The day after surgery

Written 01/13/2022, Originally shared 01/15/2022

Reflecting on the last 10 years – 16 to 26 – I got my first job & saved up to go on my first international trip (Paris – with the French Club), caught the travel bug & booked my first solo trip to NYC where my cousin showed me the sights & took me to a Broadway Show (Mamma Mia), traveled to Cali & NC with my best friend, Jacqui, was captain of my lacrosse team & won regionals 3 birthdays in a row, went on a Cali Coast road trip + WA & LV with my Godmother, Karla, played 4 years of college lacrosse at Alma where I was also captain, rushed AXiD & held 3 different positions, including a year in the sorority house, was President of our Athletic Training club and Student Athlete Advisory Club, won our True Scot award, traveled to India where I volunteered in a special education school for 4 weeks, spent the holidays in London with my soul sister, Kilee, back to NYC for our 21st’s, and most importantly made the most amazing friends & met the most amazing guy, studied hard enough to get into my dream graduate program – UNC – where I worked my dream job – DI Football – and somehow met more amazing supportive people, got engaged to the guy at sunrise, skid off to Vail, CO for a year where I learned & adventured more than enough for a lifetime, met even more supportive Angels, got to come home for the wedding of my absolute dreams to marry the guy & had the privilege of spending every weekend with family plus two weeks in Greece?! Was in my best friends weddings And now to land in AZ where I’ve never had to be cold (?!) & I’m 25 minutes from the Mayo Cancer Clinic? And I’m missing 1000 things in between but all this to say if I can smash all of that into 10 years imagine what I’m going to do with the next 70?? Fun to think about with Nicholas & my puppy, Archie, by my side now

Thank you all for the well wishes – I’m anxious & they bring a big smile to my face. The recovery is going to kick my butt, I know, but in the end this cancer is going to be sorry it met me & I’ll be back to myself in no time.