sick of sickness

i am so sick of my allergies, i could scream. they have ruined so many experiences for me! yesterday, we drove to b.f.e. to drop punkin off at the campground where my in-laws are spending the weekend. they own a really nice travel trailer with all the comforts of home. it's one of those campers that you could literally take around the country, living in it. you wouldn't miss anything except a permanent location.

anyhoo...it was a nice campground, despite the gestapo on his 4-wheeler making sure everyone's poodles were chained up and such. it has a swimming pool with water slides, a mini golf course, swings right by the lake, etc. we sat there, talking to the in-laws and some other friends while hamburgers were cooking on the pit. as time went by, i was increasingly miserable. being in the woods triggered my allergies, and after about an hour, i had a nice sinus headache going. it was still pretty hot when we arrived at 5pm, and though the temperature dropped some, the humidity stayed high and i was sweating profusely. punkin was getting bored listening to all the "grown-up talk" and wanted me to go push her on the swings. i felt like i couldn't move. thankfully, the captain stepped up to the plate and took her down to the swingset.

when the burgers were ready, i wolfed mine down and then went in the camper with punkin so she would have someone to watch her as she played with her stuffed animals. the air conditioning felt so good! it was at that moment that i knew we had to get out of there. by then, it was about 8:30 and we had a good 2-hour drive to look forward to. the captain had been drinking beer, so i drove. i felt so yucky by that time that i didn't even want to converse in the car.

the captain's parents really wanted us to hang out, but i had to leave. the friends probably thought we were snobs because i was so quiet and anxious to bolt. it was such a nice set-up and punkin absolutely loves the camper. they have even offered to let us use it. but after this experience, i have visons of being in the midst of mother nature, sprawled out on one of the couches of the camper, watching when harry met sally over and over on the vcr while punkin and the captain enjoy themselves.

i guess it's time for me to "suck it up" and go visit yet another doctor.