Booze

I've never really drank consistently in my life except for the time I spent in Italy, while I was there I really enjoyed the glass or two of wine for lunch and dinner, but I never continued the habit back home. In college I would drink a couple times a term (usually at wine and cheese and the Amarna party) and it was no problem. I don't think I've gotten really drunk since my bacherlorette party, but I drank during our trip to NY in June and it wasn't a problem.

Two weekends ago we went to a party and I had four drinks, three hard ciders and a very weak rum-and-coke. I was pleasantly drunk and went to bed around 1am (early). I woke up at 6:30am (earlier then I usually get up) feeling horribly nauseous. I graded papers until 8:30am and then tried to go back to bed, but the minute I laid down I felt worse. So I stayed up all Sunday looking and feeling horrible. It was beyond just dehyration, plenty of water and some pain reliever got rid of the headache, but my stomach was severely disturbed. ???

Then last Wednesday our manager at Agora treated us to dinner, I had one vodka tonic and felt horribly sick Thursday (that might also have been the food?). Even this weekend I had a cider Sat. night and Sunday felt nauseous (although I was also trying to read in the car, so that might have contributed, I was fine when we weren't driving). Am I that old already, come on. What is up with my body? Maybe it can't deal with alcohol in times of stress? I have been having a hard time sleeping recently (my heart races and I can't calm down, thanks Denis for the backrubs) and I know I've been experiencing academic stress physically, but it irritates me when I can't even have a single drink. That being said, I had a good time at all of the places where I had the aforementioned drinks.

Pretty Leaves

The foliage here is amazing! All the Berkshire advertising was not kidding, it's definitely the most dramatic I've ever seen and that's including Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. I can't believe the intensity of the oranges, yellows and reads. Plus it's been warm the last week, the perfect fall, too bad I have to study.

Saturday we drove out to a first year's farm in rural VT for a BBQ. It's about a half hour away, up on a hill, and the drive was incredibly beautiful. It was a nice chill party, we met some of his VT friends, it was nice to meet some people who don't go to Williams. Hopefully next time we go out he'll show us the observatory (his mom was an astronomer).
Sunday we drove to Northampton to see Bente. That drive was also beautiful, but I had to read for most of it, so much schoolwork. It was a nice day, we went out for sushi (to find out if Denis and I like it--we do, especially Denis), took a walk, and the went to a pumpkin farm. It was good just to visit and chat for a while.

Today (and tomorrow) are library days, so exciting, the schoolwork never ends. I'm not feeling particularly motivated to sit down and focus right now, blech. Denis has Columbus day as an optional holiday, but his boss asked him to please come in and work because stuff happened over the weekend. I guess he'll be able to take a day off some other time. So I can't use him as a distraction. *sigh*