coming to a close

just a few days left in 2011…i don’t know if i’m ready to recap the year, but i do know the past few days was a heck of a week. this year we went down to wil’s dad’s in napa, ca. both worked late the 23rd, then hopped in the car first thing on christmas eve morning for a 10 hour drive. it wasn’t so bad as we arrived at the house by 5:30 without a stitch of traffic (and a stop at in-n-out of course!).

the next couple days were a whirlwind, as christmas day was a huge day of family in and out of the house all day for morning presents, a visit at another grandma’s, and then a huge christmas dinner with a surprise announcement that the very next day, wil’s dad and long time girlfriend would be getting married there in the house. although it wasn’t a surprise for us (wil was asked to cook the food and me help his sister decorate), it still was a crazy night and following day! after running around the house between decorating and being wil’s sous chef, come dinnertime, it just felt too rich to me to really enjoy. and by the time guests arrived for the cocktail party and the ceremony, i wasn’t feeling so hot. and as perfect timing would have it, right when us kids were supposed to go up and light candles, i headed the opposite direction to the bathroom to begin a lovely night with the flu.

this is now the 3rd out of 4 years that i have gotten the flu…different people, different homes, even different states…but with no immune system because of being pregnant, there was no avoiding it when little nephew josiah got it the night before. thankfully i don’t think i ever had a fever, but i was concerned about our chicky as i lost so many nutrients, fluids and pounds in such a short time!

almost sounds like we need to go nowhere and see no one next year…’quarantine christmas 2012′ has a nice ring to it, right?

either way, i missed the rest of the ceremony and the entire night of party that took place on the main floor below (which, as an introvert, was a teeny bit of relief to not have to socialize with a ton of people i didn’t know. terrible, yes, i am). also, feeling so awful the next day, we packed up and headed home a day early. it seemed worth it to make the trek then and have a day at home in our own bed before returning to work, versus wil sitting at his dad’s house doing nothing, checking on me every couple hours, only for us to leave the next day anyway.

i am thankful it didn’t come any earlier and ruin the holidays for everyone else. i am thankful for my phone allowing me to watch videos and read blog posts while sick in bed…although i am so sorry i never responded to everyone’s christmas wishes to me! yes, it’s great having google reader on my phone, but it’s so one-way that i don’t get a chance to comment back! and also i am so thankful for wil taking such care of me, and sacrificing so much for me. for making the entire drive, most of it in the dark with me as a terrible passenger, by himself at the wheel. and even eating his last chance of in-n-out inside by himself because i knew i couldn’t walk in the restaurant, nor could i smell it in the car…

here’s for a better next couple days and for a great 2012!