December 5th, 2008

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Friday, December 5th, 2008

Hey there everyone!!! Well, today is my mom’s birthday, and we were able to surprise her by having my dad show up today instead of tomorrow!!! Luckily, the SCCA was able to have a volunteer drive him here from the airport, so my mom didn’t have to know anything. He just knocked on the door (someone let him in downstairs…I guess he looks innocent enough). :)

OK, now it’s the 4th, and we had another wonderful day. My mom and I awoke early (yah, our appointment was for 10:15 AM…that’s early for me!) and got our hair cut! My designer is a five-year cancer survivor, so we had a wonderful discussion about basically everything surrounding the illness: the fear; the way it alters your perspective; how once it touches you, you feel a responsibility to reach out to others in the same situation. When I left to thank her and pay, she reached out and hugged me and said “You know what, this is my gift to you. Merry Christmas!!” I was shocked and obviously very touched. I hope to stop by and see her again before we leave. By the way, I LOVE the way she did my hair!

After the haircut, I went across the street with my dad to see if they could fix one of the jackets I got not long after moving out here. At first they said, “Well, we’ll have to remove that whole panel and send it in to the company, assuming we can find a company close by that can fix it, but you might be without your coat for a couple weeks”….mmmm….I asked if I could simply exchange the jacket for another one they had there, and he asked if they had the right size…..waaallllaahh–they did, and off I went with a brand-new jacket…no waiting! I was certainly having a special morning.

My dad and I walked home (it was a gorgeous day) while my mom got her highlights, and I decided we would go to “Buca di Beppo’s” for lunch. Check out the website: http://www.bucadibeppo.com/ It’s not far from our apartment, and we constantly drive by it. It’s family style, like “Maggianno’s”, and it just looks like a lot of fun! Plus, the food was delicious, and I got my mozzarella sticks!! It has a lot of character…hope you enjoy the pictures. Our waiter gave us a couple recommendations for things to do around town, one of them being a Celtic Holiday Christmas Celebration. I’ll have to ask my docs if it’s OK to be in a church to listen to them come December 20th.

This evening we took a trip up to SCCA and took advantage of one of the many volunteer services activities. We went to the Boeing Museum of Flight. It’s open the first Thursday of every month from 5-9 (usually it’s not open at night), which is nice because not as many people (or children) are there at night, and that’s much better for patients. If you’re ever out here, you should visit it—here’s the website: http://www.museumofflight.org They even have overnight programs for children. Sounded cool to me!

Well, I’m feeling a little sleepy, which is a very good thing!! It was a full day, a special day, and I feel blessed.

Hope you’re not overwhelmed by the photos!! Enjoy them at your leisure. :)

Love ya,

Julie