A day with my Dad

Today was my original surgery day.  I have been wanting to cut out chemo scarves from all the fabric I bought several weeks ago, so I packed up all my stuff and headed over to my dad's. Packing up all my stuff to go to his house brought back many memories of packing up 'stuff' to go watch my Mom. This trip down memory lane made my heart happy. I was looking forward to hanging out with my dad. He spent his time working on all his garden 'starts' and I took over the kitchen table with all my cutting supplies. Having him to chat with was so enjoyable. We talked about his trip he just came home from, we talked about veggies to plant in the garden, we talked about how to wrap up your ear buds that go to your ipod, and we talked (mostly me, he just listened) about how to make tags for my chemo scarf project. He was intrigued with the tags I was talking about and we then spent the better part of an hour on the internet looking at companies that'll make labels/tags. We found a couple companies that interested me and now I'm looking forward to contacting them to see if they'll print my logo/design on their tags.

   

My dad and I went to lunch. He has a love for Chinese food, so we usually end of at the same Chinese. restaurant. The food was great! The company was even better! We were never at a loss of things to talk about. I like hanging out with my dad. He's one of my favorite people. And I love that he is so good at listening to me and encouraging me with my ideas. 

Check out my awesome fortune! Totally appropriate for me! Don't you think?!

This was the shirt I wore today.  I can only wear it for a few more weeks and then my 'under construction' will become a 'project complete!' I love that I am comfortable taking about my cancer to just about anyone. I really think I've been pretty positive through this but it's been hard! REALLY HARD! But something I remember saying in the beginning keeps coming to my mind, 'If me going through cancer can help ONE person It'll be worth it!'. We all have trials, and hard things happen to us. These things are meant to help US grow, but I also believe there are times when others grow by watching people go through trials. I love it when people come up to me and tell me what they have learned from my cancer. In so many ways it feels like this cancer has changed more people than just myself.


Thank you for encouraging me through this journey! I have the best family and friends! I have never felt alone! Thank you for loving me!
I love you all!