Time with Family

I've spent the last five days in Maine with my family. It's been a lot of fun and very relaxing. On Friday, I went to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park with my dad and brother. It was a beautiful night and the Red Sox won!

The only negative part was that we couldn't relive our tradition of stopping at Dunkin' Donuts on the way home, because they were all closed, or had thrown out their donuts! When we got home to Maine at 1 am, we were just in time to pick up my sister Janet from the airport. She flew in during the middle of a long business trip to spend a couple of days with me and the rest of the family.

On Saturday and Sunday, I was able to spend time with some of my extended family, and my other sister, Liz, brother-in-law Phillip and my nephew Daniel. Daniel and I bonded over french fries and lots of ketchup at the Lobster Shack at Two Lights. He's growing up so fast!

Janet got up early Sunday morning to run 7 miles as a part of her training for the Chicago Marathon as a part of Team LiveStrong, before flying off to Seattle! However, before that I made a large family breakfast, and even Jordan, my parents' dog, got a sausage link when I dropped it on the floor.

Thursday and today, I spent most of my time reading articles for my summer graduate school class. It's a lot of work, but I do enjoy it when I am doing it...most of the time!

Tomorrow, we are going to one of my favorite seafood restaurants, Newick's Lobster House in Dover, New Hampshire. Then, most of us are heading down to Danvers, Massachusetts to see the extended edition of the Two Towers in the theater. Then I will be staying in the Boston area, so I can catch an early flight back to Chicago Wednesday morning.

It's been a really great trip. I've loved seeing my family, and it's been very relaxing and enjoyable. My third round of chemotherapy begins on Thursday, so I will let you all know how I am doing later this week. As always, thank you for your prayers and support.