Happy Great New Year!!!

Happy New Year everybody!!! 2008 is off to a great start and we are determined to make this year even better than last. Brian has been out of the hospital and without appointments since last Thursday when his blood levels indicated he was doing very well. Even though he still had some bad headaches we were been able to relax at the apartment and enjoy the time he had off from the hospital. We have tried to take advantage of his immune levels and get out a little every day so that we aren't couped up all the time. He went to Target with me on Friday and even though he had to hold on to the cart and couldn't walk for long, it was still nice for him to get out. We were even able to have a date night and went to Saltgrass for dinner. We both really enjoy our date nights, especially since they revolve around steak since he has to try to keep his red blood count up. Monday we managed to get out and go to lunch and the movies to see I am Legend. Staying couped up all the time is starting to wear on both of us, so it was really nice to be able to spend time out and around Houston before he goes in for his next chemo session next week. Yesterday was the best, we continued our New Years tradition of having 2 tvs in the living room to watch as many bowl games as we could. We set up a picnic in the floor and spent all day being lazy and watching football. And to top it off, most of our teams won (even though Brian could barely stand to watch the end of the Tx Tech - Virginia game).

Today is our long day of tests. We have been at the hospital since 7 this morning and won't get to leave until after 10 tonight. He has already had his blood test and has a cardiac scan, PET test, CT scan, and xray later today. I'm not sure when we will get all the results back, but we are scheduled to come back on Monday to meet with the main dr and start the next chemo round. Hopefully today will go quickly, Brian hasn't been able to eat since last night and he only has a 2 hour window this afternoon where he will be able to eat, and as most people probably know, a hungry Brian is a grumpy Brian.

Hope everybody is having a great new year and try to make this year the best yet. We never know how much time God will bless us with so make sure the time we have on this earth counts.