Under the weather

We left beautiful Mexican sunshine for cloudy NJ days. Normally, we get a lot of sun here but since it's the 'in-between' stage, the weather's all weird. I don't know if it's that, or the sick lady on the plane, but both Matt and I have been under the weather since we got home. I'm battling a cold and low energy, but Matt's got a head cold and a flu! I think he's finally over his fever, but we're still washing our hands incessantly and keeping our distance. Here's what's been happening here:

Meanwhile, Matt's been trying to get some work done (he has a lot of important deadlines) and I've been attempting some Mexican food and drinks. Not great successes, but not utter failures either. Just ok... which confirms that there's something magical about other culture's foods that simply cannot be replicated. Those mangoes and limes were grown on their soil, ripened at their rate and under their sun. It can't be the same here, even in the Garden State.

I've been catching up with laundry (ugh), emails and blogs... and I think I'm ready for this week but I'm always anxious starting back up again. I wish I were more relaxed about teaching. I tend to think "I must get through XYZ in 8 class periods!! Oh no! How am I going to do it?!?" Instead, I'd like to think "I'll get through XYZ in 7 to 9 class periods, or 10 if special schedules get in the way. Whatever, it'll all work out." The latter is totally a Matthew thought process, and I'm so glad I married him, but I wish he'd rub off on me more (and more quickly!)

The dorm has been nice and quiet. Matt crawled down the stairs so that we could watch "Fiddler on the Roof" on the big TV in the lounge. We've watched half so far, but the girls come back today, so I'm not sure when we'll finish it. I really like that movie and I've seen two school plays of it.