Through The New Year May Joy Abide

Today was kinda excellent.

Mrguy and I took a trip to the clinic for chemo. We had an excellent visit with the doctor. Like us, he's a bit puzzled by why mrguy feels so great but still has a tumor marker that is rising. Because we're headed to Hawaii on Monday he gave him gentle chemo today and when we return he'll get a bigger blast with Oxaliplatin, which he hasn't had in a while. Also, the doctor mentioned possibly having a laparascopic surgery where the surgeon can look around and see if there is anything that isn't on the scans. Because the scans are showing no cancer. If things look good, mrguy could possibly be a candidate for surgery which was COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION when we first found out he had cancer.

Super interesting. That said, his tumor markers just came in and they're higher again. I have a feeling that the Oxy will punch it down. And mrguy can definitely withstand some heavier chemo now that he's more robust.

After talking to the doctor I left mrguy to do chemo and I did some shopping at Old Navy. Molto discounto! I bought a pair of jeans, a bunch of tshirts and a leotard for $85. Also it was super chill.

Then to the less scary Walgreens for a replacement lipstick. The color I bought is a little alarming. I wish I could find my original lipstick because it was so beautiful (and inexpensive). Oh well.

Then to the Thai takeout store at Peppermint Tree Plaza for a veggie banh mi and some papaya salad and what I lovingly call "tick pudding" -- a coconut pudding with random unexpected vegetalia within. 

Tiger Brown still smelled like daikon when I came back to her later.

After lunch I checked in with the precious family. Last week, during Rudolph night my oldest grandniece had mentioned that not a day goes by without someone in the family mentioning the ancestral Pink Panther doll. A different family member had claimed it when we were cleaning out my mom's house. Here is the original. Well I just couldn't let their lack of Panther stand, knowing that there were probably dozens on Ebay. It arrived in the mail yesterday and I am happy to say that they were really happy with the replacement.

And with that, dear readers, I wish you a happy new year. As I drove away from the market where I bought my evening's prosecco I heard the announcer on the radio say "...and from us at KXXX Happy New Year. Brace yourselves".