An Unexpected Weekend Away

It is hard to plan in advance with constantly changing chemo times & extra appointments being added. With this new chemo I haven't learned when I'll be feeling enough to be active or when I'm just going to need to rest.

Due to an unexpectedly good week with minimal side effects, a long weekend, and an offer of a friend's place, the three of us managed to escape to Whistler for the weekend (and JR enjoyed playing at his doggy hotel).

Although we drove up at Matias' bedtime, he didn't enjoy the trip up very much and screamed the entire way. This certainly made me wonder if we'd made a good decision to take a snotty-nosed boy on a weekend away. Of course once we arrived in Whistler (now way past his bedtime) he was back into high energy mode and didn't want to fall asleep. We felt as though we lost a few brain cells with all of the screaming.

Waking up to a warm cup of coffee and the snow outside was just wonderful! It drizzled the entire day Saturday so we spend most of it indoors relaxing & watching movies. Sunday, on the other hand, was sunny & crisp! Matias' favorite part of the day included making the snow crunch by stomping it down & running in the opposite direction we were going.

We feel refreshed & so very thankful for a weekend away. A weekend without thinking or talking about cancer. No one knew our story. I actually fit in wearing a toque. We were just your average tourists.

Sometimes anonymity is really a blessing.

Matias & the Bears

Enjoying Whistler