Great Day!

I had so much fun today.  Just after I was diagnosed, my friend told me about a support group for young breast cancer survivors called Young Survivor Sisters (with a tagline: Where boobs are optional and support is guaranteed!)  LOVE IT!  It is a group started a few years ago by three young cancer survivors who found there wasn't a group specifically for younger women.  I went to a big dinner in January at Joseph Smith Memorial and met some great ladies!  We were given an opportunity to sign up to help with various things.  I signed up to help coordinate monthly lunches/outings for the group.  Today, I was lucky enough to meet three ladies in Salt Lake for lunch so we could talk about how to get it organized.  Jenifer, Whitney and Nora came and there was an instant bond!  What great ladies!  We talked for 1 1/2 hours and when I left I felt so uplifted.  It is amazing to me that a frightening diagnosis like this can bring people together, strangers with diverse backgrounds, that would never have an opportunity to meet otherwise.  I don't believe these things happen by chance.  I am so excited to get the lunches going and get to know more of the "sisters".  Thanks Jenifer, Whitney and Nora!  AWESOME!

I had the great opportunity to go out with an old friend, Colleen, tonight.  We met about 8 years ago after they moved into our neighborhood.  About 5 years ago, they moved to Riverside, so I haven't seen her for a long time!  Today is her birthday and she told her husband she wanted to come down and visit me for her birthday.  I had a great time, THANKS Colleen!  We went out to eat and talked for a long time about her family, schooling and passions.  Her passions are her family (of course), horses and writing books.  She's gone back to school, which I think is awesome!  Colleen, I had a great time tonight!  Thanks for coming to share your birthday with me!  Laughter heals.

When I got home, Mat and the kids were watching a Charlie Chaplin movie, the one where he does the dance with the potatoes.  They were laughing hysterically and having a great time!  About 10:00 tonight, Mat went to the store to get some milk.  When he went outside, it was snowing giant snowflakes!  The stinker went and got the kids out of bed so they could go out and try to catch snowflakes in their mouths.  Watching them, I had a huge grin on my face.  It is times like this that I count my many blessings!