A Great Concert

We went out to Ak-Chin Pavilion this Saturday evening to see the first concert we've been to in years. It started out with Sam Hunt. He got the crowd rocking and the girls loved him. His set was pretty short, but very good.

Next was Hunter Hayes. This little guy can play the hell out of his guitar and really showed it. He did a couple of long songs with great guitar riffs.

And last was Lady Antebellum. These folks got me through  my mornings going in to work when I was on Chemo. I have a soft spot in my heart for this group and their great harmony. They played some songs off the 747 Album and some new and old tunes as well. Here's a short clip from one of the oldies but goodies and a few shots of their set.

 

 Here's a shot of the crowd. One of the security guys told me he believed they were well over capacity for this show.

I took this shot of their last song as we were heading out.

It was a great night and I enjoyed the music. We had a little spat with folks getting out of the parking lot. Not everyone gets the "you go then I go thing" it seems. Other than that it was fun.

We went by the Ve Quiva Casino on the way home. They had an R&B band in the lounge when we got there so we danced a long song and then gambled till around 1:30 in the morning. 

It is really nice to have enough energy to go out and have some fun.

I hope your weekend is as good as ours has been so far.

RT

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Americans. That's all of them. The immigrants, the newly wed gay couples, the old school Hetros, the tall and short, white and black, brown, red, and even orange.( We don't want to leave out John Boehner) The Rednecks and Yankees, the farmers and businessmen, the hunters and the tree huggers, the soldier and the peace corps volunteer. The city dweller and the suburbanite, the Uber driver and the Taxi Driver, the cat people and the dog people, the folks that like the toilet paper to roll off the bottom, the folks that must have it roll off the top and those that don't give a damn.

Our big, beautiful country is so diverse and so different, yet alike in one thing for sure. We all value our freedom and independence. True, some much more than others. There are passionate Tea Partiers and liberal big government wonks as well.

I hope that on this day when you are gulping down beer, tea, soft drinks or whatever while devouring burgers, hot dogs and all the delicious accessories, that you'll take just a minute to appreciate how lucky we are. No doubt this country has a shitload of problems , but we've got a lot of great people working on them. 

So watch the fireworks, eat and drink till you've had your fill and remember how special we are to have this day and this country.

RT

Back at Work

Well, the party is over. No more laying around and eating bon bons. I got the release from my doctor and went back to work for two days this last week. I will work three days a week for a couple of weeks and then transition to 4 days and then finally 5 days down the road. I'm trying to ease my way back into the routine.

It was great to see my workmates and I got many  hugs and welcome backs.

The company is really busy with lots of folks working overtime, so they 
needed me to come back  and take on some of the workload.

I got a different cubicle and a better set of monitors for my computer, so that's a bonus.

Vicki and I are commuting together again and we love it. The HOV lane is awesome.

We both feel blessed to be back in the swing of things.

Hope your world is treating you as nicely.

RT

 

A Great Mother's Day

Vicki got a surprise visit from kids and grandkids today. They had to track us down at the pool to find us, but in usual fashion they excelled at surprising us. It was very nice.

I did my bit and made breakfast for Vicki this morning; hens in the nest with bacon and watermelon. I know it sounds funny, but it was great.

We came back from the pool and had munchies and watched the tube. Altogether a very relaxing and pleasing day. I am feeling better every day. Life is good.

RT

O Happy Day!!!

No more chemo for the at least the next 3 months. The scan came back clean with no sign of any active cancer. The blood test had a miniscule marker for cancer, it may be a false positive caused by the chemo. I just have to keep my eyes open for any changes. I will get another scan in 3 months with another blood test and we'll see what that brings.

Till then I am cancer free and fancy free as well. It may be difficult to stay sober tonight.

Thanks to all who supported me with their prayers and kind thoughts. It worked!

RT

Waiting again, but just for the good news

Had a scan on Friday.  My appointment with the oncologist is this coming  Tuesday. All I want to hear is the scan was clean. When that happens then I'm done with treatments. 

All I can say is come on Tuesday.


RT

Waiting

I am still waiting today to hear from the scheduler at the cancer center for my scan date. 

The weekend was tough with lots of exhaustion and some minor side effects. I want this to be over.

I am hanging in because I know eventually it will end. It can't come soon enough.

Wish me luck,

RT