sick day

i am home sick today.

my throat is super sore and scratchy, which makes it hard for me to talk. and my head feels like it's full of cotton balls.

so i was curled up on the couch thinking about going out to pick up my monthly prescription, when daniel called from school. it was his lunch break, and he wanted to check on his sick wifey.

what a nice guy =)

i told him about the whole prescription thing, and how i really felt like i should to it, because i'm completely out of my medicine. but our insurance situation has been crazy so we weren't sure whether it would work if i went... and then it would cost way more money. so we just weren't sure what was the best thing to do. (part of the trouble is my lack of insurance cards... they keep saying they've sent them... we have yet to receive them.)

so THEN, when we hung up, he called the pharmacy, arranged everything, and called me back to say: "heather, everything's set up. you can just pick it up in an hour."

hooray! i was the one doing nothing on the couch, and he was the one in the middle of a busy school day. but he took care of it. he took care of me.

can you see my smile through your computer screen? 'cause it's THAT big.

happy belated thanksgiving!

i hope your holiday was as superfun as ours =)

my dad's mom was in town, so we had an AMAZING polish dinner with her the tuesday before turkey day. it was fabulous. pierogies. golumpkis. kielbasa. heaven.

then, on thursday morning we got some more grandma time in, before heading up to silver spring for a big dinner with a whole bunch of daniel's mom's family. we saw so many people! that's the best, i think. the more the merrier. i totally buy that.

uncle pete and aunt diane were our fabulous host and hostess. we also got to see 2 or their kiddos - kim and matthew. kim is just starting out college, so it was exciting to hear all about this new chapter of her life. we also got to meet aunt diane's sister and her whole family.

then there was daniel's fam - all 5 of 'em! brian, lucy, older brother, and both sisters. daniel's sister rachel is preparing for a study abroad next semester, so i really enjoyed hearing about that.

then there was chuck's whole family - i told you this was a big group! so there was chuck and his three kids. one of those "kids" has a hubby and two little ones of her own. they live all the way up in upstate new york, so it was a real treat to see them. plus, her husband teaches high school science, so he and daniel got to talk science-teacher-stuff!

i particularly enjoyed talking to chuck's youngest daughter, angie, who is finishing up her internship toward becoming a registered dietician. i am kind of living vicariously through her - it's a field i've always been super interested in. so that was a major highlight for me.

and i can't forget grandpa, or pauline and her son. pauline is our "aunt" from congo, who has been completely enfolded into daniel's family. it's great, and her son is too stinking cute.

then, back in naptown, we got to spend time with our cousin's on MY mom's side on friday night. we saw "the men who stare at goats" - good, offbeat comedy - and hung out for a while.

then, saturday morning before i went into work, i got to drop in and visit with my dear friend melissa and her sweet baby girl, bryleigh! hooray!

::sigh::

i love family, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. this is such a great holiday!