The headache was still there when I woke up around 8:15 am. Light was streaming in the window, and it hurt. I should probably close the blinds before I go to sleep tonight. I got up and drank all my water along with a migraine pill. Then I went back to bed and tried to be patient for it to work.
I actually fell back asleep enough to have a weird dream that included one of my nieces hugging me. That wasn’t the weird part. I was expecting my dad to reach out about getting together some time today, but I didn’t hear anything so I took my time.
I’ve been showering in the mornings, but my head hurt so much and the medication made my body feel so achy that I skipped it. I was probably stinky all day, though I did put clean clothes on around noon. Before that I went down and did my exercises while watching TV. I also drank a lot, because my pee was extremely yellow and that could only be making the head pain worse.
The headache was reduced, but did not go away completely. In the afternoon, I tagged along with my sister-in-law on some errands. I got myself some more tea to drink since I was almost out of the ones that I’d left last time. We had to get a tall person to help get the tea down from the top shelf at Whole Foods.
My brother, his daughters, and I all went out this evening to Second City to see an Improvised Christmas Carol. It was a lot of fun. They took my brother’s suggestion for the moral. He was pretty much the only person to suggest one. I should have been thinking about one since I’d read the premise of the show, but I’ll blame the headache for not doing it.
After the show, we went to dinner at an Italian place across the street, Gussie’s. They have the most incredible table bread. It’s got Mascarpone cheese, and you can taste the rich olive oil and garlic, and the crust was so crispy. I could have just had that and been happy, but my pasta was also very good.
When we got home, I had been informed that I needed to watch The Book of Life, so I put it on. I watched with my brother and one of my nieces. They used to watch it a lot when they lived with our parents, so it was a nostalgia watch for them. I liked it. I’ll have to watch it again some time when I have Kleenex and can cry a bit more. Couple stories hit me pretty hard, especially when someone gets to come back from the dead. I should have picked up a box when I was out. Maybe tomorrow.
I plan to connect with my dad tomorrow and stop at some stores. My main goal is to get to Goblin Market. I’m looking for maybe a stuffie for my nephew, maybe a chess set because my dad is looking for one, and something for me that I’ll know when I see it.
The last day of 2025. My first full calendar year without Ambrose. And it won’t be my last. I will keep moving forward, sliding through time, until my time comes. It feels unreal.
