America has spoken

i spoke too soon. C is covid positive again, one of the ~15% who have a rebound after completing their Paxlovid course. i am glad that he kept testing and we didn't accidentally spread germs at Thanksgiving. we've both had a good cry about it. at least my work trip next week was already cancelled? my fancy birthday massage i was able to reschedule for a couple weeks out. C is currently doing okay, his symptoms are still relatively mild.

this means that i did surprise Thanksgiving shopping blitz last night. i'm delighted that for a small meal the grocery options have evolved from pressed turkey loaf to an actual brined breast (and its seasoning and gravy makings are GF, which feels like the real miracle). otherwise i got sides to reheat because damn it i wasn't supposed to be cooking today; the turkey is in the crockpot. i'm leaning pretty strongly towards just making a failure pile in a sadness bowl out of it all.

there's GF cake for C and leftover birthday cake for me, and ice cream. i also got a few cans of flavored Liquid Death and a selection of munchy snacks for eating while we watch soccer and play video games...i suppose it would be a nice weekend if we had planned for it.