Getting Away...

Hi All,

Just wanted to catch everyone up on the latest.

My next real doctor's appointment will be November 29th. At that time, the Specialist will determine which type of surgery I will need (laparoscopic or open) to remove the polyp they found during the last colonoscopy. I am crossing my fingers that I won't have to spend any time in the hospital.

I don't remember if I mentioned this in my past posts. But, when I found out I had cancer, my first thought was to escape, to run... far, far, away. I imagined myself getting in my car, driving to the airport and leaving.... anywhere. Somewhere where I could escape reality, and pretend the whole thing never happened. On the day of my surgery (while Jay was checking me in to the hospital), I asked my brother Sean to take me to the airport. Unfortunately (or fortunately?), he wouldn't agree to do it.

Over this past year, Jay has promised that if I did whatever the doctors said, he would take me somewhere tropical. Somewhere I would be able to put my feet in the sand and spend quality time with my boys :). Well, he kept that promise. We are leaving for Maui next week, and I can't wait to get to the beach, kick back, and reflect on this past year. Can you believe it's almost been a year? Boy time flies when your counting down chemo treatments :).... LOL!!

The other thing I wanted to do after finishing treatment was to go on a trip with my mom and brother. Some of my fondest memories growing up were the vacations the three of us went on. My mom would bring a certain amount of cash and once the money was gone, it was time to return home. Needless to say, we stretched that money as far as we could.

So, a couple of weeks ago, the three of us took a trip to Las Vegas. We had the BEST time. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

The highlight was going to Cher's concert. We were right up front, about five rows back, and I tell you nothing on her jiggled. I would love to have her body. She is awesome, and no, Sean didn't get her number... He gave it his best shot though.

We will likely go back some day to visit our money... HA...

You can see some more photos here: 2010 Vegas trip.

I will let you know as things come up. We will also try to blog some on our vacation. But, I'm sure you will understand if we don't :).