Oooh-la-la! Paris!

Here we are in awesome Paris! I can't believe we really lived there for 2 weeks.
Our vacation of a lifetime is still with us in these photos. I'm so grateful we could go to this beautiful country and experience the culture. I predict another trip there in the future. Bonjour!


 

Look out Paris, here I come!

On March 2nd, we will be flying out of San Luis Obispo, Ca, destination: Paris, France!
All the planning I've been doing for this trip, all my life, is finally about to become a reality. I have lots of peeps who have given me their advice, hints, places they went to and loved, and now its time for me to build my own memories of the City of Lights.  I am scared, excited, anxious, happy, grateful, and mostly READY! Au revoir! 

Welcome, 2012 and Happy Valentine's Day!

I am writing to shout it out, "we are going to Paris next month!"  This is a dream come true for me and my hubby. This is our 40th anniversary year and we are celebrating that and the good news that I am again in remission.  These are truly things to be grateful for and I feel sooooo lucky we are healthy, happy, and still married and can take this fabulous trip together.  We will be in France and Germany for 3 weeks!  Yippee!  I am trying to learn french, have been taking classes and doing the Rosetta Stone program. Hopefully it will kick in when I need it.  Au revoir !

A great Christmas!

I have to say even though we had a rough  year, we are ending it with happiness and love. Our grands make the world go round, and I thank our daughter, Bridgett and her hubby, Matt, for giving us the rarest of gifts: love.  There is always room for love in my heart for Jayden, Jaxson, Addison, and Ella.  They represent the present and that is exactly what they are to me.  I intend to hang in there for many years of sports, ballet, and tea parties.  Thank you for allowing me to be a part in their lives. 

Giving thanks

I am thankful for a loving, supporting, and enduring marriage to my husband, Tommy, who has been by my side through all the ups and downs of this disease that keeps my life in turmoil. Right now, right here, I am telling the world that I am cancer free and plan on staying that way. So there!

Our 39th anniversary

I can't believe it's been 39 years since I said "I do."  Those two kids are now 60 and still holding on to each other. This year has been a wild ride on the poor health wagon, but as those vows state "for better and for worse" they weren't kidding. I'm going through chemo again and have 3 treatments over with. The good news is that it is killing the fu----- tumors.

And as for Tom, he is dealing with pain caused from being rear ended on the freeway back in March. We are quite a pair. We had to cancel our trip to Maine that was supposed to be this week to celebrate our anniversary. So what!  We will have our lobster at the usual place, right here on the central coast, on the Pacific instead of Atlantic ocean. The main thing is that we are still in in love and haven't killed each other yet!

Summer in full swing!

I can't believe we are mid July already. Seems like we just got out of school. The Boys are busy riding their 4 wheeler, ( much to my dismay) jumping on their trampoline, and causing havoc in general by their sheer numbers!  Having friends over, swimming in NoNo's pool next door, riding their scooters, cars, bicycles, playing soccer, ladder ball, slip n' slide. No activity left undone. And now those dreaded words, "I'm bored, Mom."  Unfortunately, I haven't been much help because of chemo treatments, but PaPa and I have managed to take them to see Winnie the Pooh, with some McD's afterwards. Wish I could harness their energy! We would never have an energy crisis if we could. Love those kids!