Surprising as it may seem, I constantly forget how important it is to have a good cry, a really good one.

I hate waiting ... does that make me impatient?

I'm very excited for our move to the boonies ... to a bonafide 2 bedroom apartment with 4 - 6 outlets in each room, all 3 pronged. Seems so simple, yet I am so excited to get there, to start the next phase, get everything set up, rehang our photos, hang the prints we never put up because we were never really happy with our current place.

The "next phase" ... it should be good. god, I hope it is. I need a good year, we all do. So many changes for others, too, friends moving away, friends that have moved will be feeling settled ... and what lies ahead for 2007 and this next phase? Only good things I hope!

I am home today, sick. Sick because I woke up exhausted for about the millionth (not really) day in a row. But seriously, all last week, exhausted. Not sleepy, not lazy -- fatigued, tired, wiped out. I woke up, thought "ugh", felt how congested my head was, thought "ugh" again. Got up to pee, saw the rain, thought ugh ugh ugh. Laid in bed, thought about it, knew there was no way I could be productive, thought about how crummy I felt. Called out of work, called Tim. Laid awake a few minutes then passed out (by now it was 750 a.m. or so), and slept until 945.

I don't stay up late, I haven't been doing anything crazy. In all I slept 10 hours or so between last night and 945 this a.m. Ridiculous. I feel better, enough to have a pang of guilt and think of going to the office, but I also seem to have no appetite so it's prob. best to take a decongestant and stay home. I'm eating a pear. It's making my mouth feel dry, which is a weird sensation.

So here we are, 2007 is finally here. Scratch 2006 from the books.

This pic is our $12 6' Christmas tree, not bad right?

A good weekend in CT at Katie's parents' house. Lost $20 at the casino, and had a great time. Spent 2 nights there, Saturday with Katie, Will, Mo, Vin, Tim & I. Sunday Beth & Mike and Murph & Kara joined. Hot tub, sauna, and too much food had by all!

I'm dreading work tomorrow, but am thankful that I straightened up the apartment Friday, so we didn't come home to a mess!