i'd like to return this gift, please

Ah, Christmas time. The time when people exchange tokens of their appreciate in object form. However the one gift I that I didn't particularly want, or need was this stupid cold plague. I woke up with it on Monday morning, felt a little better by dinner time but then spent the night wide awake as I couldn't breathe through my nose.I'm on day 4 of this bloody plague and I feel like it's never going away. Tuesday I even had a fever, which made me extra cranky because I was supposed to have my friend Jill over for a couple of days. We only get to visit once a year and the germs were just too strong for me to even fathom having her come over. Originally we postponed it by a day, but when Shawn woke up at 5am on Wednesday with a sore throat and blocked nose, I knew it wasn't going to happen.I don't give the plague for Christmas. It's not in my nature.There was no way I would infect Jill before she had to fly back home to California.So my Jillmas celebration was postponed. Sadness.As much as I hate having a cold (who doesn't really?) I am sort of happy that I got this sick on my week off. I didn't have any plans other than seeing Jill so I can pretty much spend the week moping on the couch with tissues all around me. I'd much rather be sick now than when I go back to work next Tuesday (I don't want to go back to work next Tuesday!!). After all, we only just got back from being on strike, I'd feel all guilty about calling in sick. This week I don't even have to think about work at all. So I can just focus on getting better.Though, day 4 of the blocked nose has me convinced that I'm never getting better. I hate not being able to breathe through my nose! Argh!So far there is no cough involved in this plague, so I guess it's not a true plague. I am hoping the cough will stay away, though I might have just jinxed myself here. My chest is tight and sore when I breathe though, I'd like that clear up soon. Blech.I don't know who gave me this lovely gift but I'm going to be rude and let you know that I would like to return it. Not re-gift it even. I just want the money for it. Heck, at this point, I won't even ask for the money, just take it back!That being said, I'm not complaining about being sick on my week off. I'm honestly relieved that I am sick this week. I made it through work and Christmas without any problems and I hope to be all healthy for work next week. (Did I mention I don't want to go back to work? - oo, I should check my lotto ticket from last Wednesday!)Have to say, this is the worst cold I've had in a long time, too. The other times I thought I had colds, they mostly lasted one day and vanished. I think everyone needs one good cold a year. It keeps us on our toes (and keeps the tissue companies in business!) I have been taking Buckley's Complete liquigels and they work like magic, but without the awful taste! Yay!Hope the rest of you are healthier than we are here in the House of Plague. ;)I shall go back to working on my 2011 in review post now which should be up Saturday at some point.