Major hangover

I've been out of commission for a few days due to a major hangover. Our party was a success on Sunday (my absence from blogland was due to much cleaning and planning), and I sampled some of the spirits on tap, especially some wine. Now, I didn't have my first drink of wine til 2:30-3, with a big pizza lunch, and only had four glasses (with more food) from that point til almost 11. Yet I woke up feeling like absolute crud, starting at 2:30 that morning. I knew I was in trouble when I kept drinking bottle after bottle of water and not hitting the bathroom.

Ugh...no wine for Chris for a loooooong time.

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Blogging hiatus

Sorry I haven't been around much. I'm feeling really crappy, especially today, which is why I called in sick. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow to blog and read other blogs.

Stay healthy and warm today, especially if you're in the Chicago area. Winter seems to be here already...

Again?

I'm going to bed. I feel really crappy and I think I'm coming down with yet another cold. Seems like I just had one the other day. And this one's a doozy that's being passed around at work. People have been struggling with it for several days at a spell, taking off from work and being miserable for days on end. Gee, thanks guys. Here I thought I dodged this bullet and I was all proud of myself, crappy immune system be damned! But alas, the glands are swelling, the head is pounding, and I feel achy and sore all over. So off to bed I go.

Pete already hit the sack a few hours ago. He said he was going upstairs to "snuggle with the doggies" but I knew the minute his head hit that pillow, he'd be out. Sure enough, I went upstairs a half hour ago and he's completely tucked in, still wearing his work clothes but blankets pulled up tight to his scruffy chin. He moaned something about just resting for a few minutes and promptly went back to sawing logs. Sometimes he's so unintentionally cute that it's funny.

Well, off to bed go I. I'm hoping I awaken tomorrow refreshed and back to normal—normal for me being achy and having headaches that is, but definitely not slapped with a cold.

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