Why was it weird? For one, I was sick pretty much the entire time we were down there. This made things difficult when you're out in the sun and trying to relax. When I wasn't coughing, I was hallucinating from the fever I had and at one point, I was a complete mess and just wanted to check out and sleep. When you have a six-year-old, Ryan, who wants to keep busy, that was totally difficult and thank god that my parents and husband were there to keep him occupied. They played games, went for walks, went to the park, and watched movies when I wasn't able to do anything. Super happy that they all stepped up to keep things up-beat and positive.
When I was feeling not close to death, we spent a lot of timeout doors, which was the plan from the get-go, yet it was still super tough since I had no energy what-so-ever. Everything was a struggle and it put a damper on the point of being on vacation. For example, we went to the pool almost every chance we could get because Ryan's favorite thing to do was swim. Cool, right? Well, not so much because we had to walk to the pool, wiping me out and then when we were at the pool, it was all about playing and being in the sun. On a normal day, cool, however, the sun then became too much and the water was actually tough to get around in. Again though, Grandma and Grandpa stepped up and went swimming a bunch with Ryan, keeping me from having to do way too much.
All in all, we did have a good time and it was nice being around my parents and seeing them have a good time with Ryan. One day, we did make it to the beach and also went to a local attraction, the Shell Factory, where there were a lot of activities for Ryan, including a zoo, arcade, and bumper boats. My hope though is that next time we go on vacation, I can avoid being sick so I can enjoy the entire thing and not just bits and pieces here and there.
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