We had a wonderful time in Florida. It was nice to have a break from my cancer, too. That's probably why I chose not to finish any of the posts I started on my trip. When I rolled off my compression sleeve when we landed in Jacksonville, it was almost like putting away thoughts of my cancer, too. I spoke of my treatments a bit, but I didn't really feel like a cancer patient during this trip. It was so nice to take a break from the medical things and just enjoy life. Florida is such a beautiful state. Even Becca, who usually doesn't enjoy being away from home, liked it. Walt's sister lives just 10 minutes from the beach. Our warmest days on the trip were when we were at Disney World so we didn't spend as much time in the Atlantic as we would have liked, but Becca and I found some fun treasures in the little beachfront shops. Jacksonville is one of the nicest cities I've been to. Walt got to golf a few days and I took lots of long walks.
When I went through security at the airport, the TSA agent asked me to remove my hat. I was slightly embarrassed as not many people have seen me without it (sort of like going out in public without any makeup). When I got to Disney World, though, some of the rides were pretty wild and I was afraid of losing my hat, so I often took it off. It felt wonderful on those warm sunny days to feel the wind blow through my hair. I had gotten so used to taking off my hat that I slipped it off without even being asked going through security on the way home. My hair feels thicker and I'm starting to get tiny bangs. I look forward to going to get it styled, but I have to wait a bit longer to make the appointment worth it.
I accomplished a lot today. I did a couple loads of laundry, paid bills, reorganized the office a little, encouraged Becca to work on her essay and other homework, tried to help Ben feel better (he's suffering from chest congestion), called and got a better rate on our cable bill, talked with my sister Patty to update her on the trip, called Evergreen billing department to inform them of a billing error, filed claims for reimbursement, took a walk, cooked dinner... and the list continues as my life quickly settles back into reality. Vacations are nice, but the return to normal can be kind of brutal.
I will try to upload some pictures of our trip tomorrow. I'm too tired to do anything more than this brief update tonight.
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