Cancer free for one more year!

 The day before yesterday I had my yearly breast check-up: mammogram and ultrasound and meeting with breast surgeon who ordered an ultrasound of my right armpit because there was some swelling. All came out clean! I had moderate scan anxiety but it was mostly just tedious waiting around at each stage of the visit. I had noodles with cumin lamb after as a treat--spicy! A little celebration that I am cancer free for another year.

Today I bought a ticket to Minneapolis for a long weekend for Loren's 80th birthday party. It's not really his birthday but it's going to be a chance for people to gather to celebrate him. He's nervous about it because it's out of his hands; Blas and Rosemary are taking charge of all the planning. Carrie's band is going to play, there will be a big paella. Arun and I are getting on a 6AM flight. I could have flown out later in the day but I would rather travel with him, and also save $200. We'll have to leave the house at 3:30 to get there at 4AM so I may not get any sleep. I'll set my alarm and go to bed early but I may be too nervous to sleep so I'll just lie there and rest. I used my Delta AmEx card so I get a free bag check and we are getting a really good price for going that early. I'll figure out how to do a Lyft with him so we can share the ride. It's September so I got two retirement fund deposits so I'm flush with cash now. I need to move some money to my Brooklyn account. I have a big To Do list of stuff to do before the trip. If I tackle it one day at a time, I should get through it.