some stories just need to be shared.

well, it's been an intersting past 24 hours.. i havent been feeling all that well since driving back from missouri last sunday, but i thought i was getting better. well, come monday, someone i went to belmont with tells me he wants to set me up on a blind date with one of his friends. now, if you know me, you know i'd never expect to go on a blind date, but for some reason this was different. so i told him that if his friend was up for it, i'd be happy to go. turns out the blind date would actually happen [which surprised me]. so tuesday at work we were having a department lunch, at which time i went from feeling relatively better [health-wise] to 10 times worse. i was frustrated. if the blind date werent scheduled that night, i surely would have just gone home immediate to rest but i didnt want to back out on the guy, plus after talking to our mutual friend, i'll admit i was pretty curious to meet the guy. so i call my doctor to schedule an appointment for today, take a bit of medicine and begin to feel relatively better.

i leave work and somehow find my way to his place right on time. so we get in his car and head toward our destination. at this point, it's right in the middle of rush hour traffic and we're in the middle of a 4 lane highway, stopped behind a line of cars. well.. there was a semi coming to a stop behind us, but when a car moved into our lane in front of the truck, he didnt have as much time to stop as expected and slammed into the car behind us, which of course then slammed into us. so here we are, pretty much strangers and have just gotten in a car accident on 65N at vietnam vet's blvd. [i say that because i laughed, thinking of how many times i'd heard the radio traffic report mention that a wreck has been picked up at this exact location.] so we call 911 and the cops are on the way, get out to check on the other car and semi - no one is injured thank goodness, and miraculously, the car i was in had no damage.. maybe a scratch on the bumper but that was it. so we eventually pull over, and have probably a good 30-45 minutes to just sit, wait for the cops, and chat. what an entertaining start to the evening that's for sure. finally we're released to go and we proceed with the night. turned out to be a pretty fun time in my opinion, not awkward at all as some would expect on a blind date. i make it home a little after midnight - at this point all medicine taken earlier in the day has worn off, and a bit of soreness from the wreck has set in.

SO, i go to sleep, wake up today feeling essentially terrible. after trying unsuccessfully to convince myself that i felt bad enough to stay home, i head to the office. on my way in, decide i'm just being silly and should have stayed home! however, i'll go in for a short while and take care of a few things that needed to get done, then return home. my boss agrees this is a good idea. i get home around 10 and sleep until my doctor's appointment at 2:15. at the doctor's office, i find out that i most likely have strep throat and thus am contageous. [aka was also contageous last night... on my blind date]. so i'm now on medications, emailed the guy from last night apologizing that i potentially could have passed on this sickness, and am trying to get better as fast as possible. i really need to be better and not contageous soon, because our christmas giveaway is supposed to be tomorrow and friday and if i miss it, i will be incredibly sad :(

i dont know about you, but i find that whole string of events quite humorous - by far one of the better stories in my life as of late. for this reason, i couldnt help but share it [not to mention because i've slept all day and cannot breathe through my nose, i cant fall asleep again right now and figured this would be a good way to pass the time.] i hope you enjoyed the story.