Sorry for a bit of a hiatus...life sure has been busy around here lately.  The past two weeks have been jam packed with plans.  Mike threw me a wonderful 3oth birthday party on the 24th and we had the best time!  It is always so much fun when we are able to get so many of our family members and friends together at one time.  Thank you so much to my loving husband for planning everything, and thank you to all of you that were able to come out and celebrate with us!    

The fun continued when we traveled to Chicago last weekend.  Our main reason for the visit was actually a medical appointment at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care. We spent almost 7 hours at the Block Center and I will definitely fill you all in on that very soon.  After spending all day Friday at our appointment, we spent that night and the rest of the weekend with our many friends that live in the city.  As always, we had a great time in Chicago and can't wait to visit again soon! 

This past Thursday was Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park!  For those of you that aren't from the D, you may not know what a huge deal this is.  Basically, the entire city turns into one huge party.  You may remember from this post, that I went to Opening Day for the first time last year when my big bro asked me to go with him.  I remember that it was just a few days after I got my port placed in my chest, and Jeff was being so protective in the bar before the game - making sure that no one would bump into me since I was so sore.  It's crazy to think of all that has happened since then.  

Mike and I were so excited that we not only got tickets to the game (thanks Uncle Ed!), but that we were going with Mike's cousins, Brian and Diana - who we adore.  Mike and I are really close with Brian and Diana and we always have the best time together.  It worked out perfect that Diana was visiting from NYC, and Mike had the day off for spring break.  

We met up before the game with Jeff and some other friends at Coaches Corner before heading to the game to cheer the Tigers on for their first win of the season.  It was such a fun day! 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter Sunday with your families.  I will never forget my Easter last year.  I spent the day in bed, suffering from a great deal of fatigue and extremely low blood pressure after my very first round of chemo.  The night before, all of my wonderful Beauts came over with dinner, made me laugh, and physically tucked me into my bed that night.  I am so grateful for how far I have come since then.  I am grateful that I will spend Easter with my family - not in my bed - and that I have enough energy to enjoy every moment of the day.  Happy Easter! 
xoxo, Meghan

ps. - I have been asked to be the Team New Balance Honorary Survivor at this years Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Lansing, Michigan.  The Mid-Michigan Komen affiliate is doing wonderful things for the greater Lansing community and I am happy to be a part of their event.  My hope in taking part in this is that by sharing my story to hundreds (maybe thousands!) of people when I take the stage at the opening ceremonies, I will help bring about increased awareness about the risks for younger women, and especially educate others on metastatic breast cancer.  If you would like to join us on April 29th at the State Capital, please click here to become a member of our team or to make a donation to this cause.  To learn more about the great work of the Mid-Michigan Komen affiliate, and to see yours truly in their video, click on this link.