New York was a blast, it was so great to see how much Kaela loved the city. We got to see the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, we walked around SOHO, Chinatown, Little Italy, Times Square...there was so much to do and so little time. I think we literally walked over 15 miles during the trip. It was great though because although I was tired at night when we got back to the hotel, I was just fine walking, not out of breath, not tired, felt great to be back being active! We ate some great food, went to Chelsea Market, a street fair and people watched! I think Kaela most liked the shopping of course, she is a 13 year old girl and of course came home with way more clothes then she went with....but I did too....and so did Jon LOL.
We are heading to Mexico in 2 days!!! It's been a long first half to the year and I'm so ready to just relax and not have to think about work, money, cancer (although there is never a day that goes by that I don't think about having cancer), personal life issues. I'm ready to sit on the beach, by the pool, drink in hand and just relax! With LOTS of sunscreen on and a hat of course - Tarceva isn't friends with the sun! It will also be so nice to have some alone time with my husband. We have very little alone time, not complaining as we love our kids, but going through this, this year has truly changed us so we treasure every moment. We are going for a week so that should be just perfect!
Kaela will get to get some quality time with her father which she doesn't get much of as he is an OTR Truck Driver and is going to see The Dolan Twins on tour in Maryland while we are gone. Google them if you don't know who they are. She is infatuated with them, it's cute, reminds me of when I was infatuated with Donnie Wahlberg and NKOTB...oh wait, I kind of still am ;) However, The Dolan Twins don't really have any identifiable skills, they don't sing or dance, they are literally just You Tube stars who make silly videos all the time. Anyways, Kaela gets to meet them and get a picture with them, which is going to make her lifetime.
Our turnout for our party we are throwing in June has been great, we are going to have a lot more people then we expected and I have family coming down from Massachusetts that I haven't seen in over a decade! I'm super excited. If only we had time to get prepped and planned, we are busy every weekend until the party, but we will pull it off somehow. We have some GREAT friends that have offered to help us in every way possible. We didn't have a real wedding as we got married in Vegas, but a party of say 6o people in a 2800 sq ft house should be interesting, here's hoping it doesn't rain :)
We are heading to Virginia the following weekend when we get back from Mexico, my awesome cousin Brandon is graduating, I am so proud of him! He's such a talented and creative guy, he makes his own music and is a great artist, I see big things happening for him in the future. It will also be the first time all 5 of us have traveled up to see my family in Virginia. Blended families and schedules are always crazy! Then we come home Sunday (Father's Day) and will be bringing my Grandmother with us, she will stay with us all week, she gets to spend some quality time with Kaela and hopefully I can convince her to cook some of her good food for me for the party!
Life is about memories.... We may be busy, I may fall asleep early some nights to recuperate, but we are having fun living life. The cancer will always be in my mind, possibly always in my body, but it can't take away memories... Taking life day by day, enjoying all that I can and hoping for the best in my treatment! Thank you for the continued love and support!
