**JeSsICa aNd LuLu's AdVenTurEs**: When Life Gives You Lemons.. Call a Missionary!!

So for the past month I have been feeling not so great! As most of you already know, I have had a bad kidney infection and it has caused me to be in and out of the hospital quite often. At this point I feel like I have been on a terrible roller coaster ride because one day I feel ok enough to go to school and the next day I cant even make it out of bed. My life consists of water and pills all day.. where i feel like this picture describes exactly how i feel!!

Well yesterday was particularly bad because I got a fever of a 100.5 and my whole body hurt, I had the chills and was convinced that it would only be moments time that I would be sitting in heaven drinking sweet lemonade with my beloved grandma.

I guess after over dosing on Ibuprofen my fever came down and the chills went away. I made an appointment to see the doctors for today because the lymph nodes in my neck were getting pretty swollen and I was just worried all around. I found out today at the doctors that the infection in my kidneys has not gone away rather it has become worse. Which was devastating news because the last time I went to the doctors they had told me the infection was gone and all I had to deal with was the side effects of a swollen kidney.. nausea.. grose! So today they gave me a super yucky shot.. that felt like it came roaring from the depths of.. you get the point! Ouch!! I cried, screamed and cursed as usual.. The bad news is.. I get to go back again tomorrow for another shot!! I have had painful shots before the "peanut butter"shots is what we all like to call them.. well they are pleasant compared to the devolic thing they gave me today! This one in particular, stings, bites, burns, eats a portion of your skin right off as it numbs your whole leg and radiates pain up your hip and back!! Im telling you.. if this does not do the trick.. im making a direct call to heaven for a kidney replacement. haha check please!

Well disappointed, in pain and just not happy.. I felt like I had to give my missionary buddies a call just to see how they were doing. I had gotten a blessing from them a little more than a week ago and I miss them not coming around as often. We talked about the weather, life, and I asked for a refund on my health blessing! haha They are so fun to just joke around with.. they are not uptight at all so we have a great time. Well those sweet and caring souls came OVER!! they surprised me with a huge bag of chocolates!! Twix, almond joy, caramellos, fast break.. you name it! Its king sized and in that special little baggy! They are so sweet!! They said they felt like I need some chocolate to make me feel better!! They must have girlfriends back home because chocolate is always a good remedy for girls! :) They hung out with us for a about 20 mins before they went running out the door to beat their "clean" inspector! haha What funny guys! I invited them over for lunch on saturday just so we could hang out with them some more.

As for my chickies.. I believe that he is doing a whole nursing carrier with me!! He has been here through the thick and thin and I can say that im the luckiest girl alive to have such an amazing boyfriend. He missed class today just to make sure I felt better after my shot! Im actually pretty happy that I got him his Iphone because I cry and make a fuss and he holds my hand, rubs my head, pats my back, and still manages to catch glimpses of his games and sport stuff on his phone while I am having a moment.. haha I think god placed me in his life to teach him patience.. and after this month.. I realized that he has passed with flying colors. At this point no one can say that my chickies is not patient because he has truly proven the exact opposite! I had a horrible dream last night that my chickies left me.. When I woke up all I could do was be so grateful that he is still by my side and appreciate all that he does for me. :)