this will be a bit short (for me), as i'm in need of a nap again. a few updates:

on 14 november, mike & i got married. it was a great day! i'll try to get some photos up later today if i remember it. i'll also try to write more about it then, too. it was the best day, though. we got soooo many compliments, the food was AMAZING, and everything looked wonderful. the only thing that could have improved it would be my brother having been able to attend after all. though his internet connection was bad that day, causing him to miss most of the ceremony (via skype), i did still get to see & speak to him, which was nice. (=

i was totally confident in our florist/decorator, the staff at autumn ridge, our photographer, and the girl who did my cake; i didn't even worry (which, for me, is no small feat). i didn't need to, though; they did everything perfectly!

mike and i (and our families) are still complimented on how wonderfully everything turned out. (=

in the negative news: i've got H1N1, aka 'influenza of the swine' and 'awful, depressing, painful flu shiz'.

i've been horribly diseased all week and have been fortunate to not have had any major complications thus far (which is miraculous considering my track record with illness). however, as with all ailments i've had to put up with, it's actually been lurking for weeks...
[a girl i work with had it the week of our wedding & came to work knowing this &, despite protests from some workers, was not sent home (in fact, the manager said, 'pssh, i'm sure it's no big deal' and actually laughed off their concern) despite having not fully recovered, arrrrghh];
...however, because mike & i have been sososoooo busy for the past month & rarely home, the full impact didn't come until last sunday when i finally had been able to slow down.

i've got zero energy, i've been - and presently remain - home-bound the entire week as i -still- have a fever (that's nearly seven consecutive days now), i've got terrible pains in my stomach (as, unlike the regular 'flu, H1N1 affects one's GI tract), and i'm grumpy because of the aforementioned house-arrest.

we'd had plans last night with some friends from out of town which had to be canceled (am seriously gutted over this), so my small world now really is just mike, the cat, and i.

if it weren't for facebook & msn messenger, i'd probably have gone comatose.

i'm starting to get dizzy spells again, so it's off to bed i go.

at least i have a legitimate excuse for my laziness this time. =P