It's a beautiful day.

Guess what?

I feel better.

I feel so. much. better. I'm not sure if I'm back to 100% or not, but I'm terrified of losing this mojo so I'm gonna take it real easy nonetheless.

The bottomline, however, is that I feel better. I woke up this morning, having gone to sleep last night with a slightly sore, but mostly numbed-out tooth, and two illnesses (stomach bug and sinus bug) hanging on for dear life. And I woke up this morning feeling like a normal person again.

And let me tell you. Normal personhood feels exquisite right now. I think I'm basically out of the woods entirely with the body illnesses. And this tooth thing - well - I could not be happier that it's FINALLY SOLVED. I don't have anywhere near the pain I had yesterday, I don't have anywhere near the pain I've been having for the last year. It actually feels better. Which is a miracle to me. This place in my mouth has been a constant source of pain and avoidance for a long while. I have no idea why I waited so long to deal with it. But when compounded with the other sickness stuff, it became unbearable and had to be addressed.

Jess mentioned to me that she's known people with mouth infections/issues who realized that they felt better in general, overall, once the infection got cleared up. I certainly wouldn't rule out that possibility here. Plus, the fact that I can tell that the antibiotic is fighting the infection is making me so happy. So whether that's psychosomatic or actual body chemistry - I'll take it.

My face muscles on the right side are a bit sore today. I had five different shots in my mouth yesterday and it makes your whole face feel tight and reactive. But I know that will go away in the next few days. I really hope the work the doctor did (he basically had to build out a whole extra piece onto my tooth so that the area wouldn't get re-infected) solves the problem completely. I'm going to be diligent about keeping the area clean. Any good advice for a super healthy mouth - I'll take it!

So I'm in a great mood right now. I get out of work in about 25 minutes for the rest of the weekend, obviously. And I'm excited. The office is very quiet right now - most everyone has already left for the holiday. Sweet Kevin is at home right now, trying his hand at some sausage cornbread stuffing for tomorrow. We basically have no idea what we're doing, specifically with regard to the turkey. But I've tried to read up a bit and we have somewhat of an action plan, so I think it should work itself out. I hope. We're getting up early tomorrow to get started, just in case shit goes awry. Regardless, I am so happy and excited and have warm feelings all over to get to cook my very first Thanksgiving dinner with my honey.

When I leave work in a little while, I'm hitting the gym. I'm really looking forward to it. I haven't worked out since Saturday and now that I'm feeling so good (I think the huge dose of antibiotic in my mouth recallibrated all body systems), I am EAGER to get back to it. I have a lot of energy today, relatively. And I plan to spend a good 60 minutes on whatever cardio strikes me, and get in some light lifting and ab work too.

After that, I'll head home to Brooklyn where Kevin is toiling away on his stuffing, stopping by the store on my way to grab some last minute ingredients for a pie he wants to make, and I'll help him finish up whatever he's doing. I made the cranberry sauce last night, we're doing the sweet potato casserole and the turkey tomorrow morning, and beyond throwing a salad together and heating up the mashed potatoes, I think we're good to go! Can't wait.

We have improv shows tonight, his is at 7 and mine is at 8. So we'll head back into the city around 6 and spend the night at the PIT (Peoples Improv Theater) with our good friends. I'll probably go out for a drink afterward and then I might go meet up with Daniel at his apartment for a little more hangin-out.

So that's the update. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with good friends and family. And I hope you're all able to get a little exercise in. ;) It makes eating plates and plates of food that much more enjoyable.