Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun????

I am currently on vacation... sort of. Actually I am accompanying my husband on a business trip to Atlantic City. He has a two day conference that we decided to make into a week trip. Two cities to explore... we flew into Philadelphia, spent some time there seeing the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, historic Philadelphia, etc. We then drove to our Marriott Villa resort in Atlantic City. Our villa is huge - 2 big bedrooms, two big bathrooms, a jacuzzi built for two (something I know now we should have avoided), two pools, seems like everything this trip is doubled in size. We were wishing we had brought another couple with us to enjoy this huge villa we had to ourselves. We pretty much decided we would not even use the 2nd bathroom or bedroom so the cleaning staff would not have to clean both rooms.

Well, we had a great day on Saturday. The weather is amazing - record highs for this time of year, and the next four days promise to be the same. Gordie's conference didn't start until Tuesday - so when we went to bed on Saturday night - we had lots of plans for the next few days. Middle of the night Saturday night - Gordie woke me up... he did not feel well... next thing I know... he is in the bathroom throwing up... over and over and over. Not good! Sunday we spent in our room - he felt terrible. I turn on the TV and the headlines of the day... Swine Flu outbreak! Every channel we turn to, that seems to be all anyone wants to talk about. When you have the flu... you don't want to think about other people being sick, food, or especially... swine! Monday Gordie felt alot better... enough that we drove into Atlantic City and got to walk on the boardwalk, see the ocean, look at some of the shops, etc.. really cool place to visit. I could tell Gordie was fading fast, so we only spent a few hours and headed back to the resort. Gordie was feeling bad again. His diarrhea will just not leave him, and the nausea is back. Poor guy. He decided to sleep, so I decided to head out to the pool for awhile to at least get some sun. I came back an hour later, he is still feeling pretty bad. I made a bowl of soup and watched some TV... still feeling pretty good, just sorry that my husband was so sick. We decided to just go to bed when I started feeling a little queasy. I wasn't sure if it was what I ate, being around a sick person, or all of this talk about the swine flu. I was SURE I was going to be fine. I tried to convince myself all the way to the bathroom as I was getting ready to throw up that this stomachache would pass quickly. Well it passed alright... I started vomiting around 10:00pm and continued to vomit until 5:00am. I moved myself into the 2nd bedroom and bathroom. Now I am thinking I am so glad we didn't have another couple with us, and was really wishing we had not enjoyed that 2 person Jacuzzi! I cannot remember ever throwing up so many times in a row... and then of course... the diarrhea, that is a treat as well. I am thinking about asking for a refund on my flu shot I received last fall! So Tuesday was spent basically in bed all day. Feverish... cannot get warm... at least the vomiting had stopped. Today is Wednesday. I am feeling better finally, but afraid to eat or drink anything in fear it may come back up again. I did have a popsickle which tasted good and seems to agree with my stomach.

Gordie and I share and do everything together ... why should sharing the flu be any different? Was it the swine flu? I have no idea. We never went to the doctor to have it checked out. We do know that on the plane from Ohio to Philadelphia the person sitting behind us was sneezing alot. We made a comment to each other then that we hoped they had covered their mouth. Hopefully today will be a better day. The great weather they were having unfortunately has turned to a cold rain, but maybe tomorrow will be better. At least we will have two more days to try to salvage some vacation time before we fly back home. Just the thought of flying is a little scary considering the germs. Gordie leaves on Sunday for LA. He is really not looking forward to that either. Lets hope whatever is out there is not this pandemic flu they are predicting. It certainly is not fun when you are going through it.