Well, Dad has had a setback. While we were away, Dad had to have emergency surgery. He had been feeling kinda crappy for a couple of weeks but the doctor said to keep trying different things. Well, Saturday he felt better and thought he was finally turning a corner. Sunday, the pain was back with a vengeance. He went to the ER and they ran some tests. Turns out part of his colon had died from the cancer and then it ruptured. So his cavity was filled with fecal matter and they rushed him off to surgery. They had to re-route his digestive system and it is a big lifestyle change that will take some getting use to. They were very worried about sepsis and infection but he has had no symptoms. He is doing very well considering what he has gone through. He is making progress every day. The doctors are amazed at how quickly he is healing. He has a huge open incision about 10" long on his abdomen that they are letting heal on its own. It should be closed in 2-3 months. His goal right now is to get eating again. Because of all of the trauma, his digestive tract shut down (which is normal). It has begun to start up again so hopefully he will be on liquids, soft foods, then real food soon. As soon as he can eat solids and they make sure everything is working properly, he can go home.
Mom called us Sunday but we were in the middle of nowhere sailing to Canada on our honeymoon. It was terrible feeling so helpless. There was really nothing we could do from the ship. We hurried home as soon as we could once we got back to Seattle. As soon as we landed mom drove us to the hospital to visit Dad. We've been keeping him company the past couple of days but I have to go back to work tomorrow. Mostly he has been sleeping but today he has been more awake and alert. They have started getting him up and about with short walks. He's doing so good, hopefully he'll be home soon and we'll get him back on track. He won't be able to do chemo for 4 weeks because of the surgery. We are praying that the cancer does not grow uncontrollably without it and that it stays under control until he can resume the chemo.
Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he continues to fight his battle with cancer.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Our Alaskan Honeymoon!
Hello y'all! We're back home from our honeymoon. We had an absolutely awesome time! Alaska is so beautiful and we'd love to go back one day. We took too many pictures to post but I'll try and hit the highlights.
First, we flew to Seattle. We spent time downtown and rode the Great Wheel. We also went to the zoo there. The animals were super active and it made for an awesome zoo day. We stayed at the Maxwell Hotel and it was spectacular! The bed was so super comfy and the restaurant downstairs was delicious!!
On Tuesday, we boarded the Carnival Miracle and set sail for Alaska. When we got to our room it was decorated with honeymoon stuff. The first day was a sea day. We spent the day exploring the ship. We played bingo, watched some karaoke, ate dinner at the on board steakhouse and saw a comedian. The steakhouse was yummy! The best thing was the blackberry port wine sherbert I had for dessert after I ate my perfectly cooked steak. It was elegant night on the ship so we dressed a little fancier for our steakhouse visit.
On Wednesday, we were still at sea but we traveled Tracy Arm Fjord. We were able to see the South Sawyer Glacier. We got within 3/4 mi of it and it was awesome! It is a 15 mi glacier. We spent a lot of time on the deck watching the beautiful scenery go by. There were tons of little icebergs floating around. We swung in the hammock and enjoyed the nice cool air. We were able to see mountain goats and sea lions! One sea lion we nicknamed Porky because he was fat as can be and picked the smallest piece of ice to lay on. We couldn't get enough casino or comedy so we did both that evening. P.S. Jesse's "Best Husband Ever" shirt was a hit on the ship :)
Thursday was our first port day. We visited the small town of Skagway. It was about 4 blocks and only had 750 residents when the cruise ships weren't docked. Here, we took a bus tour up to White Pass Summit. The guide would stop every few miles and let us off to take in the scenery and take pictures. He told us all about the gold rush on the trip. We went up 33,000 ft. When the tour was over, we walked around town and bought every souvenir known to man. We also found the most delicious pizza place for dinner called The Station.
Friday, we stopped in Juneau. This was one of my favorite days. We went whale watching in Auke Bay and hiked around Mendenhall Glacier. The whale watching tour was phenomenal! We saw so many whales! It was so cool to watch for the breath puff and then see them emerge! There was a mom and baby that kept appearing. We also got to see eagles and sea lions. One sea lion caught himself a salmon and started to play with it. He was slapping it all of the place and at one point a bald eagle swooped down and tried to snatch it away. At the glacier, we took a short hike hoping to see a bear but had no luck. It was beautiful none the less. We also saw more mountain goats near a huge waterfall at the glacier. Another (less funny) comedian entertained us when we got back on the ship.
Saturday, we were in Ketchikan. We went on an eagles, totems, and rainforest preserve excursion. We hiked through some rainforest (still didn't see a bear). After the forest, we saw a couple of birds who were injured and being taken care of there. We also saw a man carving a totem. He told us he was working on 5 salmon that would eventually end up near the docks, one for each type of salmon in Alaska. It was another elegant night on board. We visited the casino again and saw the last of the 4 comedians (he was super funny!).
Sunday was part sea day, part port day. We sailed all day and then got off the boat about 8pm in Victoria, B.C. I really wished we had more time in Canada and that it had been a day port. It looked like a beautiful place and I'd love to go back some day. We were shuttled downtown and shopped until it was time to board the ship.
That is the short version. If you want to see more pictures, visit my facebook page. We had such a blast and it was definitely a dream honeymoon!! We had good weather almost the whole trip, gorgeous scenery, fun excursions, and 9 blissful days spent together <3
First, we flew to Seattle. We spent time downtown and rode the Great Wheel. We also went to the zoo there. The animals were super active and it made for an awesome zoo day. We stayed at the Maxwell Hotel and it was spectacular! The bed was so super comfy and the restaurant downstairs was delicious!!
On Tuesday, we boarded the Carnival Miracle and set sail for Alaska. When we got to our room it was decorated with honeymoon stuff. The first day was a sea day. We spent the day exploring the ship. We played bingo, watched some karaoke, ate dinner at the on board steakhouse and saw a comedian. The steakhouse was yummy! The best thing was the blackberry port wine sherbert I had for dessert after I ate my perfectly cooked steak. It was elegant night on the ship so we dressed a little fancier for our steakhouse visit.
On Wednesday, we were still at sea but we traveled Tracy Arm Fjord. We were able to see the South Sawyer Glacier. We got within 3/4 mi of it and it was awesome! It is a 15 mi glacier. We spent a lot of time on the deck watching the beautiful scenery go by. There were tons of little icebergs floating around. We swung in the hammock and enjoyed the nice cool air. We were able to see mountain goats and sea lions! One sea lion we nicknamed Porky because he was fat as can be and picked the smallest piece of ice to lay on. We couldn't get enough casino or comedy so we did both that evening. P.S. Jesse's "Best Husband Ever" shirt was a hit on the ship :)
Thursday was our first port day. We visited the small town of Skagway. It was about 4 blocks and only had 750 residents when the cruise ships weren't docked. Here, we took a bus tour up to White Pass Summit. The guide would stop every few miles and let us off to take in the scenery and take pictures. He told us all about the gold rush on the trip. We went up 33,000 ft. When the tour was over, we walked around town and bought every souvenir known to man. We also found the most delicious pizza place for dinner called The Station.
Friday, we stopped in Juneau. This was one of my favorite days. We went whale watching in Auke Bay and hiked around Mendenhall Glacier. The whale watching tour was phenomenal! We saw so many whales! It was so cool to watch for the breath puff and then see them emerge! There was a mom and baby that kept appearing. We also got to see eagles and sea lions. One sea lion caught himself a salmon and started to play with it. He was slapping it all of the place and at one point a bald eagle swooped down and tried to snatch it away. At the glacier, we took a short hike hoping to see a bear but had no luck. It was beautiful none the less. We also saw more mountain goats near a huge waterfall at the glacier. Another (less funny) comedian entertained us when we got back on the ship.
Saturday, we were in Ketchikan. We went on an eagles, totems, and rainforest preserve excursion. We hiked through some rainforest (still didn't see a bear). After the forest, we saw a couple of birds who were injured and being taken care of there. We also saw a man carving a totem. He told us he was working on 5 salmon that would eventually end up near the docks, one for each type of salmon in Alaska. It was another elegant night on board. We visited the casino again and saw the last of the 4 comedians (he was super funny!).
Sunday was part sea day, part port day. We sailed all day and then got off the boat about 8pm in Victoria, B.C. I really wished we had more time in Canada and that it had been a day port. It looked like a beautiful place and I'd love to go back some day. We were shuttled downtown and shopped until it was time to board the ship.
That is the short version. If you want to see more pictures, visit my facebook page. We had such a blast and it was definitely a dream honeymoon!! We had good weather almost the whole trip, gorgeous scenery, fun excursions, and 9 blissful days spent together <3
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Honeymoon Time!!
It's just about HONEYMOON time!!! We are so super excited for our trip.
We leave for Seattle tomorrow morning. We are going to spend a couple of days there and then our cruise leaves Tuesday!! We will be boarding the ship Tuesday afternoon. The cruise will take us to Tracy Arm Fjord, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, and BC!
It will be a nice break for both of us!! I'll be off for 7 work days and Jesse deserves a break for finishing school.
Look for a lengthy post when we get back!! Bon voyage people!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Graduation Day
It's official... Jesse is a college graduate!!!!
I am such a proud wife! Words cannot describe how excited I am for Jesse. He has worked so incredibly hard, harder than most have to. It was such an awesome day. He was surrounded by lots of loved ones! After graduation we all headed over to Fuddruckers for some burgers :) Here's the highlight reel!
I am such a proud wife! Words cannot describe how excited I am for Jesse. He has worked so incredibly hard, harder than most have to. It was such an awesome day. He was surrounded by lots of loved ones! After graduation we all headed over to Fuddruckers for some burgers :) Here's the highlight reel!
The handsome graduate :)
"Enter with Hope, Leave with Achievement"
I'm married to a college graduate!!
Delaney, where our love story began. We will forever be grateful for Schreiner. This is where we met and this is where we fell in love. Schreiner was more than just a school, it was home and it will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Friday, May 10, 2013
May May May
May is proving to be an awesome month already!
We celebrated Jesse's 25th birthday May 3rd :) We took him to an arena football game. It was definitely a different experience but we had fun.
Last weekend we helped move my parents. We spent pretty much the whole weekend getting them into their new apartment.
Tomorrow will be the best day yet!! Tomorrow is GRADUATION DAY!!!! I can hardly contain my excitement :) I am so proud and can't wait for everyone to get together to celebrate Jesse and his awesome achievement. He is so deserving of this day and I want him to enjoy every second of it!! I will be sure to post all about his big day.
Tomorrow also puts an end to our 6 year (mostly) long distance relationship! Since Jesse is graduating, he gets to come home for good :) It will be so freakin' amazing to have him home every day forever!! I cannot wait to get off work and have him to come home to.
We are also just over a week out from our HONEYMOON! I am so stoked for our trip to Alaska. Between school and work we can both definitely use a vacation.
We celebrated Jesse's 25th birthday May 3rd :) We took him to an arena football game. It was definitely a different experience but we had fun.
Last weekend we helped move my parents. We spent pretty much the whole weekend getting them into their new apartment.
Tomorrow will be the best day yet!! Tomorrow is GRADUATION DAY!!!! I can hardly contain my excitement :) I am so proud and can't wait for everyone to get together to celebrate Jesse and his awesome achievement. He is so deserving of this day and I want him to enjoy every second of it!! I will be sure to post all about his big day.
Tomorrow also puts an end to our 6 year (mostly) long distance relationship! Since Jesse is graduating, he gets to come home for good :) It will be so freakin' amazing to have him home every day forever!! I cannot wait to get off work and have him to come home to.
We are also just over a week out from our HONEYMOON! I am so stoked for our trip to Alaska. Between school and work we can both definitely use a vacation.
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