We've all heard the saying, "When it rains it pours." I'll assume that we've also heard the saying, "April showers bring May flowers." Well, I'm hoping that April will bring me flowers because March has been a freaking monsoon! To start off the madness my usual headaches got exponentially worse. They were bad enough that one headache would last about five days. Not so fun. Next the flu got piled on top of the headaches, knocking me out for about a week and finally forcing me to go to the doctor to deal it. My next medical trick was my eye that has started twitching and that they thought might have been pink eye. I'm not sure why, but that's pretty gross. Because of these lovely health debacles I missed quite a bit of school. This threw in makeup tests, overdue papers, and interviews with teachers to my March mix, not to mention the fact that some of the tests I did got lost, so I'll probably get to do them again. Amidst this, my sister and roommate got a new job. Sounds great, right? (It is great! I'm really excited for her!) This led to construction. We needed to paint and put up a new doorway as well as fill in nail holes and paint over them. Next, I found out that the three dollar tip I left on a fifteen dollar meal got charged as thirty dollars. Now, I like to think of myself as a good tipper (I'm not sure that's really a word), but I think a 200% tip is a little extreme. This wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that the extra thirty dollars led to my account being overdrawn, and the restaurant was in Puerto Rico, so I couldn't just go talk to them and get it fixed. However, I did go talk to the bank and they're going to try and get it settled. (keep your fingers crossed!) For the cherry on top, my windshield cracked. It's the first time I've ever had a crack in my windshield in all my driving years. It made me a little sad. I guess now it's not so hard to see why my eye is twitching.
San Juan was a blast! I went with Sharolyn and the first day we both crashed in the hotel room and took a four hour nap. This may seem ridiculously long, but when you've been on a plane and transferring flights all night, it doesn't seem quite so silly. The next day we took a taxi out to Old San Juan to see the sights and do some shopping. Our timing wasn't so hot, although the weather was, and that was delightful. The first place we stopped was the El Morro fort. As we were walking in there were some other people walking out who informed us that the fort was closed because there were bees, and they wouldn't be open for an hour or two. We decided to go see the other things in the city and then circle back to the fort. Next we stopped at Casa Blanca (not the movie) where Ponce de Leon and his family used to live. We were going to go through the museum, but when we got up to the gate we talked to a lady who said they were closed for lunch. I looked at my watch and it was straight up noon....exactly when they closed for lunch. We got to walk around the grounds and saw some pretty cool things like a banana tree and a lizard. After that we stopped at lots of boutiques the rest of the day and got to see the beautiful San Juan cathedral. I also got to play the part of bird lady and feed a bunch of pigeons. By the time we finished with that the places we had wanted to go were closed so we decided to come back the next morning.
Well, even though this has been a month of craziness, there have also been quite a few good things that have happened too. As happens every March, we had Pi day, and boy did we celebrate. Annie and I ended up making 9 different pies, all of which were pretty delicious. (Apparently I'm so humble.) My little niece Isabelle turned 1 on St. Patrick's day and we celebrated with pancakes and scrambled eggs, because those were foods she could eat. Also that day my younger brother got his mission call. He's going to the San Juan, Puerto Rico mission, which was interesting timing and leads perfectly to one of the major highlights of my month so far. I got to go on vacation to none other than San Juan, Puerto Rico.
San Juan was a blast! I went with Sharolyn and the first day we both crashed in the hotel room and took a four hour nap. This may seem ridiculously long, but when you've been on a plane and transferring flights all night, it doesn't seem quite so silly. The next day we took a taxi out to Old San Juan to see the sights and do some shopping. Our timing wasn't so hot, although the weather was, and that was delightful. The first place we stopped was the El Morro fort. As we were walking in there were some other people walking out who informed us that the fort was closed because there were bees, and they wouldn't be open for an hour or two. We decided to go see the other things in the city and then circle back to the fort. Next we stopped at Casa Blanca (not the movie) where Ponce de Leon and his family used to live. We were going to go through the museum, but when we got up to the gate we talked to a lady who said they were closed for lunch. I looked at my watch and it was straight up noon....exactly when they closed for lunch. We got to walk around the grounds and saw some pretty cool things like a banana tree and a lizard. After that we stopped at lots of boutiques the rest of the day and got to see the beautiful San Juan cathedral. I also got to play the part of bird lady and feed a bunch of pigeons. By the time we finished with that the places we had wanted to go were closed so we decided to come back the next morning.
The next day we woke up and took the bus back to Old San Juan. We started at the lower fort and saw a lot of interesting stuff like the dungeons. After that we made our way back up to the El Morro fort which was now bee free and ready for us to explore. At both forts there were some amazing views of the ocean and the city and we took pictures to our hearts' content. When we were finished with the forts we went back to the hotel to eat and then hit the beach. Sharolyn got a good start on her tan by laying on the beach, but I was a much more restless creature, so I decided 
to build a sand castle. It had a bridge and towers and moat. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment considering the waves took my first two attempts and demolished them. That night I fell asleep watching "The Princess Bride" and the next day we came home. It's amazing what a good vacation will do for you. I woke up this morning and I wasn't quite as disappointed with the fact that I had to go to school. Also, my eye has been twitching less. Thank goodness!
to build a sand castle. It had a bridge and towers and moat. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment considering the waves took my first two attempts and demolished them. That night I fell asleep watching "The Princess Bride" and the next day we came home. It's amazing what a good vacation will do for you. I woke up this morning and I wasn't quite as disappointed with the fact that I had to go to school. Also, my eye has been twitching less. Thank goodness!
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