optimism in the most unexpected places

this time last year i bought tickets to the 2010 army-navy game for peter's birthday. we took the quick flight to philly on friday for 'america's game'. despite a few twists in the road (we're getting good at those), we had a great weekend celebrating the big 3-1!

when i wasn't experiencing the post-chemo surge of energy i expected recently, i started to suspect that my immune system's still shot... now i'm pretty much convinced. after an eye infection last week (one of several reasons i'm wishing my eyebrows would fill back in!), i managed to catch some sort of nasty stomach virus during our weekend trip. unfortunately, we had to miss our flight back and stay an extra night until i could (literally) stomach a trip through the airport and friendly sky. despite my good intentions, wearing a mask on the airplane didn't make me impervious to all germs a weekend away would introduce. lesson learned.

i'm choosing to believe it was no coincidence that i sat behind this navy fan at the game. while my illness this weekend caused my PET scan results appointment to be postponed, i will show up on thursday 'expecting to win'. :)