Yes, I know I didn't blog yesterday. I have some good excuses!
#1 - Friday night while waiting for Amy's mother and sister to arrive my computer crashed. Whenever I tried to turn it on I'd get a message saying it couldn't start up. I'd be taken to a grey menu reminiscent of Windows 3.0 days. A system repair bar would appear and it claimed it was searching for the problem. I think it was taking a coffee break. I also attempted to back up my files and then return the system to the state it was in a year ago, which was apparently the last time I thought to back anything up.
No dice.
#2 - Yesterday we went apple picking at Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro. We rode a hay bale-lined cart through the orchard to the trees that were ripe for picking. I'm allergic to hay. I thought I'd be fine as long as it didn't touch my skin. We filled a 20lb bag with apples and I was exhausted from walking up and down the many rows of apple trees, walking on uneven grass/dirt. In the country store I bought two bags of the apple cider donuts and we enjoyed those. If you are ever at Parlee Farms, try them. You will not be disappointed. We then checked out the animals. Amy fed a goat and I got my picture taken with a sheep. Really, what is the singular of sheep? Did the people who invented the English language not think about that? Were they too tired after a long day of backing up the theory that yes, people will totally get the difference between there, their, and they're? One will never know.
#3 - After dropping the apples off at home and throwing away my empty bag of donuts we grabbed our lunch bag and piled into the car. Off to the Yankee Candle Factory in South Deerfield! The ride was pretty uneventful. We listened to songs from Glee off my ipod. The store was packed when we got there. Already exhausted from apple picking and the long car ride, I wasn't too excited to be walking around crowded stores. My highlight of our time there was the $2 blue raspberry slush puppie. Worth every penny.
#4 It is decided after leaving the Yankee Candle Factory that we will be heading to Chunky's in Nashua. After fumbling around on the internet with our trusty 3G phones, we find out that the original move we planned on seeing wasn't playing. The only movie that fit our time schedule was the one with Katherine Heigel about the two single people who have to raise their best friend's baby after they are killed in a car crash. I can't even remember the name of it, that's how much I liked it ;P Anyway. In the car I noticed my ankles were swelling so I removed my socks and shoes to alleviate the pressure. Later I noticed my knees were also swelling. We arrived in Nashua a little early for the movie so we went to the Christmas Tree Shop. Yes, more walking and shopping. But this time I'm not wearing socks! After that we went to the theater, waited in line because our show didn't go on sale until 6:25p and we got there at 6p, ate, watched the movie, and went home. The plan for the night was to watch SNL, but once I went upstairs I stayed there. I tried one last attempt to save my computer (although it was the same thing I tried the day before and didn't work...) and just went to bed.
This morning I do feel a little better. I'm still sore and I'm sneezing and stuffy. Amy's sister, Jessica, is feeling the same way, so we think it's probably from the hay. That stuff stays in your system for quite some time! I'm hoping to have a conversation with my doctor about my mobility issues. I'm afraid he's going to want to put my back on prednisone and I'm not interested in that. I've been taking half a tab of percocet for pain and that seems to be helping, but it doesn't help the swelling too much, and it doesn't help me walk better ;P
