WEEKEND RECAP: Thanksgiving, Ornaments, and Illness
Thanksgiving was wonderful. The kids and I got to my parents’ house early that morning to help with the cooking. Isabelle helped me with the ham. We got pineapple slices and got cloves to attach it to the ham. The ham already came coated with brown sugar, so that’s all we really had to do. I made the stuffing and green beans. My mother made the rice with these beans that my grandmother picked for us while we were in Panama. My aunt brought the fried turkey that she gets from Popeyes and the macaroni-n-cheese. After awhile, we all sat down. My dad said the prayer, and then we ate.
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We spent the time talking about our lives and current events. The food was delicious. I definitely know that I gained a few, which I planned to lose this week now that the gym in my office is open. The entire day I was fighting a horrible cold and sore throat. I couldn’t eat as much as I wanted because it hurt to swallowed. By the end of the night, I was dead tired and just wanted to sleep. I got up a few times during the night because my throat hurt so much. I have the bad luck that my glands get swollen where they feel like ping pong balls.
The consensus is that it’s due to stress, and I agree. I never get sick. The last time I got sick was in 2007 when the commute to work was killing me, so I got strep throat two times in a row. I am stretching myself thin, so my body is reacting to that. I now know that I need to relax a bit, and not think I can do 100 things at once.
I was too weak to leave my parents’ house til Saturday. Before I left, I helped my mom put up the Christmas tree, and I took my cousin and Isabelle to see "New Moon," after they begged me for two days. Cebastian got in major trouble, so I punished him by not taking him to the movies. But, now I wonder if it was really a punishment after seeing the movie. I really tried giving the movie a chance, but it was awful. I don’t know if it was cause I didn’t feel very well, but I was bored out of my mind. After that, the kids and I went home.
When I arrived home, I had to deal with my ex and his horrible way of speaking to me, and that kind of ruined my day until I finally said to myself, "Enough!" This guy is not worth me wasting my day, so I decided to put up the Christmas tree.
Today, I feel a whole lot better. My throat is still a little swollen, but it’s not where I can’t deal. The kids and I went to Macy’s and Michaels’ to get new ornaments. It’s a tradition we started. Every year, we each choose an ornament. I think they are lovely.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their loved ones.
