Health

The past month and a half has been pretty draining. I've had surgery, two endoscopies, a colonoscopy, and a virus. I've been out of work almost all week with this bug and spent yesterday in the ER. They hydrated me, gave me something for nausea, and told me to go on the BRAT diet. Before last night, I hadn't slept more than two hours a night all week. I was overly tired and I think the dehydration didn't help.

Today, I'm still sick but I'm hydrated and I actually slept a full eight hours last night. I would've liked to get to work today. Getting out of the house would've been nice but I'm not so sure I'm ready to do that yet and I certainly don't want to get any of my coworkers sick right before the holidays.

My Awesome Wife's Day off

Here is how Carrie's day went yesterday. It's a typical example of how her rare days off go. She got home from work around 8:00 a.m., bathed Lily and drover her to my dad's. Then, she rushed home to meet the roofer who was supposed to come first thing in the morning. She stayed up and waited. He didn't come an didn't call. After finally giving up on them, she rushed over to the ER to take care of me. After I was settled at home, she rushed to Jersey to pick up Lily, but only after stopping at Pasta Pomodoro to pick me up chicken soup and Acme to pick up bread. When she came home, she took care of Lily and put her to bed. Then, she cleaned up the house, took care of the bills, and let me talk to her about the things that were stressing me out.

This is my selfless wife and this is only a small example of what she does on a daily basis.

Miscellaneous

I learned yesterday that it is not a wise idea to make tea in a fancy pants coffee maker, especially if you've never made coffee before and have no idea how to use the machine.

No need for much of an intro. This entry should be pretty self-explanatory.

• Carrie and Liliana
• Our families
• My job and coworkers
• Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne, Luca Sbisa
• Christian, Bob, Nicky
• Yos, Anne, Christine, Scott, and the rest of my iFriends
• World. Fucking. Champions.
• My new baby, an '08 Altima 3.5 SL
• Bill Meltzer and Tim Panaccio
• Septoplasty and prescription percocet
• Facebook and how it's reconnected me with friends and family
• NHL 09
• Moore Brothers and collecting wine
• 30 Rock
• Dexter
• PHP.net, David Walsh and Antonio Lupetti
• The Mars Rovers
• Banana Republic
• Outlet Stores
• Dr. Anil Rustgi
• Hangover Hockey League
• iPhone 3G and bluetooth connectivity
• The Baders, Deislers, and other friends with kids
• The Schulz, Richards, Baders and other families who have hooked us up a ton with baby stuff
• Sarah Palin and the economic crisis for ensuring an Obama victory
• Twitter
• Aaron Byles and all the wonderful work he's put into trying to sell our place

1. Blake Schwarzenbach has a new band
2. Lily is sitting up, standing while leaning, and I'm pretty sure she's crawling every time I turn away
3. The Flyers have actually gotten their season on track (3-0-1 in their last 4 games, 7-3-3 in their last 13)
4. I'm nearing the end of a tedious freelance project, have another project waiting in the wings, and the prospect of two more not far off
5. We went to the Marabella's reunion and had an absolute blast
6. We went to the cemetery this weekend. It's been way too long but it was incredibly nice to get to spend some time there and just think about my mom
7. I'm nearing the end of an incredibly long project at work. It'll be nice to start the next project
8. It may be the middle of November but the Phillies are still World. Fucking. Champions.
9. I just got a free cupcake
10. Lily has started sleeping until about 7:45
11. Carrie has a light schedule this week and I'll actually get to hang out with her
12. Finally, I think my Xbox will be back from repair

First, let me start off by saying that Lily and Carrie both got sick this week and I'm coming down with a cold too. So, that all sucked. I think the good outweighed the bad, though. Here's why the past seven days have been so good:

1. The Phillies won the NLDS.
2. I got to play hockey for the first time in about a year.
3. It's Danny's birthday!
4. Someone from Style.com (the same people who make Vogue Magazine) contacted me because they might feature The Brown Bag Club on their site.
5. We had three new showings on our house and came up with a good plan for all of our possible housing scenarios.
6. The house we love just dropped $10k in price, which puts it more comfortably in our budget... as long as someone actually buys our house.
7. I had a day off and got good rest.
8. I had my final dentist appointment and I no longer have a giant cavity in my molar. Also my teeth and gums are both really healthy for the first time in forever.
9. Luca Sbisa has impressed the hell out of everyone and may make the Flyers' roster.
10. I don't have to go into work this weekend anymore.
11. Lily slept until 8:00 a.m. the other day (albeit because she was sick -- but she's better now.)
12. I've made good progress on my concurrent freelance projects and am really happy with the way the designs are turning out.
13. I got ROTD at Yelp, even though I haven't been active on there in a few months.
14. I've been cooking all week and, in turn, eating and feeling better.
15. I got an awesome bottle of Polish vodka from Matt's trip to Poland
16. I got my allergy prescriptions refilled. So, maybe I can start breathing a little better again.
17. Even though I'm unable to attend the short story sharing thing -- Is there an official name yet? -- I have a story idea that I'm really excited about and can't wait to use next month.
18. I submitted feature requests for two apps I use (Coda and Doomi) and the developers liked my suggestions.
19. The NHL season started.
20. The Phillies beat the Dodgers in game 1 of the NLCS!
21. The reporter on Fox keeps calling all the highlights from the Phillies' game a "money shot."

Believe it or not, this is just the short list. Yay, good week! Now, please, someone just buy our place!

This certainly puts my little freak-out in perspective.

This is the yogurt we bought for Lily to eat. I don't think I really need to write much, as it speaks for itself.