My first ever trip to Mexico has been a lot less delightful than I had hoped it would be thus far and this has nothing to do with the company around me. I am seeing many of my family members for the first time in over 5 years so this is really important to me. As I have said before I was initially not able to visit because of Covid and then it was because of visa issues in Vietnam. I feared that if I left I would not be allowed back in and I was not going to risk that with my dog still sitting there waiting for me.
Speaking of my dog, wow would she be jealous if she knew what I was up to.
My parents have 3 dogs and all of them are sweethearts. The little one is about Nadi's size and that is the "indoors doggy." The other two who are a bit older stay outside but honestly, they live in relative luxury so it's not like they are jealous. I think it is cool that the larger dogs just know they are not allowed inside.
This little girl behaves a lot like Nadi in that she is always lingering at your feet whenever you are cooking or eating anything She is a sweetheart and frequently comes by my bed to say hello. Which brings me to the unfortunate main reason why I am typing this: I have been seriously ill ever since getting here.
I don't know if I picked something up on the airplane or if it is because my body is accustomed to a humid and hot environment but my sinuses have just been completely wrecked since arriving here. I go through being congested and then being runny and I am coughing and at one point was feverish. 2 of the major things that my family had planned for me, including and especially a trip to go and see some Luche Libre wrestling, had to be cancelled because I have basically zero energy.
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I would have really enjoyed going to see that but I am still here for another 3 weeks so maybe we will have another chance. I could have gone but these are loud environments and for me, just speaking above a normal volume results in me coughing plus I am completely drained of energy and only stay out of bed for a few hours in a row.
I don't know what is going on with me. Initially it was the jet lag that forced me to bed at a really early hour but now I seem to have gotten a rather serious sinus infection of sorts and that is putting a serious damper on my ability to go and do stuff with the family. I think they are cool with is because they enjoy sitting around the house anyway.
The few times I have gone out we would do simple things like go to a park to walk the dogs but I found myself being a real stick in the mud and not much fun to be around. Even when we were having surprisingly good cheap park beers I just wanted to get home and lie down.
This funny dog above chases shadows and especially reflections off of phones or watches so getting a picture of her is nigh on impossible. Instead of looking at you she is focused like a ninja on the reflection the lens is making on the ground.
In a few days my family is heading to another part of the country to go celebrate the Day of the Dead and it is meant to be a very big deal. I am really hopeful that I can get over whatever this is that is affecting me so negatively in that time, otherwise I am going to be a real downer on the whole family.