Summer Vacation Part 2

I absolutely love where I live, but lawdhavemercy do I love to get away! We did one of those impromptu trips this past week. You know one of those that involves a text from another mother that says something along the lines of “ We booked our hotel in Orange beach at such-and- such place, during such-and-such time- y’all in?”, and well, YES, we were in! We do what mothers do- we deliver! And, the beach, is one of my most favorite places to visit. So, it wasn’t really that hard of a decision!

(Sisterly love- I am most certain that Avery had her dress on backwards)

And Alabama? This trip? I feel guilty saying things like "We needed this vacation", or, “He needed this vacation”, knowing time away is most certainly, a luxury, but I'm still going to say it. We/He… needed this vacation after the last year that our family has endured. We took a very quiet rest this past week… and it was nice. It was definitely one of those "Wow, this is really happening" moments. Because last year, I would have never dreamed that we would have arrived in this place, ever.

(Picture #2 of 2 with me in it)

People who love each other and talk about being together more often--here we were, in the middle of summer, in the middle of coast--together. And it was pure love!

I can honestly say that I am more relaxed than I've been in a long time, in complete sync with my family, and most importantly, my own mind and spirit. I think that is pretty important for anyone… to aligned with those things. I think this vacation delivered in the way that it was supposed to!

We arrived home last night..all relaxed and so thankful for this time that was spent together!

I've learned there are parts of me that love quiet and calm and relaxed and slow, and there are parts of me that love adrenaline, projects, busy and stimulated. When one part's up to bat, the other one's just benched for a bit, getting ready for his turn. aI think that I have a great team; because, we play well with each other. It is almost adrenaline, project's, busy, and stimulated's turn...

With that said…I am going to enjoy a little bit more of summer laziness for the next few days. Monday… I start checking items off my to-do-list. I thrive on lists, we all know. School is just around the corner y’all! Ashlynn starts August 10^th, and not long after, I start back August 20^th.

Please keep our family, and most importantly, Daniel in your thoughts and prayers in the coming weeks. We head back to St. Louis on Monday, July 30^th for our one- year post- transplant- check-up. Which, inevitably means a whole lot of testing, including a bone marrow biopsy. While, there are no reasons to believe that the cancer is back… it still must be done. One year, my friends! Another birthday of sorts to celebrate!