Chris and I are of course very dear to each other, but nothing has tied the two of us more closely together than our recently shared experience in food poisoning.
I wrote the above with a still-gurgling stomach, but after yet another nap I feel much better. Chris has seen me through various illnesses, like colds and cramps and hangovers, but I have never ONCE seen him sick in the 5+ years I’ve known him. It was a little scary, and that’s why we think it was food poisoning and not just your typical stomach virus, which surely wouldn’t have affected Chris at all. Seriously—he’ll sniffle once on a Tuesday, say, and then I’ll be full-blown sick with the flu on Wednesday, all because of him. And can two people be hit with a stomach bug at the exact same time? Ugh. I can’t wait to not have to share a bathroom.
We decided to throw away most of the food we’d eaten Monday night, even though we’re both pretty sure it was the days-old chicken we’d finished off. That much should be obvious… but the iceberg lettuce gave us pause, too, since it was brand new in a bag and I’ve done enough reading on the web now to be afraid of any vegetable. Either way, I’m pretty happy with the new liquid diet I’ve got going on.