Christmas was more fun than I'd dared to hope for. We got some wonderful gifts including a framed version of one of my favorite Alice photos from Melinda, surround sound from my brother and I got the Fossil watch I'd been hoping for. We hosted a nice evening of gift giving and food Christmas Eve and skipped midnight mass in favor of hanging out with Holly, Kevin and Leo. We also saw them the next day for a delightful Christmas dinner at Hot Pot City, where I cut in the beverage line because I told the nice man in front of me, "excuse me, but I'm choking" which I was. Other highlights included hanging the excellent stockings that Dena had sent us, then watching Rainie Roo stare at them from every possible angle, and seeing Ali, which pretty much kicked ass.

Yesterday (and still today) I got very sick and slept the whole day and most of the night. Today I'm back at work but moving at a very slow pace.