5 YEARS!!

Today (Halloween) marked the 5 year anniversary of my mom's last mastectomy. In many ways I cannot believe that it has been five years and then in a way it feels like it has been a lifetime. During that time she had to have one year of chemo and other preventative drugs. It was a very enduring time but she battled through and came out a winner. She is five years cancer free and I thank the lord for all he did in our family during that time. I am so proud of her! Way to go mom!

FALL BREAK...A DAY WITH THE LADIES...

There are numerous "perks" to being a teacher. One is called FALL BREAK! In college I was able to experience the luxury of fall break but for only two days, now I have a week. I love what I do but I have realized that you can love what you do but can also need a break from it. I didn't want to go anywhere or do anything crazy I just wanted to relax and live life as if I had no plans. Well a week before fall break my husbands office manager was "let go" (a whole other story in itself). As many of you know I worked for Richy all summer. It had its ups and it had its downs but we made it three months of working together and we are still happily married. So hearing the news of the vacant office manager spot I knew what I would be doing over fall break....some break right? I still was excited about fall break but I didn't know what all I was going to be able to accomplish if I had to responsibilities of the office to take care of. This week Courtney is in town and I was hoping to do lots of catching up and I didn't know if I would be able to having to work. Well Monday arrived and Richy told me to have a fun day and that he could hold down the fort without me. So Monday Courtney, Brittney (thanks Christopher Columbus), and my self set out on an adventure. We started at 11:30 a.m. with a lunch at Ichiban..yummy as always, a trip to my mom's office, and then to Hamilton Place. We are all attending a wedding this weekend and all needed a dress. This hunt was not successful but it was a blast laughing at all the dresses that did not work for any of us. ( I wish I had a camera at that time!) I did walk away with a new set of sheets. We then went to Target...can't have a girls day without it. Brittney then graciously offered to make us dinner. So we enjoyed a Taco Ring and some Rotel dip at the Bates' home. We ended the day at 10:00 p.m. It was a great day and it makes me thankful for the people in my life. Even though some of us have moved away and we all are very busy it is great to have one day every blue moon to be with friends and laugh. I am so thankful for my friends. It is just funny how people come in and out of your life but you find those few people that are really there for you and love you no matter what! So I say this about fall break....if I am locked in an office for the rest of the week it was still a great fall break!