Mother's Day Weekend

 I've been a little behind on my posting. So much has happened within the last few weeks. 

This year for Mother's Day weekend, I flew out to Michigan to visit my baby girl and we spent the weekend enamored by the Tulip Festival in Holland, Michigan. I truly enjoyed every minute of it. It was a beautiful experience, I had no idea that there were so many different types of tulips, and when they are all in one place it is just spectacular. They really do an amazing job. 

After the festival, we took a short ride to Lake Michigan and I had no idea how beautiful the area was. The lake was so expansive, it felt like we were overlooking an ocean. There's sand surrounding the shore and the water gently hits the shore in waves but it also has more aggressive waves that hit the surrounding rocky path that stretches out further for a better view. If there wasn't still a chill in the air by the water, I wouldn't have minded spending the day on its shores. 

The month of June has been a busy one for us... me. I started the month of June with a fever, chills, and a headache. Because of the times we are living in now, I assumed I had Covid. I tested myself at home and received a negative result, waited until day 5 and then went for the real test. That also came back negative thankfully, especially since we were flying out to Punta Cana that Saturday to visit my son and his girlfriend who we hadn't met yet. 

We spent the week in Punta Cana and we had a very nice time, while I was still feeling sick. I did not feel well at all, my energy was very low, I broke out with a rash, the heat, that I love, was not helping at all. It was a struggle. When we got home, I developed severe joint pain. So, whatever I had was clearly escalating. I called my doctor's office and virtually described what I had been through the last few weeks and they sent me for some bloodwork. After all the testing, I was told that I have Lyme Disease. 

Feeling much better now, back to work, and starting to feel like myself again.