Weekend Awesomeness

My goal for the weekend was to rest up as much as possible. The Epstein Barr virus flare up is extremely fatiguing but I want to be able to manage it better this time. To give you an idea what it feels like imagine the moment you realize that you’re coming down with the flu. You have a headache, sore throat, achy joints, muscle aches, and fatigue. Now imagine feeling like that for 6-8 weeks. The worst part is the feeling that someone has taken a cheese grater to my muscles.

Anyway, my weekend started off fabulous and early when I met two friends for lunch on Friday. We try to get together once a month to catch up face-to-face. Next month, our plans are for dinner and the movie, The Help.

After work on Friday, I picked up the mail and we had our first letter from Mr. A. We could tell he wrote it in a rush and he essentially reported that he was alive and the white uniforms were impossible to keep clean.

Saturday morning I got up early and went to the spa. Because really, why else would I willingly get up early on a Saturday? I believe I got the best deep tissue massage EVER! The massage therapist worked out all the remaining stubborn knots leftover from our road trip. Even with the extreme fatigue my body began to feel better. Well, at least as best as it could. Then I got a much needed hair cut and I walked out of the salon looking gorgeous.

I didn’t have any plans for the rest of the weekend until Mr. A’s first scheduled phone call home on Sunday afternoon. My Sweetie and G-Man went to the driving range and did yard work while I took naps on Saturday and Sunday. I also ran a few too many errands on Sunday and wiped myself out.

But by far and away, the highlight of the weekend was Mr. A’s phone call. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew that he was doing great. S, G-Man, and I all got on the extensions and listened to A talk for a solid 20 minutes. His first comment was that he has done more stuff in the past 10 days than he had in the past year.

He really enjoys attending the lectures they have every day. He also really likes drill (parade). The food isn’t as good as what we cook at home but blue cheese dressing can make just about anything taste good. He validated out of English I, Calculus I, and Chemistry I. So in the fall he will be in a class or two with upperclassmen. That makes him a little nervous. He’s doing summer rowing (crew) and might try out for the team in the fall. He did hurt his knee one morning during PEP (Plebe Exercise/Extermination Program) and is now doing physical therapy instead. His roommates are from Las Vegas and Ashville, NC but I can’t remember their names now. The detailer for his squad is a female who wants to be a Marine. He said that she’s really firm but acts like she’s everyone’s mother. A Marine with a maternal instinct, hmmm?

Overall, Mr. A sounded excited. I’m so very proud of my kid. He amazes me and I can’t put it into words. This morning I realized that during the 20 minutes of non-stop talking he didn’t complain once. Sure the food isn’t always great and some of the detailers are cranky but he just accepts that as a matter of course.

To wrap up our awesome weekend, our little family of three went out for ice cream to celebrate the anniversary of my back surgery.