Breakfast & Sugar Plums

We had a very quiet and uneventful weekend. I ran errands and did some Christmas shopping while Eric stayed home. Away from the germs. Except this morning, we ventured out for breakfast at Panera. It was nice to be out together doing something we used to do all the time. He seems to be feeling ok. He's eating more than usual, but still not thrilled with the taste of the food. And still really tired and feeling blah.. He's gearing up for Round #6 on Tuesday. Hopefully his WBC count will be ok so he can get with on the treatments.

Santa stopped by to drop some sugar plums in Eric's coffee. Heh.

He followed us home too.

And then later I caught him leaving some gifts under the tree. 

(In case you'd like to 'catch' Santa, download the "Catch Santa" app on your phone. Have fun!)

Hump Day

Last night we went to Wegmans for dinner. Eric was feeling pretty good. He had himself a giant slice of pepperoni pizza. (And we got donuts for dessert!) I think he's enjoying his extra week to recuperate. It was nice to get out during the week too. He seems to have an little extra pep in his step. It's nice to see

Our internet was being wonky last night though, we were both lost without it. I spent an hour on the phone with lovely Time Warner. That's always a good time. It seems to be working again this morning though. 

A Brief Reprieve

Round #6 of chemo is going to wait a week. Eric had his blood tested today and his white blood cell count was a little low, so he won't be getting chemo tomorrow. Hopefully with an extra week "off," he'll have a few good days and feel a little better. He also lost 5 lbs since the last infusion. We'll try to get a few pounds back on him by next week.

Relaxation Sunday

The decorations are done! Now we can relax and enjoy the lights.

Eric spent time recording some music on his little synthesizer. We didn't do much today. Mostly watched Christmas movies on TV and relaxed. Alex went back to school this afternoon. And we're just gearing up for a busy week and round #6 on Tuesday. 

Friends and Trees

We had some visitors over the weekend. Mike & Melissa were in town for Thanksgiving, visiting Mike's family, so we were able to get together with them.

On Friday, (Black Friday) Melissa and I did some shopping while Mike and Eric took a tour of Fulton. Mike hadn't been there in years and wanted to see his old home town. They even stopped in to see Eric's old homestead. (aka as Gary & Paula's house.)

This morning we met them for breakfast before they headed back to Ohio.

And tonight we got the tree up. Still needs decorating, but it's a start! Christmas will be here before we know it. 

Thanksgiving 2016

We had a very nice Thanksgiving yesterday. I put most of the photos on Facebook, but thought I'd do a quick post on the blog too.

We went up to Fulton for dinner at Gary & Paula's house. Paula put on a wonderful spread. We were all very happily bloated when it was all said and done. 

Eric had a good day yesterday. He brought an "Ensure" to drink, but didn't end up needing it. He tolerated all the food very well. And had dessert too. We got home around 6, and he went up to lay down for a little bit, and took a long nap. He was pretty worn out.

Looking forward to a few more days off. 

Update

Eric got some nutritional shakes today. Hoping to up his protein and calorie intake. He had one with dinner and he liked it. Hopefully these will help him feel a little better and help keep his weight up. 

Here's someone who is really looking forward to a nice long weekend.