I'll give 26 points to anyone who can answer, by Thursday morning at 10:45am, all 5 of the following questions correctly...
1. Why Do I Hate September So Much?
2. Why Do I Love October?
3. Why Is My Handle "MilePost13"?
4. Why Did I Choose Thursday Morning at 10:45am?
5. Why Did I Choose 26 Points?
Have fun! I promise, with a little research and smart thinking, you can figure out all of the answers...
Nate
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Feeling Better
Just a quick update to let you know that Tricia was feeling better today. More than likely, the side-effects from this 4th round will kick in in a few days.
Much thanks to everyone who was praying and thinking of Tricia (and me) last night and today. It's very encouraging.
Nate
Much thanks to everyone who was praying and thinking of Tricia (and me) last night and today. It's very encouraging.
Nate
Monday, September 29, 2008
Feeling Bad
Tricia's not feeling good today...mostly fatigue. She had some blood work done this morning, which made her day at the doc's longer than we expected. After sleeping some during her meds, she has slept most of the rest of the day since she got home around 3:30.
The blood work revealed that Tricia's anemic, mostly due to the chemo. She'll receive a shot tomorrow to help her along with this. The anemia (along with other factors) causes the fatigue, which we've especially noticed the past several days.
And, of course, being a new mother with fatigue leaves Tricia feeling very un-motherly, which leaves me feeling very helpless. I love spending time with Gwyneth, but not when it's because Tricia cannot. We're praying for a better day tomorrow.
Thanks.
Nate
The blood work revealed that Tricia's anemic, mostly due to the chemo. She'll receive a shot tomorrow to help her along with this. The anemia (along with other factors) causes the fatigue, which we've especially noticed the past several days.
And, of course, being a new mother with fatigue leaves Tricia feeling very un-motherly, which leaves me feeling very helpless. I love spending time with Gwyneth, but not when it's because Tricia cannot. We're praying for a better day tomorrow.
Thanks.
Nate
Round 4 (again)
Tricia will be receiving her 4th round of chemo today...I'll drop her off at the doc at 9:30, and she should be done by noon.
Thanks!
Nate
Thanks!
Nate
Sunday, September 28, 2008
On The Water
Here are a few more pics from last night. You can see a bunch more (and they're basically the best ever) at my Photo Blog!
Nate
Nate
New TRUNKorTREAT Commercial!
We went with the Sonic spoof last year (Click Here to view our three commercials from '07)...this year, we decided on the Geico spoof...
...more to come soon!
Don't know what TRUNKorTREAT is? Check This Out!
Nate
...more to come soon!
Don't know what TRUNKorTREAT is? Check This Out!
Nate
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Every Girl Needs A Pair of Jeans
Gwyneth got her first pair of jeans today...GAP if you must know (we LOVE our GAP outlet store!)...she's stylin'!
Make sure you check back in for the rest of this photo shoot...some of favorite pics yet!!!
Nate
Make sure you check back in for the rest of this photo shoot...some of favorite pics yet!!!
Nate
Saturday Trip
This afternoon, we took Gwyneth to see her first lighthouse...actually, we only jumped out of the car long enough to snap a picture...our real goal was to go down to see the house from "Nights of Rodanthe" (even thought we've seen it before).
The weather was great today (for the first time in a week or so)!
Here we are at the Bodie Island Lighthouse...
Here's the house, a little roughed up from the storm this week.
On the way back, we stopped at the old Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station, abandoned in 1988...I'm fascinated by this kind of stuff.
Nate
The weather was great today (for the first time in a week or so)!
Here we are at the Bodie Island Lighthouse...
Here's the house, a little roughed up from the storm this week.
On the way back, we stopped at the old Oregon Inlet Life Saving Station, abandoned in 1988...I'm fascinated by this kind of stuff.
Nate
Friday, September 26, 2008
Slow Day
With the excitement of the house earlier this week, today has felt very slow. Tricia wasn't feeling so great this morning, so she slept a few extra hours while Gwyneth and I hung out. I got to work in the early afternoon (so thankful for flexible hours that work with our unpredictable schedule), and Tricia's been home getting some rest and playing with Gwyneth. I'm back home again, and Tricia is in bed...
The wind has been blowing pretty hard off of the ocean for over a week and became really bad the past few days with this nor'easter, which takes away the fun of the cooler September weather. But, the sun was out for much of today, and the winds and rain are mostly gone, so maybe we'll get to enjoy some nice September days after all.
A new movie opening today, "Nights In Rodanthe" was set and shot about an hour south of us. The movie was adapted from a book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, a NC author who sets all of his novels along the coast of NC (you may have seen "The Notebook", and our personal favorite, "A Walk To Remember"). I'm not going to tell you to go see the movie, but if you do, I hear it gives a pretty accurate portrayal of life on the southern OBX (minus the movie stars). In fact, the pic below was taken just yesterday during our big storm of the house where the movie was filmed.
We'll be traveling back to Duke in just a few weeks to find out if the chemo is doing what it should to Tricia's lymphoma. We're hoping and praying for the best news possible, and anticipating that, with the last of her treatments in a few months, we'll have most of this difficult medical stuff (minus Gwyneth's continuing meds and appointments and Tricia's normal post-transplant issues) behind us. With the contract to buy the house, we're actually allowing ourselves to believe that our lives might appear and feel as close to "normal" as they ever have in our time together...
Also, Tricia's 6 month transplant anniversary and Gwyneth's 9 month birthday are coming up in the next few weeks, and hopefully we can spare a day to find someway to celebrate! We've been shooting a lot of video the past few days, trying to get some of Gwyneth's new tricks and discoveries on camera...I'll try to share some of it with you soon.
Anyway, that's about all I have to share about today.
Thanks!
Nate
The wind has been blowing pretty hard off of the ocean for over a week and became really bad the past few days with this nor'easter, which takes away the fun of the cooler September weather. But, the sun was out for much of today, and the winds and rain are mostly gone, so maybe we'll get to enjoy some nice September days after all.
A new movie opening today, "Nights In Rodanthe" was set and shot about an hour south of us. The movie was adapted from a book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, a NC author who sets all of his novels along the coast of NC (you may have seen "The Notebook", and our personal favorite, "A Walk To Remember"). I'm not going to tell you to go see the movie, but if you do, I hear it gives a pretty accurate portrayal of life on the southern OBX (minus the movie stars). In fact, the pic below was taken just yesterday during our big storm of the house where the movie was filmed.
We'll be traveling back to Duke in just a few weeks to find out if the chemo is doing what it should to Tricia's lymphoma. We're hoping and praying for the best news possible, and anticipating that, with the last of her treatments in a few months, we'll have most of this difficult medical stuff (minus Gwyneth's continuing meds and appointments and Tricia's normal post-transplant issues) behind us. With the contract to buy the house, we're actually allowing ourselves to believe that our lives might appear and feel as close to "normal" as they ever have in our time together...
Also, Tricia's 6 month transplant anniversary and Gwyneth's 9 month birthday are coming up in the next few weeks, and hopefully we can spare a day to find someway to celebrate! We've been shooting a lot of video the past few days, trying to get some of Gwyneth's new tricks and discoveries on camera...I'll try to share some of it with you soon.
Anyway, that's about all I have to share about today.
Thanks!
Nate
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Change of Plans (Continued)
Our plan has been to return to Durham on October 6-8 for some checkups for Tricia and Gwyneth. This trip would show whether or not the chemo is making a difference with Tricia's lymphoma and how well Gwyneth is progressing.
But, because Tricia's chemo treatment has been moved to Monday, her side effects will probably still be hitting hard during that trip, which isn't a good thing for travel and spending lots of time running around a hospital. So, I'm going to find out if we can reschedule those October appointments for the following week.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers as we try to figure out what the best plan will be.
Nate
But, because Tricia's chemo treatment has been moved to Monday, her side effects will probably still be hitting hard during that trip, which isn't a good thing for travel and spending lots of time running around a hospital. So, I'm going to find out if we can reschedule those October appointments for the following week.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers as we try to figure out what the best plan will be.
Nate