better, finally

i'm finally feeling better. i had the flu for about nine days! during those nine days, i had a lot of time to myself to do things i haven't had time for. it was kind of nice, aside from stuffy & runny nose, sneezing, coughing, runny eyes, & headache...

anyways, i stayed in bed all day & started watching a korean drama called can we get married?. i hadn't watched a korean drama in a year! it was actually kind of nice : ) i also had time to write a letter & make an envelope.

i began crocheting a blythe hat for someone.

& i wrote in my moleskine. i was really missing miguel while i was sick. he was a sweetheart & drove the hour after work one weekend to surprise me with a visit : ) i was incredibly happy.

in between being sick, i had some hours during the day that i didn't feel as bad, so i attempted mini adventures out. one outing was to starbucks to meet lizzie & her dad for our yearly gift exchange. i loved the cute bag my gift came in.

lizzie works at bath & body works, so she scored me an amazing candle that i love, along with an amazing bird printed scarf that i've been wearing everyday & other cute bits & bobs.

my sister came to visit for a short two days & my mom made us a delicious & fancy breakfast. i was surprised! 

 my sister & papi are so funny ;)

 by saturday i was feeling well enough to actually spend the entire day out of bed, shower, & look halfway decent. haha. this is my amazing new bird scarf from lizzie!

 i know this is really random, but did you know that mango lassi came in a bottle?! i was at an afgan restaurant & ordered one & this is what i got. i was shocked & even more shocked when it actually tasted good. crazy!

even more randomness is that pasta pomodoro has an amazing roasted butternut squash soup called zuppa di zucca. i had that last night when i went out to dinner with my cousin & her man. i was pleasantly surprised with it.

this week is going to be interesting & i'm sure to be quite content & happy. i'm taking today to do a full day of work & then tonight it is off on the train to miguel's for the week. his roommates aren't home yet & he has the whole house to himself. i'm going to use the opportunity for a quite place to work on my thesis all week. because honestly it is very tough getting anything done at home. so i'll be happy to have miguel all to myself this coming week. quite happy indeed : )