Day Sixty One

This may be wordy. I'm extremely stir crazy. I've been in the house trying to get better as fast as possible since Christmas Eve. 

I'm watching Family Matters. I never saw the last episode of this TGIF favorite. I can tell I'm getting close to the end of the series because urkle looks 30 and there's some random second actress playing harriet. I read that she only was on for something like 7 episodes. I guess it's kind of sad but watching older shows like this gives me that warm tingly nostalgia. I'm fondly recalling sleepovers at my Aunt Kim's house. Being so harshly removed from my deep sofa bed sleep by my cousin Olivia pulling my eyelids apart. Like if I could just manage to keep my eyes shut, maybe she'd think I hadn't woken up yet and she'd go back to sleep too. Guess I wasn't the smartest kid, but I was tired, and hopeful.

So, I mentioned I've been sick. I'm getting better, but because I've been cooped up, I haven't gotten any good pictures. So I'm cheating and pulling out an older one. 

This is from the week before finals in 2006. Um... Connecticut somewhere. I forget how I wound up on Maria's back. I wanted to post this picture because in my cross PA drive last week, I got to thinking about my first day back in 2006. I was so anxious when I pulled up to Ridgefield Park that I didn't even want to get out of the car. I wanted to turn around and throw up in the movie theater. There (of course) had been a ton of gossip and ridiculous stories told about me and I wasn't sure what I was walking back into. But when I walked over to the pit for the first time, before I even got there, Dan ran over and gave me a huge hug and told me how happy he was that I was there. I think that was what set the stage for what turned out to be a great season. People weren't really sure what to think about me. Dan only knew me from a few weeks in 2000 (when I was still afraid to talk to anyone), and from marching with my sister in 99, but still he was there backing me up. It was very sweet, and I was, and still am, very grateful :)

And, as you can see, we all wound up having a blast with each other. I miss those guys...

Day Sixty

Seriously, how cute is this dog? Eli is sad that his human quarterback counterpart lost today. As did the Cowboys. To the Eagles. BY 38 POINTS. Also, I'm feeling much better. And I just noticed that Michael from Lost also played the very feminine Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Today was pretty damn good :)

Day Fifty Nine

Mom's creepy foggy front yard. Today's picture was going to be of the drugs I'm taking but this is cooler. I woke up feeling pretty bad today after feeling under the weather for a few days. I was sick to my stomach around 5am then could barely swallow when I woke up again at 8. I get throat infections a lot but this one is pretty bad. We called the doctor and she said it sounds like strep or mono. I'm taking anti-biotics for now and if that clears it up, then it's strep. If not, it's mono. Wengert says, "Ok, so... if it's strep then maybe I'll get to see you in a few days? If it's mono... I won't see you for a few months. Great."

Com'oooooon strep! 

Day Fifty Eight

mmm Mom made cookies :)

Day Fifty Seven

Merry Christmas! I made a mint chocolate chip cheesecake :) And it wasn't crap! It tasted like a thin-mint cheese cake. SO good! 

Day Fifty Six

Merry Christmas from Wengert and Eli :) Wish I was there, babe.

Day Fifty Five

The big light up seal is tossing the salad of the big light up polar bear. Santa pretends not to notice. I laugh uncontrollably while stopped at a red light.