I am here, I am here, I am here!

I hope you all have enjoyed your break from me & the family. We have been so busy the past month, I didn't have time to blog & I figured living life was better than writing about it, but I didn't want to keep you all hanging, so I stopped long enough to catch you up.
Andy & I both celebrated our birthdays and turned 43! Our friends threw us a nice party, we got a new umbrella!

Ruby made her first communion, she looked so pretty
Andy & I went on a 5 day trip to Las Vegas. It was our first trip alone since all the craziness began last fall. Ultimately, the trip was planned around seeing Jason Mraz @ The Palms and it was well worth going all that way, who knew how long it would be before he came close to us? As fate would have it, as soon as we got back, it was announced he is coming to Canadaigua Performing Arts Center in August! Isn't that funny. Hey I got a trip to Vegas out of it and I get to see the Mraz man twice in 3 months. I would suggest anyone who is within an hour of the performing arts center to get tickets, he is pretty awesome! Here I am before the concert in Vegas.

We also took a helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon, we were the co-pilots. We actually landed in the Grand Canyon and had a picnic lunch, it was 103 degrees! It was a great experience.

Here we are in the Canyon.

How about Dining in the Sky? Yup, we did that too. We were lifted 180 feet into the air by a crane, table, chef, servers, and all. This picture doesn't do it justice, so you should visit the dining in the sky website. they have them all over the world and one is coming to NYC soon, it was a blast.

We also went to some other great shows while we were there: Crazy Horse, La Reve, & Zumanity. Had some great meals: Red Square, Cat House, Shibuya. and relaxed at the Palms pool. Andy got to experience "Ditch Fridays" @ the pool which was like Spring Break, but only for pretty people. We got in because we were hotel guests and I know all those pretty people were looking at us saying, what are those old people doing here? Funny how you can feel great about yourself and then go to something like that and totally feel like an old foggie!

So because we left on my birthday (which is also Cinco De Mayo) and returned on Mother's Day, My children decided to throw me a party! Here is a picture of me, my parents and the kids @ 10pm when we returned.
The whole house was decorated, I had my favorite, vanilla cake with peanut butter frosting, it made me cry. My mom said Rex was crazed all day shopping for everything and decorating, she said I would have been proud & that he has my party planning gene!

Wow, I am tired just recounting this all. Next we headed to Toronto for a weekend to see the Red Sox play the Jays. We went up on a bus saturday morning and were back sunday evening. We got two games in, a hippo tour of the city, a visit to the Art Museum, and shopping on Queen Street. Here are the kids @ the game, so cute when they hang together without fighting, granted the fighting started after I took the picture, but I can dream!

So now we are in June and all the end of the school year stuff is hitting and we are busy, busy. Ruby is riding again and started guitar lessons. Rex is in the playoffs for baseball and just found out he made the all star team! yeah Rex, that probably means summer baseball is in our future. Our nephew Matt is visiting from Nebraska. He is 15 & thinking of becoming an architect, so he is staying with us for the month and working @ Andy's office. I realize having a teenager that isn't mine is much easier than if he was becuase so far it has been great having him here!

So all seems back to normal and then today I had to go for my preop visit with the Doctor and the hospital for next weeks surgery. yup, I have another one. Time to put the cherry on top so to say. It is an in and out procedure. I am sedated through the IV, so no intubation like the others. It takes about an hour and a half, so I will be home the same day. alot of stitiches, so I am on limited movement/no exercise for atleast 3 weeks, again(and I was just getting into yoga & tennis pretty regularly). and get this, no bra, bathing suit, or anything that will put pressure on the new nips. I guess I am suppose to move to a nudist colony the next month because I can't figure out what clothing won't put pressure on that area???? So, once this all heals up, I go back for an in office tattooing of my areola, I suspect that will be in about a month. When is all said and done, it should be time for my one year anniversary of being diagnosed. My how time flies!

All joking aside, my story is just one of many, and I hope in some way following me through this has encouraged you to get your mammogram, do your monthly self exams, and be better educated when you or a loved one hears those dreaded words about having breast cancer, but I also hope you can see that life goes on, treatments are getting better and better everyday, and you can thrive with the love and support of your family and friends and a positive attitude! Which leads me to my other point, open yourself up and let it out because the more you let out, the more that comes back to you! Thank you all for helping me/us through this, We couldn't have made it through this without each and everyone of you, and you know who you are!

oh I suppse you want to know how Andy is doing? Andy is doing great. His surgeon said he is healing very well! no bicylcle riding yet, but he is running and lifting weights again and feels like he is almost back to where he was last year.

Much love,

Sherie