18 Days

I have 18 days of spring breaks ahead of me. I will be so happy when my children get on the same schedule, because one of them is always in school, which means no sleeping in for me. I am a little off the hook lately with my "outings" in the evenings. I guess I stayed away from so many people for so long and so many people took care of me that I have a much larger "friend base" than I did before I got sick, so I'm enjoying time with all those people.

It was actually a blessing that I got sick. I have made so many more friends than I would have otherwise and it has made me really appreciate Florida. If you talked to me prior to this date, you know what a hard move it was for me. Texas has some imaginary string that attaches itself around you and when you move it is constantly tugging on you. I would have never cut that string had I not gotten sick and HAD to rely on people in Florida. Seriously, this is the best place ever.

For example, this morning I had chocolate chip pancakes with my dear sweet friend in a local bagel place, she referred to it as a "breakfast Cheers" which it so was, I love those places. Then I headed down to the beach and walked, and when I was done soaked my toe in the ocean. My tat has no scabs or anything, looks good, but I've been soaking it every day in the ocean. Soaking your body in the ocean every day is awesome, it's so therapeutic to these bones. On a negative note, some of my bones have really been hurting lately. I think this is a side effect from the chemo and radiation, my hip and my knee HURT, but the salt water really helps it. The wind was blowing and the beach was gorgeous, blue water, just so pretty....it's hard not to be happy.

(If you're a girl you will really appreciate this) I was soaking my toe watching one of the....what's the word.....HOT.......lifeguards swim in the water with my ipod in my ear kinda tapping my toe (if you will) to this beat just staring, probably (realistically) drooling when all of a sudden I realized he was swimming straight for me. It was like Baywatch or something, he got out of the water, walked straight towards me and said "Do you have cancer?" I just nodded my head (I was afraid if I talked it would really be a dream) and he grabbed my hand and kissed it and called me "cancer princess" and said his Mom had cancer and she was "clear" for 15 years now and he wanted me to know that "I was an awesome fighter". I just smiled and I think I said thank you and he swam off.

Love Florida........