My party weary body is revolting.....

You all the know the feeling.......between work and family obligations and everything else that goes into everyday life, you crave time to get out of the rut of routine, you fantasize about having 10 solid days of not doing the same old thing and you vow that someday you will take yourself out of the rat race and shake things up a little bit. 
Well, that's just what we've been doing here in Judiland and I can tell you, my body is not liking it one little bit.  
This is the first time in 29 years that Carmen and I both took off the entire holiday season from work.  (Funny thing is....as I type this, he is getting ready to run into the office for just a little bit...).
We kicked it off with a quick but wonderful, super swanky, decadent  pre-holiday getaway.....well....it was a getaway for me....for Carmen....notsomuch.....since it involved being with his colleagues and others who are involved in his field of work.   Then, as soon we got back, it was hit-the-ground-running Christmas.....with all the cooking and eating and drinking and serving and guests and doing dishes and yadda, yadda, yadda.   When that was all said and done, it was more cooking, lots of restaurant visits, having plans uprooted by weather, entertaining more guests, going to parties, meeting friends for drinks and doing lots of movie watching and snacking and drinking.  By yesterday, my body hit the wall.  And, not in a good way.  However, since it was Carmen's birthday and we had a day of moreofthesame planned, I could not be a partypooper and call off the festivities.   Although when I awoke at 5 am and saw a blanket of snow, I thought that maybe--just maybe--we would not be doing all the things that were on the agenda and I could get my body back into some balance.  But, birthday celebrations don't stop for weather or gastronomical issues.  So, we just readjusted the schedule a bit and off we went.....kicking the day off with having Carmen's favorite chef   whip up a gourmet breakfast just for him with me having a bowl of his award winning chili (why I decided on that, I am still trying to figure out!) and Toni enjoying her all-time favorite grilled cheese (there is nothing ordinary about Chef Len's grilled cheese!).   Then, it was an all-out bookstore and music store shopathon with a break for some sweets.  And, the day didn't stop there.  No, my body punishment just kept on going with pre-dinner martinis at home before heading off to a neighborhood treasure for an amazing dinner.
I am not sure what possessed me to order this.....

Grilled polenta with sausage.....truly amazing!

and this......

Antipasti with shrimp, lump crab, buffalo mozarella.....a delight for all the senses!

Okay, maybe it was the yummy Hendick's martini we had when we arrived at the restaurant that made me do it....
A good deal of what I ordered came home with me in plastic containers.....
Anyway.....you would think that the day would end there.....BUT NO....
After chatting with some old friends that we ran into and Carmen and I sharing a quick little Frangelico apertif with them,  we wisked away to another of Carmen's favorite places to meet up with a few folks for a night cap.  This time......we all huddled around 2 bottles of a lovely Sebastiani Pinot Noir until there was not a drop left and they are getting ready to ask us to lift our feet so they could run the sweeper.........oh yeah. 
I am not sure what did me in but something or somethings did! 
Because when I poured myself into bed last night, my body decided to show me who was boss.

Now, here I sit.....trying desperately to hydrate myself with water, warm myself with hot tea and nourish myself with a scrambled egg so that I am party ready for another day of holiday hoopla.  Today, one of my spirited friends has rented out a party room at a local place to celebrate her husband's birthday.  Originally, it was also supposed to be a big Steeler-watching party but we all know what that game is gonna be like.  So, I guess it will just be more eating and drinking.....oh my!
Trust me, I know that I do not deserve any sympathy for all of this---after all---it's all-party-all-the-time here in Judiland.  But, lest you think that I am not suffering here, I am here to tell you that I have never....I REPEAT NEVER....spent this much time in bathrooms in my entire 53 years and 11 months of my life.  And, friends, I am paying for it all as well---I must confess to you that we have a call into the plumber.   Yes, it's true---I have single handedly destroyed the entire plumbing system in our master bathroom.  
 I really have no idea what I am going to say to the plumber when he gets here.....


PARTY ON!