This picture cracked me up. Jonathon excited about something that I think is silly and I try my best to be interested, but I can't get that 'are you serious?' look off my face. hahaha. I tried, but honestly, my phone could be missing all day and I wouldn't notice, so most of his gizmos are way out of my realm. Especially one that attaches to your wrist with constant nonstop feed. No thank you. We celebrated our 7 year anniversary this month. Maybe in 7 more I'll get better at hiding that face? I'll get a lot of practice because my husband is not slowing down with his gadget collection.
So far July has been a big old blur. An amazingly fun blur. But a blur.
Had quite a few visitors in and out of the house. We have also traveled quite a bit.
Spent 4th of July with my family in Nebraska. Austin and Grampa ate a lot of pickles.
Saw a new dentist and had 2 root canals removed. I might update you on why I chose this procedure later. If you're interested, here's the dentist I consulted. I know. I know. Another cooky thing to do...vitamin c iv treatments and acupressure sessions for 3 days. haha. Not your run of the mill dentist that's for sure. It was not very fun and even though they were way in the back, because my smile is so gigantic, the holes show. hahaha. I won't have implants in for a few months, so get your hillbilly Jenn photos now! Because I plan on spending the next few months smiling a whole lot. The procedures were done in Marble Falls and we stayed in a sweet house on the Colorado River. Aunt Boog and Paw Paw Gene enjoyed the amenities while I enjoyed smoothies and lots of sleep :)
PLUS we celebrated 1 year out from my very last radiation treatment by spending another week in our favorite city in California with some of our favorite people in the world (well, actually everyone else was on vacay, but I secretly knew it was my one year mark. I could count down to the day for the last 365 days. I don't know when those days turn into counting months or years. But today, even chemo brain is not making that date blurry for me). It was the best trip. Even though I mostly ate pureed food because of my missing teeth. haha. Pureed food in 70 degree weather on the beach can't be beat by a steak in the 100 degree heat of Texas! Especially with the crew that joined us.
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| Safari! |
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| Hawkins family made it too!! We decided next trip we are bringing a babysitter. hahaha. |
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| Of course, a trip to Del Mar. Dad wouldn't miss an opening weekend at the track. Not sure who the happy phototbomber is. |
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| Mariah's first time at the beach! |
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| So fun! Another buddy from home staying on the same dang street we did! |
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| another zoo trip |
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| Moms and the boys. You can kind of see my missing teeth. Told you. Lots of smiling planned ahead. Teeth or not. |
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| Was a total beach bum this trip. He LOVED the ocean. |
I'm feeling less and less traumatized by it all...I can speak pretty openly about some of the stuff that happened and the side effects that I continue to experience (there are still quite a few things that get me choked up...some that I've shared with y'all...some that I've kept locked up in my vault)...and sometimes I can talk about my feelings about it all...I feel stronger...the better for it all...but I haven't been writing many updates on WIN THE DAY lately. Maybe because we have been crazy busy, but also because I'm not quite sure where to go with this little family blog we started to keep you all updated on my health and recovery from treatment. I'm just not sure what to write about these days. I still have a lot going on in my life related to breast cancer, but I also want to be able to somehow some kind of way move on with my life. Find some kind of new normal.
But I also really really enjoy blogging. I can spew all of my feelings out on my computer about my journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery and don't even remember what I wrote or even think about anyone else reading it. Until my mom says, ' Jenn! I didn't know you wrote about your boobs so openly on the blog...you know I forwarded this to my boss?!' hahaha. Or I run into an old acquaintance from college who tears up as soon as he sees me. I seriously have no clue who is out there reading this! I know that y'all are out there (I can see how many people and what countries are hitting us up every day...and there are A LOT!).
For me, it's been kind of therapeutic. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cry a little. But it always makes me feel better. Plus, I really really enjoy sharing pics of our adorable little rotten kid.
I had a visit with Dr. Jim this month (YES, I STILL have continued frequent doctors visits every month) and we chatted about a new job he was assigning to me. It's to work on moving on from being 'Jenn the breast cancer survivor.' Life is good today and we don't know what's around the corner for me or all of you special people. Gotta live it up every chance we can. Focus on the moment. Enjoy our damn lives. Trust in God. Trying to focus on Jonathon's little words of wisdom in our very first WIN THE DAY post.
Soooo...whoever's out there still peeking in on our little Kinchen crew, stay tuned...not sure what's around the bend for us, but one guarantee is that there will be lots of pics of a growing 3 year old boy who we absolutely adore. Jonathon asked me the other day if I thought other people think Austin's annoying like he thinks other kids are annoying. haha. No way! He's perfect. haha. And pretty sure I'm still going to be talking openly about my boobs. Sorry mom.
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| So...maybe the people on our last flight might not have found his barf bag pretending complete with sounds very cute. |
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| The sweet baby had his arm around me the entire flight. And the other thumb in his mouth. Vacation is exhausting! Now that's pretty cute, right? |
Win the Day.
Love
Jenn
