I packed up and got on the road around 1pm on Friday. I arrived and checked into the hotel at 2pm. It was a king suite, so had a bedroom with a king bed and big windows looking at the Vancouver library.
Friday I didn't do much! I had brought all my own food to avoid having to go out, so I had some wine, some salad, some snacks, worked on my Europe blogs from my journal I had written on the trip, and plopped on the bed to watch the entire season 3 of Too Hot to Handle. That's my kind of plan! No plan! I did end up with a pretty bad headache, but by Saturday morning it was gone.
(We went to Europe in August 2014, before blog days, and I kept a journal throughout the trip. I finally got to sit down and write it out and attach the photos. I split it up into 3 parts, one for each week of the trip!)
I spent the vast majority of my time in here just basking in the daylight
Saturday I slept in until about 8. I got up, had my coffee and a bagel, did a puzzle, did some yoga, and decided to get out for a walk in the gorgeous Vancouver sunshine. I walked from the hotel all the way to Science World along the seawall, and then Adam came out for a social distance walk most of the way to Granville Island. After a road pop at the end and a walk back along the seawall, I had to pop into their place to go pee. They're in an apartment right across the street from Science World and it's gorgeous! They're there because their apartment flooded, so not the best circumstances, but making the best out of a shitty situation.
They are COVID immune now, so Adam and I had a snack and a glass of wine on their balcony before I walked back to the hotel. I accidentally walked into the collision of two protests against vaccines and COVID mandates so that was fun and interesting and uncomfortable for a minute.
Borrowed these wooden puzzles from my parents. It's all these tiny pieces that are strange shapes that go together.
One down!
Feeling fresh and getting ready for yoga!
Breaaaaathe
Had to show Dom that I saw where the Canucks play
The coolest buskers I've ever seen. He had this giant standup bass, and the other guy playing guitar and harmonica. Loved it
Oh hello view from the 24th floor!
Thanks for the snacks! Aly gave me some ziplocks to bring the extras back to the hotel.
Back at the hotel I poured myself a beer and did another one of these crazy wooden puzzles. I had nachos for dinner, put on a face mask, worked on my Europe blog some more, and started watching Cheer! I stayed up til 1230 or so and finally got to sleep.
So proud of my thought to pack a little nacho kit haha!
At around 115am, there was a LOUD bang outside and then a car alarm went off. I never figured out what it was, but it jolted me awake and set my anxiety off like crazy. I couldn't sleep for hours after that. I kept thinking about earthquakes when I'm in this tall building away from home, and how Dave doesn't know our emergency plan (my emergency plan haha), and it kind of spiraled. I was tempted to pack up and go home, but I didn't because I figured I'd forget something at 3am and/or get in a car accident on the way home and/or the Port Mann bridge would crumble while I was on it.
Well that's rational eh?! It was very strange - I've never had quite such irrational anxiety before that prevented me from sleeping. Eventually I fell asleep and was up for the day at 730.
I had a leisurely morning again: coffee, breakfast, yoga, finished my Europe blogs. Then I started packing up and was out by 1030. I noticed I had started coughing a bit in the morning, and it progressed and continued throughout the day. By the time I got home I was coughing and very fatigued. I couldn't muster the energy to make dinner even after my lovely break over the weekend, so we ordered pizza.
By the time the kids went to bed I was sore, achey, coughing, and a little frustrated. I thought I was done with this?! I'm supposed to be out of isolation! Thanks to someone's generosity, I managed to get my hands on a rapid test and took it this morning. Alas... it is positive. I feel okay. Like 85% okay I'd say. For our family so far, the colds we had in December were worse, but this virus seems to hit everyone so differently. I had 4 days of super minor symptoms. If I hadn't known I was exposed, I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it. Then I had one day of zero symptoms, and then it hit me harder on day 6. Strange!
I guess I'm isolating again/continuing isolation until my symptoms subside now. I'm bummed we have to cancel plans this week, cancel preschool again, and postpone our booster vaccinations. We almost made it! Haha
Anyway I'm very very grateful to have had that weekend away! I could have used another 4 days, but it's good to be back at home with the kids and Dave. :) Dave crushed it while I was away!
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