3-0!

So far....I'm loving my thirties!
My 29th birthday was no fun....so my 30th birthday was enough fun for last year, and the next 10 years! The celebration lasted many days, and now I have to come back to reality. I thought it best to share my many happy memories with pictures. So here are a bunch of them!

It all started Wednesday night when I had my support group over for dinner and pumpkin carving...
Then on Thursday (my birthday) I spent the day with friends, my mom, and my dog. We had a spaghetti dinner at my new place and sat by the fire as the sun set!

My mom came over and helped cook dinner...here she is working while I'm enjoying my glass of wine....

thanks mom!

On Friday, my friends threw me a pedicure party at a local shoe shop/pedicure place.
I had to do some shopping too...

Does life get any better? Cupcakes, wine and pedicures!! All at once!

On Saturday, my mom and I went to Boston to visit my brothers and their girlfriends

Jeff got us Circ Du Soliel tickets!!! It was amazing!

Thank you Jeff!

Overall...it's been a week to remember!

Thank you everyone...I've had a blast!

A Room with a View

I'm in heaven....
This is the view from my new bedroom.... ahhhhh.....

I've finally moved out of my parents house...which, in a way, was more stressful than I expected.
I've been ready to go for many months now, and very antsy...but when the time came I was hesitant.
I couldn't figure out why...until a couple of weeks ago. I was on a panel of survivors at a cancer seminar. The speaker asked me,
"What particular challenges do you have now, being the youngest member on the panel?"
(or something like that)
And I realized that it's my fear to move forward, take risks and challenge myself again. When I was diagnosed, my world became very small. When your lifespan is unpredictable and seemingly in jeopardy, you realize very quickly what is important to you and surround yourself in it. I always have dreams and plans to travel and see the world (and still want to do this..), but when it came down to it...my priority was my family and my friends...the people that I love. I wanted to spend my time close to them....and created my safe little bubble.
However, this is the challenge of being a 'young survivor'. If I were older and more settled, I would have created my 'bubble' with a family that I created, and wouldn't have to push myself to get out there and take risks again. I am very grateful for my parents and really needed their care and support during my treatment and recovery. I could have easily continued to live with them, as they are the most important people in my life....but it was time to break free (again!) and challenge myself to move forward. It was a little scary leaving the 'safety zone' that I had created...but....
The view here is pretty nice...
:)