I LOVE my life

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010

I L♥VE my Life

I was kinda forced to go back to work. The day after we arrived home from Paris, I went back to work at US AIRWAYS. I am exhausted from the mental stimulation. On the 1st day, I had a panic attack on my way to the office; I had to pull over and breathe; oh, how I wished Tamy would have been with me; she always knows how to help. I had to quickly go to my "happy place" I remember bicycling with Frenchie in the hills of France; it made me smile and got me through the night. I definitely have CHEMO BRAIN, which I have been told is very common with patients; I have lost a lot of short-term memory and eyesight. Trying to remember all that I have been trained to do repeatedly for the past 6 years is not coming easy for me. Luckily US AIRWAYS is kind enough to put me through some training before getting me back on the phones with people. I worry about only working for a few weeks before I will take another medical leave when I have surgery, but I have been reassured by US AIRWAYS that they will train me again if needed when I return.

One of the things I have noticed about being back in the WORLD is how negative people can be. I don't think they even realize it. I am so grateful for my job; never before would I have said that. I have a different perspective now. When I think about where my life was a year ago and that I am alive and can go to work, it makes me happy. I get to be with Recker all day, then go for a few hours to work at night a couple days a week. I love my life !!!

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Recker and Frenchie

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2010

Recker and Frenchie

These are the men in my life that make me smile......

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Back to Reality

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010

Back to Reality

WOW, how do people recover from such romantic, exotic vacations? The flight home was bittersweet; I loved the time that Frenchie and I spent together in France. It was like a dream that I didn't want to wake up from, not just because it was a lifelong dream of mine to go to Paris with Frenchie and that he planned all of it on his own .... who does that? But also because life in Gilbert is not living in Paris. I didn't think of the VILLAIN or its side effects. I didn't constantly have to think of what I was eating and if I was feeding the VILLAIN with sugar, flour, or anything that touched my lips. It was so lovely for 10 days to fully enjoy, let myself be free, and re-kindle those feelings of young love and the romantic notions of life in a different place, with no worries.

Just as our plane was descending into Phoenix, I looked out the window and heard the pilot say, "Welcome to Phoenix" tears ran down my face; I could not control my emotions. How do I return from such a Heavenly experience to "my life, for real?" Suddenly the thoughts of Mayo Clinic, Doctor's appointments, and medications flooded my brain.

Now that I have had a few days home, I realize just what my husband gave me was an amazing opportunity. It was a blessing for me to let go, and I had forgotten what it was like to be carefree and completely 100% in the moment.
We all have to face hard times in our lives, but it's pleasant to check out once in a while. 

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Last Day In Paris

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010

Last Day in Paris

I am sitting in the Hotel for the last night in Paris, happy, oh so glad that I have been living in this dream fantasy world of mine for 9 days, but now it's time to go back to reality. Tomorrow is the day we will do that, but before we do, I just wanted to say ...

This is the man who can frustrate me more than anyone else can, the man who can make me laugh more than anyone else can, the one who puts up with me and my imperfections. He is the man who has stood by me through the years; this is the man I choose to be with for Eternity... I love You, Frenchie !!!

If I stood in the city of Paris, what would I see? Well, at any given corner, in Paris, these are a few things I saw today...tons of places to shop, fashion is everywhere you look.



People drinking COKE, someone drinking a BEER, and lovers holding hands.




Double-Decker busses


Museums or Castles


Police cars and their cute European sirens going off.


Frenchie was so excited when it rained today; he had to have a picture with the umbrellas open and jackets on. Look at that smile!!



This is what Frenchie looked like ......


This is what he was trying to look like...... with the hat on backward.....note to Frenchie: You look much better.


Me and Frenchie, people, watching at Notre Dame


Salad, bruschetta, and Spaghetti for dinner.




Incredible Chocolate Mousse for dessert.

After eating, Frenchie did not want to ask for the check yet. Before we went to dinner, he told me that the European culture makes their dinners last 2 hours (at least). This is true; Frenchie and I went to dinner one night and sat next to this couple; we finished, went shopping, and walked back by an hour or so later, and there they were, sitting and drinking a cup of coffee or wine,, whatever it was.....seriously? So tonight, I told Frenchie I would sit and take pictures of him until he got the check... it didn't take too long after that. I said, " why not walk, talk and eat simultaneously?" Americans are much better at multi-tasking




Maybe he should lick his bowl; that could take up some time.
Or, I could lick my bowl.
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Dinner should not last 2 hours, do ya think? I can sit here all night taking pictures of Frenchie.




Frenchie and I at dinner on our last night in Paris


Frenchie sportin' the Sperry's ..... me well, I'm just glad I don't have blisters after this week of walkin'.


I told Frenchie a few days ago I wanted to take some pictures of people's shoes.... he looked at me like I was from another Planet..he said I am a creeper, stalker kinda girl. I told him I can tell a lot about a person by looking at their shoes...








The lady in the blue pumps made me follow her into a creperie (who knows how many blocks) just so I could get a picture of her shoes, well, actually, she has no idea I took the picture... I wonder why Frenchie thinks I'm a stalker?



Frenchie and the French Maid.


I don't know what these are called, but they are really cool; 2 wheels in the front and one in the back.


Some window displays I liked.




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Catacombs, Castles, and Crepes

I told Frenchie, "Come to think of it, I have not seen one Cemetary I have been here." I kept making jokes while we were there to get through it... I started singing ♬ them bones ♬, them bones, them dry bones. I told Frenchie that some of them resembled some of my relatives. Haha, it was really freaky down there. The 2nd picture is of our room at the Hotel. That is considered a BIG room, the bed where I sit and blog every night.

Dinner for two is very romantic; when is it not romantic with Frenchie?


Warm crusty bread with butter


Appetizers: For Frenchie snails..... disgusting....but he loved it
for Me: French Onion soup .... yummy



Main Dish: For Frenchie Veal with french fries
For me: roasted chicken with herbs and french fries...I didn't eat them; Frenchie did



Desserts: Frenchie had a crepe with Nutella, whip cream, and vanilla ice cream
I had Creme Brulee' .... so french and so my favorite dessert ever

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