Thursday, October 8, 2009

October is quite a busy month

Last weekend I went camping with some good family friends. We went up to the mountains and spent a wonderful Fall weekend camping. It was a ton of fun and very relaxing! It was beautiful fall weather and was actually the hundredth anniversary of the annual apple festival in the town. So my mom and I bought an amazing apple pie on our way home and enjoyed the drive on the the windey road with the changing leaves blowing in wind. It made me all warm and fuzzy inside just as anything fall does.
Tomorrow my mom and I are headed out to quilt camp. It is a group of my mom's friends and some of their daughters who get together twice a year for a getaway to quilt and do craft type things from scrap booking to knitting and everything you can think of in between. Lots of talented people and a nice weekend to just get away and finish some of those projects you wish you can do but never seem to find the time to do at home. It should be a good time and I am looking forward to another weekend away from the house. I have quite a few projects I am hoping to do so I hope I am feeling good to sew, sew, sew away!!!
I also wanted to mention that next Thursday the 15th I am going to have my one year bone marrow biopsy and aspiration to check for any leukemia or cancerous cells in my bloodstream. I just ask that if you think of it to pray for me on that day. I am scheduled to have it at 9:00 am. I am not too worried about it but it is always a little nerve wracking thinking of the possibility of it returning. So if you think of it please keep me in your thoughts and prayers on that day, I would appreciate it very much.
Then on the 22nd I am finally going to be able to make my first trip on a plane since I got diagnosed. I am taking a trip back to Montana to the Bible College for a week. I can't wait to go as I have not seen a lot of the people since I left to come back to Cali. It will be the first time I have left my mom for more than a day since all of this started. I think my parents are a little worried about me going, but what are parents for? I am very excited but I would be lying if I said I am not a little concerned about being so far away from my doctor and hospital in case something happens. You never know because sometimes I am perfectly fine one day and the next I end up in the ER. But I am just praying that everything goes smoothly and I am able to enjoy some time away from my normal routine life.
So as you can see this month is getting pretty jam packed with things to do. It is a lot of fun but tiring at the same time. I am thankful for the opportunity to do all these wonderful things.

Friday, October 2, 2009

It's been a while Huh! SORRY!!!!

Well I have no idea why I feel inspired to write since I have not been inspired in what like 6 months to write on this thing. Life has been crazy and days seem to fly by. It is amazing even though I am not working or going to school, it seems that just managing my day to day life and then the things I am involved with take up most of my "good " days that I am feeling up to doing things. Thank God I have been having many many more of those lately. We also have moved and moved again so it seems like before I know it it is October 1st and I am celebrating being 24 years old.
Yeah, today is my 24th Birthday.(Well I guess now it was yesterday). I didn't do anything real big, just spent it with family and friends eating good Mexican food and cake and ice cream. Although it wasn't extravagant it was wonderful. All day I just kept reflecting back on last year and it was a week after my transplant so I was restricted to my hospital room with no cake or ice cream because I couldn't eat anything. And also no people for a while because of my immune system. So when I think of my birthdays from now on I am sure they will always be a little better than my 23rd. Another major plus was that I just get to celebrate Life!!! How wonderful, precious and fragile it is. I have experienced that all too well and hope that I remember that not just on my birthday when we usually celebrate life but everyday of my life.
Yet again I apologize to everyone who was following my blog for my lack of entries of the past SEVERAL months. I am hoping this is the start of more consistent posting and putting up pictures again so you can get a glimpse of how I am doing and what I do with my days still battling this wonderful disease and its affects. They should be much happier posts than those of last year. At least I hope (:
So I know that a lot of you would like to know what has happened between my last post in March and now. I can tell you a lot has happened. Too much to think and write about on here. My one year transplant birthday was on September 18th and I was planning on sending out an update letter in the mail telling of some of these past year events and how I am doing now. I was hoping to get it out a couple weeks ago, but yet again time has slipped through my hands. I am still hoping to send it out sometime this month. If you would like me to send you one just let me know and give me your address. You can find me on facebook or my e-mail is ezekielgrl526@hotmail.com.
Wishing everyone and wonderful and blessed day!!!
-Lyns-