January 2nd 2012
Wow! Almost 100 days ago I found out I had breast cancer! That is still shocking to me! It has been a long learning 100 days! The past few weeks though have been somewhat magical!
Christmas was PERFECT!
Micah and Mason slapped that smile onto my face and kept it there all day!
They were soo excited!
Spoiled rotten kiddos! lol!
So blessed to live the life we do!
Presents under our tree!
A feast that I undoubtedly cheated on my "vegan" diet for!
Ham almost made me,...well....IT WAS DAMN GOOD!
Friends and family to cheers with and create a day of peace and love!
We did miss some VIP's though!
Tough to live so far away! xo
Check out my new couch, where I am actually journaling on now! I heart being outside and being able to chill!
Lola Lucy bought us new wedding bands! They are to die for beautiful!
"He went to JARED!!!!" (Insert my girls screaming! hehe)
Micah got tons of crazy toys and movies!
Anthony had just as much fun with them as he did!
Boys will be boys forever!
So cute to watch them play!
Mason got two really loud and obnoxious toys that are his fav!
Watch and smile at how stoked they are!
http://youtu.be/e2K6H6p8sG0
And this too.....
http://youtu.be/wkc71fxni6c
Nothing a little Xanax can't handle! lol!
My brother and his girlfriend flew in for Xmas!
More of surrounding myself with those I adore! I have been spoiled lately!
I even went out one night!
Can you believe it?
God gave me the strentgh to trot on down to the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall The Duck and have a few drinks with my hubby and brother!
It was the best night!
There was a guy playing guitar and singing and in true Jessica The Rockstar fashion I roll up and say
"Hey, you know Son of a Preacher Man?"
If you know me, you know how sooo typical this is! =)
He said, "Of course! Do YOU?!"
"Do I? haha!"
"Do you wanna sing?"
"That's a silly question!," I reply and I grab the mic! YES!!!
I was in heaven!
He made me sing like 5 or 6 songs!
LOVED HIM! WE ALL DID!
...and he played a bunch of Prince and Bob Dylan for me and my bro to represent Minnesota!
Scott...you rule!
He even knew Jewel, You Were Meant For Me!
My fav!
Our little Mason Gregory turned one! Holy Moly! A 1 year old!
We had a small party for him at a local park with some close friends!
The sun was shinning and the kids burnt off a lot of steam in a short period of time!
That's right kids...... run and scream....get the crazies out!!
Mason wasn't as "face in frosting excited as Micah was when he turned one but he still dug in a bit!
He was quite a mess! lol!
The vid....
http://youtu.be/r0fixTIldMQ
And some pics...
Had a pretend countdown for the kiddos and a wonderful salmon dinner!
We counted down to midnight by watching my bro finish the creation he made with the kiddos! Sooo cute! It turned out awesome!
I have been really tired but I think I have found the right balance of meds to keep my "wanting-to-heave" feelings at bay! Well until the next chemo in a week and two days!
But I think, actually I know, the tumor is SHRINKING!!!!!
The size seems way smaller than the oversized golf ball it once was!
Hallelujiah!
God is answering prayers!
The majority of my prayers latley have been about poop!
LOL!
Yup I said it...POOP!
We all do it and parents are usually the only ones ok to talk about it.
You get kind of immune to poop once you parent a child!
But my prayers are those of a, "please help me and my poop" nature!
Nausea meds are great for nausea but awful for my digestion!
Juicing has been helpin a bit!
Need to do that on a daily basis! (Note to self!)
Sorry if that is to raw and TMI (too much information for those of you who don't get the "text lingo")
but I am here to tell it how it is!
Not sugar coat this rollerecaoster ride!
Hemmroids blow!
So on a brighter note...
Love is still pouring in from all across the universe!
Money and checks from people I haven't talked to in years and even people I don't know!
Pray chains continuing around the world...even some in Norway and Italy! xo
I received the most comfy blanket from a woman named Brianna in California that has been following my blog and has a non-profit where they send blankets to people in situations similar to mine!
It looks perfect on my new couch!
My mommy friend Jaci, bought us two house cleaning sessions and we had our 1st session a couple of days ago!
The house is immaculate...
Well if you can look past all the toys from Hurricanes Micah and Mason.
What a great gift!
Anthony signed us up for this thing called Cleaning for Cancer where they come clean your house once a month for 3 months while on chemo but the waiting list must be long.
We haven't heard back yet!
All the Christmas cards from friends and family put smiles on my face daily too!
Thanks to all who sent one! They really fill the season with a fridge full of love and smiles!
The mommy group girls are getting ready to do another garage sale to help with the deductible of $5000 thats due again for 2012!
Last one was incredible! Here's to all the dedicated moms! Love you ladies mucho!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy New Year to all you marvelous people!
My New Years Goal of 2012 is to give back to society what I have recieved in 2011!
My health will be perfect and I vow to be cancer free by April 9th, my moms b day, and fully recovered by my dads b day, May 4th!
Then I want to write a book about my journey to help others going through this awful disease!
May your 2012's be full of love, laughter, livin the good life and giving back to the world!
Love you all!
xoxo
Me
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