Champagne and Socks

Well I’ve been home 4 days now. My lack of posting I will blame on being sick as a dog. The Crohn’s flare up continues and my cold was unpleasant and then worked its way to my chest where it now sits, giving me a cough and playing havoc with my asthma. Throw on top of that hormone funness and I can say, I’ve been feeling quite miserable. I’m glad to be home but I’m not moving very fast or achieving  very much. I had intended to have Thursday and Friday off work for Twelfth Planet Press work days. Instead I’ve had them as sick, mopey bout the house, days.

I don’t get jetlag. It’s my superpower. Instead my body clock shifts so that I’ve been waking up and getting up at 6.30am since I arrived in San Diego. That continues. Thursday I therefore ran errands, did shopping and popped into Tehani’s before doing general house pottering like my laundry. I basically felt off, on and off all day, with a fever and the coughing etc. C had asked me whilst I was away if I thought I would still be up for a dinner he’d planned for us for Thursday night. I really didn’t feel like going out at all but he’d booked, so he said, and had checked that they would make me steamed veggies, so I dressed and went along. On the drive I felt really ill, faint and nauseous, and then I noticed C took a turn that was surprisingly on the way to Tehani’s house. I thought, “Oh good, if we’re going there for dinner, that’s much better than a restaurant.” And then he pulled up at her house and I thought, “Weird.” And then as we entered, there seemed to be other people there. And there were! A bunch of my friends got together and threw me a surprise welcome home party! I always wanted a surprise party and I finally got one! And I was speechless, they totally got me! And Tehani had made me bland, inoffensive soup! And there was gluten free bread. And sushi! And none of it hurt! And I got to catch up with everyone, and talk and it was fantastic!

Friday I moped again about the house – the moping was for the lack of work I was getting done as well as for being sick. I did get out in the afternoon with C and bought me a copy of The Courier’s New Bicycle and also some decaf T2 tea. And Saturday I took Howie up to the parents to show him off as well as checking my post office box and other random chores.

Today we had lunch with C’s parents. And there are lots of conversations about wedding dates and arrangements. The first thing I did Thursday morning was sort my bridesmaids. It just felt like a very pressing and important thing and I was much relieved when they were all asked and said yes. Beyond that, I have no idea about anything but all of a sudden, the train has left the station!

I go back to work tomorrow. And I supposed reality will set back in with a thwack. Christmas is around the corner though. And in looking forward to that, that means it’s almost 2012. I have much to do before the end of the year. I’d better get cracking.