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You are here: Home / Soapbox / Musings / Holiday Roundup

Holiday Roundup

December 28, 2014 By Caroline Peterson

I’m not entirely sure why December is giving my immune system a run for its white blood cells, but I can only have so many green smoothies a day before I want to barf. I had a nasty stomach bug two weeks ago and thought I successfully avoided the plague going around the office.

Nope.

My immune system was probably pretty wrecked after the stomach bug and the day before I left for Minnesota, I knew I had a cold. Which has turned into a snotty infection, taking away my voice and, you know, actually tasting food.

I don’t “do” sick, you guys. I’m not sick that often. I’m about as healthy as they come, constantly pumping in vitamins, trying to eat right and obviously exercising. I have a history of getting sick right before I travel on big trips.

  1. Our wedding in England. I’m sure stress didn’t contribute to that…
  2. Our honeymoon in Thailand and Cambodia. Some people experience an adverse reaction to the typhoid vaccine. Guess who won that lottery?

Anyway, I’m currently sitting here typing this not feeling a whole lot better and hoping I can recover sometime soon back to my normal healthy self.

All that said, I’ve trudged through with antibacterial gel and Kleenex in-hand and enjoyed my Christmas in Minnesota. Yes, it was cold, but I actually was totally okay. Those 20+ years in Michigan did some good. I hope you enjoy the pics.

Had a lovely take-off.

A photo posted by Caroline (@carolinemadethis) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:17pm PST

 

Enjoyed my upgrade.

What? You don't watch Guardians of the Galaxy in First Class while enjoying a Bloody Mary? How lame.
What? You don’t watch Guardians of the Galaxy in First Class while enjoying a Bloody Mary? How lame.

 

Took selfies to send the Hubster at church.

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Laughed at different versions of a “sippy cup.” IMG_4129 Had a delicious Christmas Eve dinner. IMG_4122 Chased this penguin butt around.

Penguin butt. #MerryChristmas

A photo posted by Caroline (@carolinemadethis) on Dec 12, 2014 at 5:56pm PST

Returned to being a 10 year old.

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Laughed around the tree opening presents.

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We Facetimed with the Hubster stuck on-call. (no pic, sadly, he looks cute in scrubs)

Hid from Cara’s camera.

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Looked adorable.

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Had a delicious Christmas dinner with the fun fam.

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“Will this make your blog so we’ll be famous?”

 

Sent sick selfies to the Hubster. Like literally, sick.

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Said goodbye and goodnight to my favorite nugget.

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Sat around the tree chit-chatting while the snow fell before I hit the hay for my flight.

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3 hours of sleep later, we headed to the airport and I said goodbye to this white stuff.

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Got on the earliest flight home yesterday morning so I could have a belated Christmas with the hubster before he went on-call the next day (today).

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It’s been a whirlwind few days.

Here’s to a healthier time next week to ring in the New Year.

I’m thinking of doing a Year in Review post for the blog. Is that something you’d dig?

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  1. kristie says

    December 28, 2014 at 8:42 PM

    Yay!! We are famous!!!

    • Caroline says

      December 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      Holla!

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