With Kristina's dad in town from CO, we had plenty to do this weekend - tops on the list was to get the house painted. Seeing as Dave, Kristy's dad, was a home builder in a previous life we had some expert help in town to get the job done right.
Thursday night, after Dave got to town around noon, we headed out to Chapin's for dinner, and then down to Chapin beach for a nice post-dinner walk - it was still around 70 at 8pm, it felt like summer was here already. Friday night I picked up lobsters on my way home from work and we enjoyed a lobster dinner in the backyard...some nice two pounders to enjoy the beginning of the weekend. Saturday I woke up and played a round of golf at Hyannis Golf Club (if bogeys, doubles, and triples could be converted to currency it would have been a great day), and then headed home to assist the painters. Dave bought a great airless painter, which holds 2.5 gallons of paint and made the exterior work super fast. Saturday night we cooked out (burgers) and again enjoyed a wonderful evening of weather. Sunday we painted all day and headed over to meet my folks for dinner at 6...if you've never had a lobster roll at The Raw Bar in New Seabury, make it a point next time you're in the area - they are HUGE and very good - best on the Cape for sure, maybe in all of New England. Went back to my folks after dinner and hung out for the evening, it was a great time.
Today we painted some more and seemed to get most of the rest done...they'll have to finish without me from here, but it's pretty much done, save for some trim work and a few doors that need to be rolled. Tonight we had Skyline Chili that Dave brought out from Cincinnati...this stuff is incredible! I'd never even heard of it until a few years back when Kristina introduced me to it, but we have it with some regularity now...give it a shot if you ever get the chance, it's also called Cincinnati chili - the recipe may sound weird, but try it, you'll be happy you did. My stamina was great all weekend, I continue to feel pretty much normal - I did take naps in the afternoon, quick hour cat naps, and they really helped.
I did my blood work on Friday because of the holiday, tomorrow I follow up with Dr. Aviles to look at those results. What we're looking for there, essentially, is the liver function and the white blood cell counts...if the liver numbers get too high we may need to stop treatment - chemo does a number on your liver, but I survived a year living across the street from Mary Ann's while at BC, so I've tested it before. The white blood cell count issue should largely be addressed by NeuLasta, but we still monitor it very closely to ensure the count stays high enough to not force us to break from treatments. It's always an easy appointment, as Dr. Aviles is great to work with and we simply go over things, he takes time to answer any new questions I have and then I leave ready for the next treatment - it's that simple.
So the weekend was good, treatment #3 is right around the corner, though I can't say I am "looking forward" to it as I have said in weeks past...the novelty of having that quiet time has largely worn off and I pretty much dread it now, but it's helping me get better so I have to do it and it's really not THAT bad - especially in the grand scheme of things.
I will close by saying this; Memorial Day is always a great weekend, particularly here on Cape Cod, however I think we often forget the meaning of Memorial Day and the brave soldiers who have fought for this country and our ideals, and given so much to protect us. With so much going on in the world right now, this is a great time to stop and think about the thousands of men and women currently serving on our behalf, and the hundreds of thousands more who have given so much in the past to get us where we are today; remember them and thank them if you see them, they deserve that much and more.
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