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Christmas 2014

Christmas is always my favorite time of the year! I don't know what it is about the holidays, but when it's here, I just love it! Parties, lights, holiday food and spending time with family.
I was worried that Santa wouldn't make it into my house since we don't have a fire place.
But he managed to deliver a few surprises!
This was our first Christmas as husband and wife.
Unfortunately my hubby was down the stomach bug. We spend Christmas eve in separate rooms. Not how I had imagined spending Christmas Eve, but it is what it is. I didn't want to get sick so I made my husband sleep on the couch. He loves sleeping on the couch so he didn't mind at all. I got a migraine that started Friday night that doesn't seem to want to go away!
We were able to make Christmas and see all our family. It was a wonderful Christmas!
My house is a wreck and I really need to clean it but I keep putting it off.

I've been off work since Wednesday afternoon and I've just been so tired! I can barely get myself out of bed, or even to get a drink of water. My eyes barely want to open. I don't want to function. And when I do finally get some energy to be awake, my head feel so cloudy.
I hope I'm not getting sick!

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