On March 4 I played at the stake baptism, then went and got a massage. It helped somewhat with the neuropathy in my hands. That’s the main side effect of the chemo that I’m dealing with. I’m taking medication for it as well, but I still have pretty much constant tingling in my hands and feet.
On March 12, my mom made a birthday cake for me and we had a
little pre-birthday celebration for my 52nd birthday. She made lemon
sour cream pound cake—my favorite. On the 13th, Phoebe woke me up
with a call from Kory. He had forgotten his laptop to teach early morning
seminary, so I jumped in the car and drove it to him. He had his whole class
come outside to the car and sing happy birthday to me. That was just the first
of all of his classes. He facetimed me throughout the day, having each of his
classes sing to me. Some of the calls were during my classes, so my students
and his got to face time! It was pretty funny. To make the day a little more
fun, I brought doughnuts to both of my classes. That night, Kory and I went to
the Teton House for dinner. I had salmon and he had seafood pasta. It was
great.
On March 15, I went to dinner with some members of our
department and a visiting author, Christian McKay Heidicker. We ate at this new
sushi place in Rexburg that was quite good. He was a really entertaining conversationalist,
and we went to the reading afterward and he did a great job. It’s fun to be
feeling well enough to go to department stuff, although I was really thinking a
lot about being home in bed.
On March 17, we had a party at Austin and Leah’s for Andy’s
sixth birthday. We had a good time playing in their newly finished basement and
had doughnuts from Carsten’s Bakery to celebrate her birthday.
On March 18, Kory and I went to a Big Band dance sponsored
by the Skyline High School jazz band. Lots of his students were there and they
had Sound Alliance from BYUI perform. Kory and I had a good time pretending we
knew how to dance.
On Wednesday after work, Kory, me, Phoebe, and Chloe drove
down to Utah for our Spring Break trip. We spent the night at Halle and Barry’s
and then headed out to the airport first thing on Thursday. Thursday was also
Chloe’s 17th birthday. Years ago I told her if she read all of the
Harry Potter books we would go to Harry Potter World. Well, she read them all
three times! So, this is our last Spring Break with her before she graduates
(next year she will be with her mom) so we decided to splurge and go to
Florida. We flew to Orlando, got our rental car, and headed out to Cocoa Beach.
We got in a little late and just enjoyed relaxing at our Airbnb which has a
pool. Kory and I watched some March Madness and then we all went to bed.
On Friday, we went to the beach! Right when we walked onto
the beach, we saw everyone looking into the sky because a rocket was launching
from Cape Canaveral. It was fun to get to see that. After that, the girls had
fun playing in the surf, making sandcastles, and laying in the sun. I headed
back early to get ready and teach my classes on Zoom. That night we ate at
Florida Seafood Bar and Grill. It kind of had a Texas Roadhouse vibe. We had
lobster for an appetizer, and then I had shrimp tacos. Back at home we watched
more March Madness.
On Saturday, we enjoyed a slow morning and then headed to
Universal Studios. Once we were in, we headed straight to Diagon Alley and rode
the ride in Gringott’s bank. It was fun seeing all of the animatronics as we
waited in line. The ride itself was super fun. After that we rode Hogwart’s
Express to the Hogsmeade Village. We ate lunch at the Three Broomsticks—fish
and chips and butterbeer. Then we rode the Hippogriff ride and the ride in
Hogwart’s. That one was so cool because they made it feel like you were flying
on your broom behind Harry and through a
quidditch match. It was great. After that the girls waited for an hour and half
to ride the Hagrid ride. Kory and I were too exhausted, so we found a place to
sit and waited for them. We were all worn out by that point and just headed
back to our car and home.
Sunday was a mellow day. The girls went to the beach and
Kory and I watched our ward church on Zoom.
Monday I was busy with work most of the day, so Kory took the girls shopping.
We did all get together to watch the sunrise that morning. It was beautiful.
Tuesday we packed up and flew home. All in all, it was a fabulous vacation.
On the 30th, we moved Caleb home from BYUI and on the 31st we moved Phoebe out to an apartment with a friend in Idaho Falls. It’s always kind of a rotating door here. We were sad to see Phoebe go, but know it’s a good move for her. She also took Todd the cat with her, so we were all in mourning about that!
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