Night Out on the Town

September 30, 2007 by Chrissy.

I’ve had a few good days of late, and I’m feeling very blessed. My pain hasn’t been so bad, and I’m puttering around the house with a little more ease these days. Up until the fundraiser, I’ve not been doing so “hot” on a lot of levels - emotionally, from a pain standpoint, etc.

But, I’m embracing these last few days…

Went out on Friday night with a close friend, Hilary, and her boyfriend. They took us to NICO’s in Kensington for dinner. I don’t get out a lot, so I was pretty nervous as to how I’d do that late in the day. My worry stems from the “knowing” that after about 7 pm, this body of mine starts to shut down. The pain increases, my mobility decreases…and it sucks.

By the grace of God, I did well. I was able to really enjoy myself and not FAKE the smile on my face. I drank some wine, ate GREAT food and enjoyed some good conversation. We stayed ’til past 10 0′clock! (Geez, sounds like that song from Grease, “Summer Nights”…”we stayed out, ’til 10 o’clock”).

I then came home with a second wind and enjoyed husband/wife time with Tony…and NO, not that kind of husband/wife time -dirty, dirty…I meant just hangin’ out, which is something we don’t do too often. Tony often takes role of caregiver, and there’s never (or what seems to be never) time for the other part of our relationship, which I miss. We’re working on it cause it’s important to keep that side of our relationship.

As we work into a routine, and things begin to calm down from and “administration” standpoint, I trust that Tony and I will find more time for each other and nurture that part of our relationship.

Cancer not only changes your body, it changes the relationships in your life - especially those who take care of you. There’s time needed for adjustment, time needed to find your new wave (Que Onda), time to embrace your new way of life. We’re still trying to catch our wave…but I see it coming…and soon, with ease, we’ll catch that wave and ride it to the shore time and time again.

PS: Highly recommend NICO’s…it’s on Kensington Dr across from Peppino’s, the Italian sandwich shop.

PPS: Thanks again for all your love and support. We’re reading through all the emails we get. I wish I could email you all individually, but there’s not enough time in the day - there’s so many well wishers. WE LOVE YOU ALL!

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