A little off

Lauren and Kathie enjoyed a nice weekend together. Kathie picked Lauren up from the airport on Saturday and went almost straight to a bridal shop appointment at a schmancy place. Surprisingly, they did not decide to buy the $5,000 dress;) They had a short appointment so they could make it to Alec's basketball game (which was pretty great for 7 and 8 year olds!). Alec's team won by 4 points.

Saturday continued to be busy - after a VERY quick bite to eat, Kathie and Lauren headed to the tile shop to finalize some things for the Lexington house. After that they went to David's Bridal - neither of them thought this was ideal, and the service was chaotic and pressured as they expected... however, Lauren found "the dress." Not wanting to make a compulsive buy, they made an appointment for Sunday and returned with the entourage (Melissa, Emily, Bob and Ben's sister, Liz). They bought the dress on Sunday.

Not surprisingly, Kathie was a bit pooped after a day of running around, but her spirits were good. Sunday, after they bought the dress, Lauren left for Winston-Salem to see Ben and his family, and Bob and Kathie joined them later that evening.

Kathie and Lauren looked at the church Monday afternoon before heading to go look at reception places. Again, by the time Lauren and Kathie made it back to Apex, Kathie was a bit tired, but after a quick nap and dinner was ready to hit the movies with Lauren. They went and saw 27 Dresses (definitely a chick flick, but cute). Since Bob had left for home, Lauren slept in Kathie's room and they got up early to head to the airport on Tuesday.

Lauren flew out Tuesday, and Kathie made the second trip this week to Winston with Eddie to go get her Erbitux treatment. The benedryl knocked Kathie out shortly after they started. Wednesday she woke up feeling a bit off and ended up taking an hour and half nap in the afternoon.

Lately, she's been having a few more aches and pains (shoulder, back, a bit of nausea, some shortness of breath occasionally and a rapid heart beat once in awhile). Overall though, she says she hasn't been feeling too bad - the fatigue is still what is slowing her down. The next month will probably add to that, as the house is finalized in Lexington. There are hopes to sleep in the new house before mid-February (keep your fingers crossed!). Since they will need some things in the new house, Lauren is meeting Bob and Kathie in Lafayette in a couple of weeks to pack up some of the house. Christen will be coming the next week to help continue the process.

Kathie is starting to lose her hair again, but it is not obvious yet on her head - it's still pretty full.

Posted by Lauren