Week 4: Being Sick/Sophie Rizzo

Sophie. Is perhaps one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world and I'm almost sad that it's already her week. I mean, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised since she’s obviously just so nice and awesome and stuff, but really. She's wonderful. And that’s really all I should have to say.  But since that would be boring, a story:

This week I got terribly sick. So sick that I spent all of Tuesday blowing my nose, couldn't sleep through the night Tuesday, threw up for the first time in ten years Wednesday morning, and I even almost missed class. 

Wednesday morning was awful, full of tears, and I felt miserable. Somehow though, by the afternoon I was watching 'Gilmore Girls' with Sophie and feeling better. That night we watched ‘Bridesmaids’ with Ellen, and when I fell asleep on her extra bed, they (well Ellen decided to) let me stay sleeping there.  Then, even though I was woken up at 6 in the morning because Sophie had to go to PT, I still managed to have one of the best sleeps I had had in days, and waking up early proved to be a blessing in disguise, when it gave me the opportunity to take my time getting ready for my 8 AM class. As the week went on, I continued to feel better and better, with consistent help and comfort from Sophie.

Sophie continued to shine through the weekend, by letting me vent in her room, studying with me, making Daryl take us to Taco Bell, quoting Mean Girls, and then watching part of Mean Girls too :) 

Sophie Rizzo is an incredible human being, and I'm so glad to have her in my life. Sophie Rizzo is a hard worker, and even though she had so many other things to do this week, and is always busy, and always answering other people's calls, she somehow managed to find the time to help take care of me, and for that, I am grateful. 

Special shout outs this week should also go to: 

Ellen Nightingale, for making me rice when I was sick, and always making me smile. 

Myder Vang, for inspiring me and helping me realize what it really takes to accomplish my goals. 

Kendra Poszywak, for taking me out to Calumet after listening to me rant and helping me get away. You matter, and you've affected me. 

Quote of the week: “Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”

                Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged