Alec and I had such a fabulous vacation. The weather was PERFECT, I don't think there was a day below 80. We really lucked out, not to mention I think we were one of the only flights to leave that Tuesday morning at 6:00 am. Flight 564 from Jet Blue probably had the happiest customers in their history of flying. Everyone was just so thrilled to be going somewhere warm and far, far away from the snow that was coming.
We did a whole lot of nothing, just relaxed and soaked in the sunshine. A typical day was going to the beach until 12, coming home for lunch, sitting by the pool till 4, going for a walk at 5 and dinner then the ice cream shop. Not a bad way to spend 8 days! Of course, we fit some fishing time in, once on a drifter boat and once on a chartered boat. Both were fun and Alec caught tons of Snapper and Trigger fish, which we enjoyed for dinner one night.
The captain on the charted boat asked me "I am afraid to ask this, and I really hope the answer is yes, but are you pregnant?" Alec replied for me, "No, that is her Bud Light beer gut". Goodness, I thought I was passed the stage where it could go either way! Speaking of beer guts, check out the lady in the background...
Trigger fish
Trigger fish is delish.
What we woke up to every morning!
We also checked out alligator ally and took a ride on an air boat to stalk some gators.
It was such an awesome week, I kept pinching myself in the beginning, did we really make it out of the snow? Is it really 83 degrees? Am I really wearing a bathing suit drinking lemonade!? It felt so good and we are so grateful to John and Katie and John's parents for letting us stay at their condo.
Of course we were slapped back into reality the moment we got off the plane Tuesday night, with freezing cold winds and another round of chemo on Thursday. But Florida was so beautiful and we were so lucky to get out before the storm came and enjoy even nicer temperatures than normal. Life is good :)
Last night we had a little Salve reunion at Megs house. It was great to see all the girls and hang out with the newest Salve girl, Sofia. She was so adorable and did not seem to mind the 8 screaming, laughing, loud ladies. We kept reminding each other how OLD we are getting, all we talked about were babies, and a few times the conversation would turn to even lamer topics like grocery shopping, or coupons. Say what? Salve girls talking about which grocery store has the best deals? Good lord times have changed.
Meg Dez, due June 11th, I am due May 19th and Meg is due May 16th! All 3 will be a surprise!
Alec is feeling so-so after his last round of chemo. He does not complain, but I can tell because he is quiet and laying low. He got to working on the door as soon as we got home last week and it looks AMAZING. He is so talented, the crown molding looks like it was there all along. We love, love love it. It makes a world of difference in our home and I feel like that was the last "need to have" on my list. (We do need a new roof, but that is boring and expensive). So things are looking good around here, now we can work on getting the nursery ready. Which is creeping up on us, only 14 more weeks!
That is about all for us, just adjusting to the cold weather and hoping Spring comes soon!
Thank you all for your prayers and support! We pray every night that God is laying his healing hands on Alec and that the chemo is working.
Love to all,
Heather, Alec,
Millie & Bam
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