Enough

My day started off in tears, but I was all smiles by the end of it.  Just as Cameron and I were heading out for lunch, Doug called to tell me that he had melanoma on his scalp again.  This was a new spot and the biopsy was not able to determine the stage of it.  Thankfully, it was small and caught early, but with everything else going on in our lives, I was instantly overwhelmed.  I got it together, however, so that Doug and I could make plans for his next surgery and that Cameron and I could enjoy our lunch at Miller's Ale House.  It is very hard to get into the new restaurant, and we both enjoyed our meals very much.  

After lunch, Cameron and I went to Publix to pick up some groceries for the next few days.  We then headed to the new Goodwill that Meg told us about yesterday.  It was by far the biggest one that I had ever been to, but unfortunately, it did not have the left-handed club that we were looking to buy.  Thus, our next stop was Play It Again Sports where we found the perfect sand wedge and several discs so that Cameron could play Disc Golf with Nick on his next trip to Florida.  Our last two stops before returning home revolved around lottery tickets.  First, we went to 7-Eleven so that Cameron could get his $4 winning from the card that he got at Christmas.  Then, we stopped at Publix so he could buy a few more including the infamous Lottery Bingo card.  Although that one didn't produce a cash prize, one of the other ones that Cameron scratched off was a $25 winner, putting him up $20 overall this break.  The best part was seeing all of the Indiana football balloons in our local grocery store.  Neither one of us could believe it.

My evening ended very well with my Chex Mix rebate arriving in the mail.  It was even cuter and bigger than I thought it would be and will be a nice addition to our Christmas decorations next year.  After dinner, Doug and I purchased Peach Bowl tickets for Nick, Meg, Doug and I.  They were a lot more expensive than we thought that they would be, but we were now seated behind the IU student section and close to an aisle.  I was very happy that we would be in the second tier, meaning that I should be able to see the majority of the game.

 

Today was a good reminder that one bad moment or some distressing news doesn't have to ruin an entire day.  The past few weeks have been extremely stressful and finding the positives in the moment is the only way that I know how to survive.  I told my friend Robbi that I was no longer going to think that nothing worse could happen.  Instead, I would just be happy when it doesn't.