Catching Up

Happy Birthday to my niece Christine who turned 19 yesterday!

My sister Heather is a 6th grade teacher at Noblesville Intermediate School which recently took part in a Locks of Love haircutting ceremony. The Indianapolis Star did a story on it which you can check out here. She gave me a shout out!! So very sweet. Made me teary eyed. Thank you sister! I actually was able to attend their first meeting last Fall. It's so inspiring to see young ones being so selfless.

T has been busying working on the house- what else is new right? :) He spent all day yesterday putting up crown molding in our bedroom. It's the only room that didn't have it yet and something we wanted to get done before we move. It is almost finished and looks amazing. He also wants to replace the baseboards in all the bedrooms since we've installed the new carpet.

Our moving date is now less than a month away. We had two showing last week but no takers. At this point, we will probably be renting for awhile in Indiana. Which is fine. I'm trying not to stress and just let things happen- no forcing.

Saturday night we had our farewell party with T's squadron. We both had a great time. I really love this group and am going to miss them. I've made great lifelong friends. We are having a baby shower for one of the wives next weekend so I will get to see them again then. Not time to say goodbye yet. :)

I recently made a new friend via email. Her name is Meredith and lives just a few houses down from my sister Heather in Fishers. My sister has never met her but did mention her while I was visiting last Fall. A high school friend of Meredith's found my blog and realized that Meredith and I's stories are very similar. She was diagnosed with colon cancer 2 years ago at the age of 23- just 3 weeks before her wedding. She had been misdiagnosed for over a year. Meredith and I have emailed back and forth a few times since then. She is an AMAZING person and so inspiring- a woman of strong faith and determination. She has been through so much. Last night before I headed to bed (1:00 AM!) I decided to check her Caring Bridge page as I had emailed her a few days ago and she hadn't replied yet. I was devastated to learn she had suffered a seizure on the 26th while out to eat with her husband. She had an MRI done which revealed 5 lesions on her brain. She started radiation immediately and has undergone a few rounds since. You can read more about her story on her Caring Bridge page- enter 'meredith' in the search to get there. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.