February 23/2018 

Back home and to the real world. Smacked us right in the face. Cold and blowing when we got to Edmonton. No winter coats from the airport to the truck and it was coooold. Lucky the park and ride had our truck all warmed up. I got in as poor Jamie had to put our overweight luggage in. Lol lol  just a little over weight. Only one pound I would say that is pretty good. So proud of myself. I bought things for the grandkids just can’t help myself. We missed them so much. But of course Jamie played with all the little kids at the resort. He is like a kids magnet, even if they play shy and don’t want to go to him. He eventually gets them on his side ALWAYS 👧🏼👧🏼👶🏼👼🏼

Leaving the beautiful sandy beaches and the great weather is always hard. We had the most relaxing holiday I think we ever had. We met some pretty nice people too and learned a new game with dice. Jamie even got pretty lucky at the casino, and won 20 thousand pesos Which is $1079.00 American which is the money we were using down there. But is actually $1365.93 Canadian. So I choose to look at it that way. Although Jamie won this money we decided to put it away and keep it for our next holiday. We have been to Mexico a few times now and there was just nothing we really needed.  We turned in the sandy beaches for white snow covering everything. But always good to be home ❤️

I am still feeling well. But I get these flashbacks every once in a while,to this time last year I never want to go back there. I am so greatfull to be where I am now. I have said I will never look back but that is pretty hard. A year ago I was planning my funeral in my head and I just felt like there was no help for me, as I got sicker and sicker as the poison of Chemo was being put into my body. Jamie and I re-lived that over a few times while in Mexico as my life story came up a few times in Mexico. First because of my arm sock then because I was a little…..ok a lot self conscious about how I looked in a bathing suit. I mean it is pretty tough having no boobs in a bathing suit. Try as I might it does bother me. But the people we became friends with continued to support me and were really great to me. It helped me feel a little better. But I am even more ready now to pursue my quest at looking into getting reconstructive surgery. 👍🏻 more information coming ? 

Sure felt good hitting our own bed. Nothing like getting a good nights sleep in your own bed. But of course we left an empty fridge and again back to the real life. Off to get groceries and stick up on healthy food again. I had a few challenges with my dies in Mexico we shopped everywhere to get sugar free juice. I don’t think they make it down there. But we never found any, I just watered down the juice I got and used it. I use sugar free juice as a mix with my liquid vitamin C I take. The restaurants tried very hard to make things for me that I could eat, but my hoxey diet is pretty strict and at every meal there was just something that I could not have. Breakfast was the easiest as I just ate fruit. So back home now and back to my strict diet. Which I will say does make me feel better. It is my way of keeping cancer at bay. 😬

So now we are looking forward to the weekend and getting to spend some time with the grandkids. They truly are what makes our world go around. We met a young couple in Mexico on their honeymoon. The girl (Heather) told us she had type 1 diabetes, and she was so great at answering all my questions about diabetis. I can’t wait to tell Ava all the things I learned. I feel like an old pro now, full of knowledge to give to our Ava. ❤️

Today’s little saying : Fight for the fairy tale…..It does exist ❤️

Beth 😇