Hay Fever

I suppose that hay fever is an old fashioned term.  Nowadays we say allergies.

On Thursday evening the weather had cooled off.  When I got home from teaching I called Sarah at her work and asked her to come home early so that we could go somewhere for a cool drink.

Sarah suggested that we meet at Tree Guys in Itasca and sit on their deck.  She got off of the train in Itasca and walked to Tree Guys.

All of the chairs and tables were stacked.  No one was on the deck. 

Sarah suggested plan "B" which was go to Salt Creek Gold Course on Thorndale in Wood Dale.

When we got 6 old men were sitting at the bar.  The place is huge.

Sarah and I sat outside on the patio.  There was no one out there.  It was a beautiful setting.  Sunshine, trees, geese, blossoms, bees and an occasional golfer.  We marveled at the fact that no one sat out there the entire time.

We sat there for two hours.

The next morning I felt achy all over.  Mostly my head but also my back and my neck, even my elbows.  I got called into work and was happy for it but it would have been a good day to stay home.

After school I came home and went to bed.  My guess is that I was suffering from hay fever as a result of sitting outside with so many things blooming around me.  No stuffy nose or watery eyes just lots of body aches.  It's similar to what my mother has suffered from all of her life, except she does get some sinus problems.