Christmas Day was the first day I felt good after surgery. I had energy and minimal pain and just felt happy. Sean and I slept in a bit before getting up to prepare breakfast. Christmas Day is also Sean's birthday, so we have a tradition of having cinnamon rolls for breakfast. This year we bought gluten-free cinnamon rolls that turned out not to be that tasty. Thankfully we had some gluten-free waffles (delicious) and some scrambled eggs as a backup. After breakfast we opened presents and started getting ready for my mom-in-law to come over.
We took it easy in the afternoon and just spent time together. Right after my mom-in-law came over in the early evening, my friend Sami stopped by with a tasty gluten-free pumpkin pie. She chatted with us for a few minutes before heading to her family gathering.
We ate a tasty meal that my mom-in-law prepared, opened presents she brought for us, and had dessert. I started getting really tired around 6pm and needed to rest my neck. At this point, once I used my neck to hold my head up for a while, I started to get this choking feeling, like someone's hand was tightening around my neck. The rest of the evening I was on the couch with my ice pack.
The day after Christmas, my sister-in-law brought my niece and nephew over. It had been a while since we saw them last, so it was fun to watch them open their gifts and take them on a tour of the house. While my sis-in-law and I had a chat, Sean kept the kids busy by letting them play on the elliptical machine. They had way too much fun!
All in all, it was a wonderful holiday! I am so glad I felt good enough to really be able to enjoy it.
Did y'all do anything fun or get a really great gift? Catch me up on your goings on!
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