"i'm ill...not sick."

last weekend was a great valentine's day weekend. nothing romantic at all, but i'm not hatin'. i spent it loving life and the people in it as planned. 2/13: bj's in brea for pat's birthday. over 50 people in attendance...it was awesome to chill with friends from multiple facets of my life. 2/14: at pat's house for the "closing ceremony." haha...just the usual good times. went to my cousin patrick's house in the valley for his birthday the next day...it's always a pleasure to chill with my cousins and relatives. i miss sam woo chinese food.

after such a busy and cold weekend, i should have expected to be a little under the weather. however...i was caught by surprise with my worse sickness in recent memory. the rain/snow/slush in yucca this past monday did little to make me feel any better, but working out and having korean bbq with anavie and mike in buena park sure did. just when i thought i was on the road to recovery...my fever spiked tuesday morning upon arriving at the hospital. i was sweating (in 40-degree weather), i was losing my voice, and my face got swollen up and red. instead of taking care of patients, i had to focus on myself. luckily, the swelling went down and i regained my voice a little bit over the next few days. slowly but surely...i'm getting back to normal. this wasn't a good week to get sick (there's really no good week to get sick) because i needed this week to prepare for my final this morning. regardless of my weary condition, i finished renal with an A! chyeah! nothing raises the spirits up more than success...and having no school next monday. ah...God is good and i'm one step closer to the prize.

that's all for now...take care and much love! - jl.