Another perfect day.
We leave tomorrow, which would feel pretty sad except that we’re finally heading home to the Village — which makes us happy.
Pacific Grove – Day 4
Pacific Grove – Day 3
Our third day in Pacific Grove started with a very relaxed morning: waking up; hanging out; eating breakfast; hanging out some more; sitting in the sun in the yard; making coffee and sitting in the sun to drink it; followed by taking a nap!
Then we headed out — first to see the monarch butterflies in their habitat sanctuary (the videos are my best attempt to capture a bit of the butterfly magic). Then to walk along the coastal trail, followed by lunch (once again with a beautiful view).
A perfectly beautiful, sunny, relaxed vacation day.
Pacific Grove – Day 2
Pacific Grove – Day 1
Since we’re focused on relaxing and going with the flow, I’ll be keeping my blog posts nice and short.
The top photo is from our first walk to the coastline.
Below is the cozy cottage where we’re staying. An altogether lovely spot.
Made it
After two months, it felt like we were truly moving out of the Sacramento house!
It was quite a push this morning, but we got it done and had a pleasant and uneventful three-hour drive to Pacific Grove.
We spent our first evening unpacking and settling in. but I’m looking forward to walking to the ocean tomorrow (even though it’s quite foggy, unlike in the photo).
All of a sudden
Not really, but it sort of feels that way!
Our stay here has felt somewhat never-ending; as though we’ve been here forever.
But as usual, everything speeds up as the end draws near. To the point where I find myself amazed that all of a sudden our departure for the coast is the day after tomorrow!
Gathering up all our stuff and restoring order to the house takes some doing; even though we started the process last week, there’s still plenty to do.
But then — Pacific Grove, here we come!
Shifting gears
It’s interesting, really, but having the bone marrow tranpslant behind me has been slightly disorienting.
I’m no longer heading to the hospital every day, plus there are less and less precautions to think about (hallelujah!).
However, I’m rapidly adjusting and very much enjoying having both time and energy — especially for planning our trip to Pacific Grove and our return to the Village.
October 12 update: I’m done!
I’m extremely happy to have very little to report in this update.😄
It’s been two weeks since the AFib incident, with no further episodes. I’ve added back in regular energization, as well as gradually increasing the pace and distance of my morning and evening walks. The opening in my chest where the catheter was is healing well; there’s just a regular Band-Aid on it now and even that will be gone in another couple of days.
Yesterday was my final doctor’s appointment and I’m officially done! I can go for walks without wearing a mask and as of next week I can start eating in restaurants again. The doctors are no longer overly concerned about food restrictions, but I still have to avoid people (or crowds of them at least).
A week from tomorrow we’ll drive to Pacific Grove to stay in a house near the ocean for five days. A chance to relax and unwind in order to begin the process of integrating this amazingly intense period.
And then we’ll finally be homeward bound — after a full two months away. I can hardly wait.
Thank you again and again for the love, the prayers, the emails, the notes, the gifts, the voicemails, the insights, and endless support. We couldn’t have done it without you. 💖