Roast Beast & Lasagna

I was up before 5:30am after several fake wakes. I was a little paranoid after staying up so late watching the game. I was so amped up after the Vikings game that I couldn’t fall asleep until closer to 1am. Couple that with feeling poorly and one has all the ingredients necessary to feel even worse. But I felt pretty good all things considered.

No sooner did I start exercising did I get another subtle hint of nausea. I pushed through it and completed my entire set of exercises. Soon Ykraps and I were walking the neighborhood. I toyed for a brief moment with calling off once again but ultimately decided against it. It’s just not my nature. I returned for coffee, PC, and meditation. If nothing else, I figured I’d ride the “Viking victory” high through the day.

I delivered Mindy’s coffee at 6:00am just as she requested. But I noticed while meditating that she didn’t actually get up until her usual 6:15am. Too funny! I dressed for a run in moderate temps. It was expected to warm towards 40 later and hovered at or near freezing. My run went well. Any ill feelings were at least temporarily detoured during my run.

When I returned Mindy had scrambled eggs in the making along with fruit. Mindy & Bella soon left for school. I finished eating my breakfast then rushed up for a shower. I walked Jacob to the bus stop at 7:55am and then returned home for a few moments to finalize my own preparations. I arrived at work at 8:22am.

As expected, a handful of folks asked if I felt better. I did but also shared that the ill feelings lingered. I tried to keep my mind off of being ill and focused instead on work.
I caved and went for coffee with a buddy. That probably wasn’t the smartest thing given my less than happy stomach. Throughout the day I battled both fatigue and marginal dizziness. I swallowed a Tums or two. I wondered if my ill feelings might somehow be tied to the burning in my stomach.

I left to run some Xmas errands around 1pm. I picked up some pictures at Cord and then headed to Kroger in Dublin to get supplies for lasagna. I also stopped at the bank to get some cash. I was gone right at an hour. The afternoon moved swiftly. I anguished over my Xmas to-do list, but Mindy is doing all she can to minimize my stress. She did or is planning to take care of several key items/tasks still remaining.

I left work feeling much better about things. Mindy reminded me that she had a roast in the Crockpot. She let me know that she had dinner all ready. I’m pretty sure that she had already walked Ykraps but can’t recall for certain.

Dinner was awesome - roast beef, au gratin potatoes, and brussel sprouts. After clean-up, Mindy and Jacob left to watch/pick-up Bella from dance class. I would’ve gone, too, but had to get crackin’ on the two trays of lasagna I was tasked with making for our work Xmas party tomorrow. I made a big mess but got two trays prepped – one with meat and another without. I baked the meatless tray but then opted to bake the second in the morning. The trick will be delivering both piping hot tomorrow afternoon.

I finished the lasagna prep around 8:30pm. After tucking the kids into bed Mindy & I both agreed to an early bedtime. As poorly as I have been feeling, that sounded awfully good.