Christmas eve and Christmas were lovely, and the weekend before I hung out with my friends, including a friend who just moved to Scotland, and one who just moved to Canton, 40 minutes away. I got some great presents, and it was just a really fun time in general.
On Christmas, I woke up with a cough, and a sore throat. I really thought nothing of it and went on my way. I saw Les Miserables (it was great and very emotional, I cried about 5 times) with my mom and sister since my dad was working, then we opened presents and ate a delicious meal. I read a great book throughout the day, Every Day by David Levithan. I finished it, and went to bed.
The next day, I had driving school. The night of Christmas, my nose was completely clogged and I had a very hard time getting to sleep, tossing and turning and such. But I woke up bright and early and went. As expected, it was unbelievably boring, and to make matter worse I had to keep getting up to get tissues. By the end of the class I was tired, freezing, shaking, and close to tears. I got in the car and pretty much just broke down.
I went home and took a bath, but the water was too cold. I got into bed and sure enough, I had a fever. I spent the rest of the day under the covers. I cancelled the birthday party I was going to have the next day, told the driving class, and my mom told me she'd take me in the next morning at 7:30 to see if I had the flu.
I woke up at 4:30 the next day, my birthday, with a headache behind my eyes. I drank some water and went back to sleep. I woke up again at 8, confused about why I slept late, and feeling nauseous. So I got up and made my way over to the door.
And I fainted dead away.
So I ended up spending the first half of my birthday in the hospital, getting 3 liters of fluid pumped into me through an IV, and dozing in the bed. So I got my first ambulance ride and hospital room for my 16th birthday. What else could a girl want?
The ran the tests, and I had the flu, and they finally let me go home. The only highlight of the day was watching Monster's Inc. with my dad at the end. And getting some books (Why we Broke Up and The Great Gatsby) and a dress , both of which I've wanted for a while.
So my holiday plans were ruined. Gone was getting driving school over with and going to the mall and spending time with my friends. In came watching 11 episodes of The Walking Dead in one day, and watching the 1st season of Downton Abbey.
I'm pretty much better now, and I can finally go out tomorrow again I think. So my holiday isn't completely done for. I still have a New Year's Eve party I am going to, and I only postponed my party till the 4th. So it isn't the end of the world. And we finally got our first real snow of the season. And it's truly beautiful. It's just the flu had very bad timing.
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