Break Time

Mark's platelet counts were on the low side due to the duration of chemo so far, so Dr. B decided to give him a break in treatment. We got to take a "round" off from chemo this week and it couldn't be better timing...the weather has cooled down to a nice mid 60's at night and mid 70's during the day (sorry non-So. Cal friends and family). My close, dear friend is visiting from North Carolina, so we get to spend an evening out on the town. We had the joy of having a dinner "assignment" at The House of Blues Foundation Room earlier this week too. The morning of our scheduled treatment, our newly hired help at home was already at the house, so rather than go home, we decided to have a day out. We hit a couple local thrift stores (scored me some books...Wicked and Little Bee), had lunch and played games at Dave and Buster's for the second Wednesday in a row and did some shopping. It was nice to be out and about, feeling like a "normal" couple again. Mark has been feeling pretty good, especially after winning First Prize at a car/motorcycle show here in our little city Monterey Park. He beat all the other bikes entered, which were Harleys :) There is a nice picture of the bike and the trophy posted on his Facebook page. We are planning to clear out some junk and make some much needed space in the garage so I have room for the treadmill to actually fold out and be in usable condition, rather than the junk stand/rack it has been serving as the past month since being banished out from our bedroom. Mark also found time to set up our Wii gaming console in the back room so I can attempt to do Zumba and Wii Yoga where there is decent space without having to move a couch and table like in our living room. Monday being Halloween, I will be dressing up as a Day of the Dead Calavera Senorita...we are having a costume contest at my gym and I intend on winning. Pictures will be posted and emailed! In addition to all this that is going on, we are hoping to get out on a nice trip once chemo treatments have been completed and the doctors give us a game plan for the next steps in treatment. We have our eyes on the East Coast, specifically North Carolina and Connecticut or Florida to visit with family. So it may be a while before I post a new blog, but it's all for good reasons. Happy Haunting!!