Convelescant Day

That is exactly what has happened to my last 2 days off from work.  What I originally thought was just some allergies, turned into something much more painful while I was at work Tuesday (sore throat, headache, earache, but strangely no sinus issues).  So, I have doctored myself over the last 2 days with marginal benefits.  Brian and I have decided I have a virus as I'm showing no signs of an infections, but man does my throat hurt and boy do I NOT want to do anything (Brian has been quarantined to ensure he does not get this stuff- sad, I know).  So, instead, yesterday I took a 3 hour nap, felt guilty for being lazy and not getting anything done, made friends with tylenol and advil, and tried the chicken noodle soup thing.  When Brian got home, we continued the laziness (which was totally fine) and finished a show we have been watching (will tell you about it in a second).  When I say we finished the show, I mean we had 4 one hour episodes left and we watched them all...we couldn't pass up moving to the next episode as we were constantly left hanging!;)  So today, I realized just how little I actually did yesterday, so today has been a 50/50 day- doing stuff that doesn't require much exertion from me- ie laundry.  Hoping this laying low will put me back on my A-game tomorrow! ( I still won't deny that I cringe every time I have to swallow.)  The weather has helped as well, so rainy and stormy (my grass is extremely happy)!!

So onto the show we have been watching.  Brian has introduced me to something dangerous since we started dating...it's called netflix (streaming to be exact).  We are also able to stream from amazon prime...so if we could stream sports live on either one we could get rid of cable (too bad this isn't possible)  He and I like to watch movies.  So much so that when we watch regular tv we generally record it so we can fast forward through the commercials (therefore, i don't know what anyone is advertising anymore)!  So, we got pretty engrossed on a Starz miniseries and discovered we finished all the available episodes.  So, we went in search of another miniseries to fill our time.  We had heard some things about Downton Abbey and decided to give it a shot. 

Oh my...what a great show!!  The story line develops very well and totally sucks you in before you even realize it.  You find yourself justifying why you can stay up another hour so you can see what happens.  *sigh*  It really is a great show.  The only bad thing is, we now have to wait until January for the 3rd season to come out.  So, we are back to our original dilemma...we need another miniseries to watch...sad, I know, but we enjoy it.  

Otherwise, it has been a pretty good week.  We had some family in town this past weekend and enjoyed hanging out, grilling out, and shopping.  It was fun to play hostess and it forced me to get the house back in order.  I also tried out a new recipe from my grandmother- peach enchiladas- oh my, so good!  Brian is still talking about them!:)  I'll make them again soon and post the recipe with a pic (they didn't last all that long).  Elli and Ada also got to meet Savanna (a choc lab).  It seemed iffy at first if Ada would be nice, but she learned to tolerate the big brown dog.  Elli on the other hand seemed to like her alot (usually it is opposite).  Thankfully, Savanna is a pretty laid back pooch and didn't seem to mind too much that Ada was copping an attitude (though I minded and was correcting her every chance I got).  I think next on their list is to meet some cats!:)