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Hobbit Day!

Gandalf & Bilbo sitting down for some tea

Today is Hobbit Day - I stumbled upon this while on my google homepage... Anyway, it's already too late to have Breakfast and Second Breakfast, but there is a whole day ahead of me! There is still time for Elevenses, Luncheon, Afternoon Tea, Dinner and Supper. Time to get started!

Some of the foods that Hobbits are fond of are as follows:

Mushrooms, Mince Pies, Fish & Chips, Blackberry Tarts, Bread and lots of BUTTER, Pickles, CHEESE, Food made from vegetables such as corn, turnips, potatoes and onions, Honey and foods made with honey, Scones - Wine, Beer, Tea and Coffee.

I think that EVERY day should be HOBBIT DAY!

Tom Celebrates Another Year!

We met up with some good friends at Charlie's Bistro and enjoyed some food...some wine and a lot of birthday fun! The best(?) gift - the lost wicket from our croquet set.

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19 Years and Counting...

Yesterday was our 19th Wedding Anniversary. We went to Charlie's Bistro for Happy Hour...

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This day in history...

• 09/14/1991 - Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992
• 09/14/1991 - Freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State rushed for NCAA record
• 09/14/1991 - Magic Johnson weds Erieatha "Cookie" Kelly
• 09/14/1991 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 09/14/1991 - 386 yards & scored 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific 55-34 
• 09/14/1991 - Tom and Nancy got married!

45

Friday was my 45th Birthday! I took my floating holiday and got a nice break away from work. The day itself was pretty relaxing - coffee with a friend, hanging out with Tom who was home from work.  That evening we went to Charlie's Bistro for Happy Hour. Not all of our core group could make it (Missed you Dan & Dani!), but we had fun hanging out and visiting.

My birthay cake was from Larson's, the Strawberry Cream Cake...SO GOOD!

Just when I thought that these guys were out the door and leaving, they came back to sing the song...this was their second time through because I was not ready for them yet -

Some of the blessings from my favorite people...so sweet...

Happy New Year!

Yeah, so I started to work on this yesterday (today is Jan 8) and I've lost interest AND momentum...I was going to post a picture too, but with my seasonal A.D.D. I've decided to move on to other things...

Okay, so we are a week into the new year and I'm just now posting something about it. We had a get-together...ate food, played games (Curses) and drank sparkling wine and San Pellegrino Limonata. Watched the ball drop in Time Square - I can't believe I made it to midnight...and then everyone vamoosed!

There are no pictures to prove that we had a little party...that's how inspired I have been this holiday season!

Oh well...here's to 2010!

Best Teammate EVER!

This year has been a year of challenges as I move past the 5 year mark of my brain cancer diagnosis and with each passing week another 5 year mark is passed (first surgery, second surgery, first day of radiation....etc) I feel more confident everyday about where I am as far as my health. Nothing crazy weird has popped up and I'm keeping up on my MRIs and doc visits. I Even was "fired" by my radiation doctor whom I only visited once a year. Her assessment of me from my June visit was that I am doing great and there is no need to see her anymore....WOO HOOO! No more trips to NW Cancer on 136th Avenue!!

With Livestrong going to Seattle this year I decided to find something different to do here in the Portland area to challenge myself. Livestrong is a ride or a run event...we've done both in past Livestrong events so why not put them together?! BAM! Duathlons here we come!

What does this have to do with the best teammate ever? Besides having Tom by my side thru every aspect of my cancer, Robin was there too. She was there to help calm me in pre-op and visited me while I was in the ICU and later in a regular room. She drove me to appointments and took me places when I was getting stir-crazy. Really I couldn't imagine anyone else to be there during all that, I am so blessed to have her as a friend.

After Tom and I did the Blue Lake event I loved it so much that I looked for another event to do and saw the All Women's event all I could think is that I should have a team! Who else would come to mind...Robin of course. She said yes...we got registered and then came event day. Since I did my first du in June, I had an idea what was going to happen and slight advantage over my newbie teammate.

Both of my runs were less than average for me, but with the heat and the training lite over the previous 2-3 weeks it wasn't all bad. Robin on the other hand just ROCKED the bike course and completed the course in just under 38 minutes! An average of 18+ mph - AWESOME! It was truly exciting to see her returning to the transition area so that I could get going and do the my second run.

The best part was finishing and having "my people" at the finish cheering on! What a feeling of accomplishment - to have my closest friends and my sweet husband there to cheer and celebrate the finish of another awesome event.

What a way to celebrate survivorship with the best teammate ever!

Easter at Felida

This is the tail end of the cool intro to our worship service this morning...

He Has Risen...

and Felida had a ROCKIN' good time this morning! I'm tired and a little hungry so just photos from this morning...

Suzy came to worship this morning along with her daughter-in-law and grandkids

The kids helped out with a couple of songs...so fun! Awesome Men's Quartet! Me & My Goodest Friend - SO cheesy Nice looking couple...

Tom's Birthday Evening

Photos of the evening.

Tom waited a whole year to open up his special blend that he did at Urban Wineworks. It was pretty good and went well with our pizza.

FINALLY, the shoes he's been drooling over for MONTHS! A little cake for the Birthday Boy!