Archive for May 2012

Bright and early tomorrow morning Miss M and I are off to New York City for travel adventure # 3 of our “Summer Love” tour.  I have been daydreaming about being back home in NYC for the last week.  Already got my plans figured out for our first day…  Arrive at 9am, then straight to…

The other night my best friend commented that she sometimes forgets I even have late stage breast cancer.  It’s true, life goes on.  Sometimes it’s even possible for me to forget I have cancer.  Especially now that I’m not doing chemo and this über healthy lifestyle I’m trying to live has got me feeling even better…

Ages ago my cousin Jamie told me I had to read the book The Hunger Games.  After hearing the premise of the story I thought, “Oh – how barbaric and depressing!  There’s no way I’m reading that.”  Flash-forward to a few weeks ago when my favorite neighbor and good friend Sam tossed the book my…

Great news arrived today!!!  The results are in from my genetic screening and I DO NOT have the BRAC1 or BRAC2 gene mutation!  WooHoo!!  One less thing for me to worry about.  And it’s great news for both me and Miss M. It decreases the risk that Miss M will develop breast, ovarian and other…

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…  I am amazed at the love and generosity that continues to pour my way.  And I am SO full of gratitude. Two weeks from now there will be another benefit for me.  This time on Bowen Island.  Check out the poster (the one that says “ass”-…

Back home today from trip # 2 on our Summer Tour of Gratitude and Giving Thanks.  We had an absolute blast in Nashville. In the 4 short days I was there we squeezed in a bunch of Nashville attractions.  We went to the Adventure Science Center, Centennial Park, and the fabulous Opryland Hotel & Resort…

I am counting down the hours till Miss M and I hit the road for Nashville!  This will be trip # 2 in our North American summer tour.  Looking forward to 5 quality days with my outspoken cousin, her sweet-as-honey husband, their 5 boys, and my talented aunt.  Craving some Southern hospitality and flavour. I’m…

A comment posted on my blog today struck a chord with me.  Someone expressing frustration and hurt over the fact that I do not take a more personalized approach to my blog and make more of an effort to connect and acknowledge all my supporters. But how the heck do you do that?? From the…