I am not going outside Saturday....or Monday...or at all in the next 5 days!

Who said anything about hell freezing over?!?


In other news...I have no sense of smell. Yes, the sinus infection has taken this prized possession away from me. I suppose if you have to lose one of your senses this might be the one missed the least, but seeing as I normally have an overactive sense of smell it has been more than just a little odd.

Take this scenario for example - and yes it has happened more than once

Parent: Something really smells in the basement. I think an animal may have died above one of the ceiling tiles.
Me: Well, I can try and locate it. (proceed to basement sniffing out nasty rotting animal carcass)
Me: Smells like it is under one of these two tiles...hope that helps!

Nicole (current state of sinus infectedness): sticking head in a pot of onions, takes a big whiff...and nothing

Crazy!!! So if we come into contact and I happen to smell bad, cut me some slack as I really have no idea.

Oh and in case you were wondering....yes I can still taste food, just not as well.

Things I am looking forward to in February

Superbowl Sunday. While we aren’t sure exactly what we are going to do that day, one thing is for certain... We are so watching the Bears beat the Colts!

February 22nd – day after my comprehensive exams…inhale, exhale, inhale……exhale…must survive until that time

The end of winter…yes I know it will probably at least go until the end of February (let’s be honest – probably the beginning of March as well), but I can still hope can’t I!!!

Possible travel – when this might happen? Who knows? Where this might be? Well, I certainly know that, but you’ll just have to wait to see if it happens…

Valentine’s Day with my hubby. No we are not doing anything big, but I can still look forward to spending a special day with the man I love right?!

Getting a haircut. It has been approximately…well, entirely too long (give you a hint – it was not in the past 6 months…or maybe even 8…or…honestly don’t remember). I was given a wonderful gift card for my birthday to a nice haircutting kind of place from my wonderful in-laws and can’t wait to use it!

Continued enjoyment of a house that is completely too large for two people and a dog. Yes, my parents are gone on a cruise in the middle of the coldest days of winter with some of my favorite people! On the plus side…I am soo excited to own a home some day, that is smaller, and has less sidewalks/driveway to shovel (shout-out to Neile!)

An end to the sickness...including pink eye (yes you heard me right - what 27 yr old gets pink eye!!!) and a sinus infection.