Mothers Day, A Cherry on Top.

I am starting late this evening. 
I was planning to blog earlier but I had a very pleasant  surprise. 
"Devon", "Dave" and also known as "DWILLZ" all the same, stopped over to see me. Devon has been like a son to us, he has been Austin's best friend literally from elementary. 
It was fun to laugh, go back down memory lane and be out of my head for a bit. 

Mothers Day:

I am 4 days POST round 1 of Chemo. I am also on my 4th morning of headaches. 
Mothers Day gave me no grace. I have learned to buck up, get out of bed, get coffee and Tylenol. I find myself on the corner of the couch with my fuzzy blanket and coffee, living on a prayer. 

But it was Mothers Day, even with a belly filled with nauseasness and a head that was screaming I painted more than the barn, I painted a smile of true happiness. 
I had both my boys home with me. And even though this is a tough season we are entering, as a family we are closer than ever. 

It was a wonderful day. I felt better than I had in days. My symptoms were not as much work to overcome. 

We had 1pm reservations at Shepherds Hollow. I LOVE going here for dinner. It is expensive but my boys love it and honestly I do too. 

I ate like a piggy. I did. I ate and ate and tried to eat more. I had fruit, French toast, roast beef, cheese, salmon, potatoes, potatoes salad, and dessert, all different desserts. I ate off Andy's plate and I went up for seconds with excitement. My belly wanted to eat and everything smelled so good. I hadn't ran since Chemo and I didn't care about calories or about keeping it "clean", I just wanted to taste food, indulge, enjoy and be gluttonous. 

All that food made me tired. We took a few family photos and headed home to nap. I normally would run, but I knew I needed to rest. I was hoping that if I rested that maybe I could run. Resting is not something I have ever done well.  I am used to "Pushing through". Andy constantly keeps reminding me "Nita, you can't push through this, this isn't the flu...." 

So I napped. And when I woke up I felt great, no headache, no nausea...I just wanted to RUN!!

The CHERRY on TOP. 

"Andy, will you go with me?" I asked knowing he couldn't say no.

"How far are you thinking?

"I was thinking 3 miles." I said with excitement. 

My body was shaking with excitement. I just wanted to run. It was 50' and drizzling, but I didn't care. I just wanted TO RUN!

I live across the street from a small park that has a 5K trail. We leashed up Sheba and headed out. 

My RUN didn't disappoint me. The trail was GREEN and the buds were coming up. Within a mile I saw a deer checking us out. I was in HEAVEN. It smelled lush, the trail welcomed me back. 

"Andy, isn't it beautiful?" I think I said more than I realized when I heard him chuckle at me. 

Like a little kid in a candy store I was in awe. 

A 5k. In the woods. On trails. 

The Cherry On Top of a wonderful Mothers Day. 

Anita~