I don't see how this is the best time during the entire year of 2008 to get a cold. We're in the process of moving 2,500 miles to our new home. This is the worst time to get a cold. Sure, we don't have a lot going on in a car for 6-10 hours a day, but when you're constantly having to blow your nose, sneeze, and see through watery eyes, it makes driving fairly difficult. It's strenuous enough without being sick. If I was at home with a cold, I would do as little as possible. If I had a job interview, I would reschedule it on the grouds that I wouldn't want to get other people in the office sick. I would also stay home from work (like I did last year when I had a cold). Who goes shopping when you're sick? You don't have to do anything when you're sick. Driving great distances with a cold sucks. We HAVE to drive this week. It's not like you HAVE to go to work or shop when you're sick.

Also, who cares about sharing this with others? This doesn't affect us at all. We still interact with people during the day such as the people at the hotel lobby and people at restaurants. I don't see how you can say we have limited interactions with people.

I would go to bed early with or without a cold because there's nothing to do in the hotel rooms and we have to get up early to drive the next day. Having a cold doesn't affect going to bed early at all. We'd be tired from driving and walking around anyway, so we'd go to bed early anyway. I would also not be taking care of normal home chores if I was sick. I'd make you do them if you're not sick and if both of us are sick, the chores can wait, they have before.

Having a cold now inhibits us (or at least me) from enjoying things as much as I would otherwise. I felt miserable while walking around the Grand Canyon. It was already cold and windy, but having a runny nose and sore throat made it even worse to deal with these things. I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I would have if I wasn't sick. I would have hiked more and stayed out at viewpoints longer if I didn't have a cold.

So, yeah, I don't see how this week is the best week of 2008 to get a cold. It's one of the worst weeks.