New meds start tonight.  Keep your fingers crossed.  Hopefully next week I can make both Monday and Wednesday at the Marriage Factory.