What are you doing for fun??

Glenna,

One word: Beautiful! Congratulations to the lovely couple and the whole family.

Nice Memorial Day weekend. Cleaned the house (mostly downstairs), went out to dinner with older dd and granddaughter, attended the Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival, vacuumed out my car (ugh!) and ended with a nice BBQ with younger dd and SIL. Marinated flat iron steak, marinated chicken, chili lime shrimp, grilled veggie kebabs and strawberry/blueberry shortcakes with whipped cream. We had a lovely Riesling too. I think healthy diets are great but a super restrictive one that would have deprived me of the pleasure of this meal, would definitely be detrimental to my positive attitude and happiness!

Caryn 

yes, I want to be at caryn's house for dinner as well!  Sounds yummy.  For a while I was taking a supplement called reservatrol.  It has the property from red wine that is supposed to be good for you.  My doctor laughingly told me to just drink the red wine.  He recommends two glasses a day.  I try to comply though the week of chemo I abstain figuring my liver is working overtime to process the chemo!  LOL!  I have my summer planned around chemo dates.  A week at the beach in June with some fun Ohio relatives and my sister from NC, later in June a visit from a h.s. Friend who lives in the west coast, late July a visit to the massanutten, VA area with my sis and her DH, a visit in August to Florida to help my mom visit assisted living places, and in-between spending time with my grandchildren.  That will probably include a Busch Gardens and water country trip sometime in July.  Another trip to the beach at the end of August with DH and his brother and sister-in-law.  Then in September my DH is taking me to Montana, an item on my bucket list.  I've seen 48 states, just need Montana and North Dakota.  The Alaska cruise is a must for anyone who can do it.  We did it several years ago and combined it with the train to Denali.  We did a bit of salmon fishing which was awesome!   I would do that again in a heartbeat if I didn't have so much already on my plate!

Glenna, You daughter was a  beautiful bride!  What a great setting for a wedding.  I use to camp there as a kid, I always loved that island.  

Caryn, If you ever leave teaching I think cooking/catering could be in your future.

kiwicatmom,

Lovely bird, what is it called? I'm afraid of ducks due to one snapping my finger when I was quite small, but I don't mind eating them I would love to go back to NZ!

In my never ending quest to learn things that appear to be of no practical purpose, I am teaching myself nålbinding. This pre-dates knitting and is done with a large, flat needle ( traditionally wood or bone) and ones thumb. My ongoing study of Norwegian lead me to this and though I've never taken to knitting or crocheting, this fascinated me. I'm practicing the basic Oslo stitch and am aiming to make a hat once I get the hang of it. You use short, about 2 yards, lengths of pure wool and splice new pieces in as you go. No knots, no scissors! So, soon I will ,probably, be the only Jewish, Norwegian speaking, nålbinding, stage IV woman you know! 

Caryn

Good for you, Caryn!  I keep threatening to learn to knit or crochet and make cat hats.  The bird is a tui, it's a NZ native.  They're quite stroppy.  Also known as the Parson Bird as the white tuft at the throat and collar look like a parson.

Glenna,

I would love to visit Norway, but I started learning Norsk just because I liked the way it sounded. It's also pretty easy to learn (except for those pesky vowels å,æ og ø) .There are twin sisters at my school who are fluent and are more than happy to correct my grammar and laugh at my accent. Other than them, I have no live people to practice with

Caryn

When I reach the end of this feed I always have a smile on my face!  Birds, weddings, Nowegian not-knitting, travel, cat hats and shitcaca! What's not to like?!  Somehow we all strive to keep enjoying the things we love. On the days when I'm afraid I can't keep up, this is a great place to come for a reminder! Thanks for sharing!

Here is my latest exciting adventure:

Me, my oldest daughter who is getting married next year and my younger daughter who can't believe her big sister is getting married!  (⭐️Ladies, you are sworn to secrecy!  The dress is a HUGE secret! No selling pics to the Enquirer.) it's impossible to explain the emotions of the day; some of you know already. One minute she's a little girl playing dress up the next thing you know it's for real!  She's such a lovely person & we're crazy about her fiancè. It is a good thing to watch, life going on!  It was a wonderful weekend. One I will always treasure.

Here's to dreams coming true!

Virginia

Vadre, oo la la, love that gown!  You look gorgeous, btw, and your girls are lovely. All of you are so photogenic!  I may have mentioned this to you before, but about 25 years ago, my dh and I got married in Williamsburg, Va.  It was just the two of us and a 'marriage commissioner'; we said our vows at a gazebo at the 'Benjamin Waller' house in the historic Williamsburg area.  Two years ago we revisited for the first time since then, taking our college age son with us to see the place we wed.

awesome! Way to go for it!

Vadre - how beautiful  you and your daughters are!  And what a stunning dress on a stunning lady.

Nancy - hope you enjoyed NZ and Oz.  And wow!  Greece.  You go girl!

For those of you who followed the Kate and William tour down under, Princess Kate's favourite picture from the trip was one taken by Simon Woolf.  (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-kate-middleton-prince-george-favorite-photo-new-zealand-20140428-story.html).  I'm taking a photography class from him on Sunday!

I'm off to Auckland next week for business, but hope to catch up with some friends while I'm there. And while this may not seem like fun to some, I got approval to make a job offer to a lovely young lady today. She'll be working with me in Wellington, and I think she has incredible potential. Some of my best times are working with the young university grads and seeing them blossom and grow. So I'm really looking forward to working with and mentoring her.  Ironically, she's American, but has been living in Australia for the past 8 years and has now moved to NZ.  So double the fun!

Hugs to all,
Terre

Last night I had a fabulous evening with some bco members in San Francisco. Most were on the California Dreaming road trip and were in high spirits as they enjoyed their CA journey. We had dinner at a restaurant with a beautiful view of the water and Alcatraz Island. Go to the last page go this thread to see a picture of this great group:

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/58/topic/...

Each and every one of these women were smart, beautiful and just a whole lot of fun to be with. Good food, good drink, and lots of laughter are the best medicine. I had a great time. Thank you all!

Caryn

PattyPepper,

I'm sorry that pain keeps you at home but so happy to hear that you got out and enjoyed the day with your ds. I would also like to thank you for encouraging us to keep having fun. None of know when this disease might place more restrictions on our lives, but let's enjoy whatever we can!

Caryn

I don' travel far from home but there is plenty to do in my area. Today there was a fund raising walk for the American Cancer Society this morning in Fort Lee NJ. they call it the George Washington Bridge Challenge. There were a couple of  different choices the 10K run or the 5K walk. DD, future son in law and I did the 5k walk. half way across the bridge and then down to the bottom of the Palisades (with shuttle buses to get you back up to Fort Lee) At the begining of the challenge there  were tents with water and energy drinks, and a tent with wigs. Here is a pic of DD and myself wearing the wigs. DD has the red one on.

We made it to the finish line

I also took a photo of the little red lighthouse that is under the bridge on the NYC side for those of you who know the children's book "The Little Red Lighthouse.

Flower gardening was my hobby for over 20 years but I completely lost interest
after the bc diagnosis in 2011, leaving dh to use the weedeater to control
weeds & overgrowth. After a three year break, this spring I got back into it.
DH and I started by trimming a dogwood and two apple trees. We removed small
evergreen trees and shrubs dead from the brutal winter. I’m thinning out overgrown perennials, pulling
weeds & mulching one small section at a time; I planted some new perennials & shrubs & started a small herb garden that I always wanted. I guess the break was kinda good, I have a bunch of fresh ideas. Our yard is not big, but I’ve planted
enough perennials, shrubs & trees over the years so something is always in
bloom from spring to fall.

My body aches. Arimidex is so very hard on my joints, back,
ankles, feet, ect. It’s an effort to get
down on my hands and knees to work in the dirt, a constant reminder my body’s
seen better days, but I keep pushing past the soreness. It's very satisfying tending to the flower beds.