What is with this guy? Should I be taking it personally that he would rather spend every free moment passed out in bed than enjoying the sunny weekend with his wife? His wife that has waited patiently all week for him to finally have some time off? And then he goes and gets SICK! Again!
Ok all joking aside, poor Brent -again! His nasty cold from last weekend (complete with high fever) cleared up just in time for him to work Tuesday and Wednesday, then on Thursday I got a call in the afternoon that his coworkers were taking him to the doctor because his left eye was swollen, red, weeping and it was painful to look at light. He was given drops, pills and sent home with no specific diagnosis (seeing as he is not covered by medical insurance until June 1, they took him to a little back-alley Dr near his work - not really the best area of town for state-of-the-art opthomology clinics). Ever the trooper, he did a full 8am-7:30pm workday yesterday, so that by today (Saturday, aka WEEKEND) he is now in even more pain and feels the need to just rest and heal, likely all the way till Monday when he will go back to work!
For those of you that were wondering, it does not seem to fit the usual diagnosis of conjunctivitis (aka "pink-eye") either, as there is no yellow or green discharge, just clear tears, and enough swelling to make it look like someone punched him (no bar fights recently that I've been witness to...). So, according to webMD, we're self-diagnosing Iritis, or Sinusitis that has moved from his cold to affect his eye. Don't worry though, we'll get a proper opthomoligist's opinion (once our health insurance kicks in tomorrow) before self-treating!
We did manage a little (perhaps ill-advised) outing last night with our friends Jan (who works with another refugee agency in town) and her husband Don (who's from Uganda!) to our first Diego beach!
Due to Brent having to work late, we only made it there for our picnic dinner after the sun had set, but the photos should give you some idea of what we can look forward to when we break down and buy a car so that we can head there on the hot summer weekends (um, that is if my hubby can stay healthy for one!). 
The other (daytime) photo is of my first glimpse of the ocean when I went to an appointment in the wealthy neighbourhood of La Jolla (which was almost very embarrassing when I didn't realise that it was a Spanish name, and was going around pronouncing it in its Anglicised form rather than the correct: la Hoya!). Last, but not least, this week marked the birthdays of both my "little" brother Mat, who turned the big 2-1 (I said he should have been down here for a real celebration), and my mom, who's birthday is today! She's turning 29...again :-) Happy Birthday to you two!
Love to all from "the Southern Saskatchewan" (my analogy for people who think I've moved far away from Victoria... distance-wise, we're only as far as my mom's home province, and still in the same time zone!)
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