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So, we're on our honeymoon (finally - 7 months after the wedding).  We have been having so much planning and looking forward to this - even packing was fun (we got some fancy new luggage).  And now that we are here (10 days in Aspen, ski vacation!!) DH has hurt his back.  He swears up and down that it will be better in a couple of days, and our ski tickets gave us three days to hang out and not ski anyway, but we're sort of hanging around the condo - him moaning and complaining and lying on the floor, and me trying to figure out if there is some kind of Doc-in-the-Box that is open on Saturday, short of the emergency room, even though he will probably refuse to go.

Does anybody else have a FI/DH who is really difficult when he's sick or injured?  I swear, it's like having a big, grumpy bear in the living room.  And I'm not entirely sure what to do - other than ice, a heating pad, and Aleve, tossed from a distance so as not to get my hand bitten (just kidding about that part, but you get the picture).  I thought I might not have much time on the laptop this week, but maybe I will after all.

@renaissancetrophywife - I have been trying to talk him into a massage - the resort has massage therapists that will come to your room, and a spa on the premises.  There is also a hot tub, and he sounds like he might be inclined to try that (he's not normally a hot tub person - if is was me I would be in there camped in front of a jet already).  I think I might book the massage, and if he's still resistant, I'll just have one myself.  I could use it...

@everyone else - Good think we went to the wine shop and stocked up for the week last night!  I actually thought about mixing a screwdriver this morning when he first hurt it...  and a drink is sounding better and better.  What the heck - we didn't rent a car, so if we have to go to the emergency room, I'll have to call a taxi anyway.  Arrrrgh.

He's actually cheering up a bit.  He's mostly really disappointed.  I've been trying hard to sound like I don't care - after all, we picked Aspen on purpose, because there is so much to do besides skiing - and I know if I'm upset he'll just be more upset. 

aww i'm sorry suzanno!  i think most men like to be babied a bit when they're sick or hurt, so maybe that'll help? 

a night in with some movies, alcohol and games might not be what you had in mind for your honeymoon, but that sounds like a nice relaxing way to hang out.

i hope he feels better soon and you're able to enjoy your beautiful aspen honeymoon! 

If he is laid up for more than a couple of days I will definately go out by myself.  I've skied Highlands and Snowmass quite a few times, and would be really comfortable doing that by myself even if it wouldn't be as much fun as skiing with him.  If he's laid up tomorrow, I will definately go out and shop and gallery hop - everything is within walking distance, so it's easy to drop back by the condo and check up on him.  He's like your guy humarock - he's definately going to feel worse if I just sit around with him than if I at least go out and have a little bit of a good time.  Since we have a kitchen, I'll probably run to the grocery and the butcher shop and get something fabulous to cook rather than going to eat without him.

Wow, thanks for all the cheerful words!  He's feeling some better; we just got back from a little walkabout to pick up a heating pad.  It's a crazy warm day in Aspen (in the upper 40s) so it's really nice to walk around.  We got a couple of coffees and some fantastic brownies at Paradise Bakery, and did a little shopping at Roots.  Now apparently he's up for a gin and tonic.  Ruth's Chris is about two blocks from our condo, and he thinks he might be able to ambulate down for a hunk of cow for dinner, so I think he's on the mend.  Luckily the snow is probably so much crap right now (I don't think it's snowed in a week or more, and of course it's so warm) so he's cheering up about not being on the slopes. 

I do have a friend who is a nurse - thanks for the idea Janna!  I also told him about your assessment Firefighter Prasz Girl, so maybe if it's still bothering him tomorrow I'll drag him into the ER and see if we can't dope him up.  Even if he doesn't want the painkillers, in another day or two I might really need them myself...  Thank heavens I brought the laptop.  He really tried to talk me out of it(!)

@Liz.Smith - I didn't mind waiting at all.  We did have a little mini-moon - just went to a town 45 minutes away and got a nice hotel room for the rest of the weekend.  That was a good idea, because we were totally wiped out, and it was good not to have to deal with the pile o'stuff from the wedding for a couple of days.  But right before the wedding we were in the middle of getting his house ready to sell, and we didn't know how long we might have to pay two mortgages, so we were really nervous about money.  As soon as the house sold, we went ahead and planned a fantastic trip. 

And yes, it's worth the wait.  In fact, it's probably a little more magical to have some time away from the daily grind, and time to spend with only each other, than it would have been right after the wedding.  Plus, now we really do have the money to do practically whatever we want - which is always more fun than having to worry your way through the planning, and then wonder every night if you really shouldn't be eating somewhere a little less expensive...   Plus, it's even more fun to be told "It's obvious that you're newlyweds - you just have that glow!" when you've been married close to a year.