Dictionary.com’s Description of Normal: 1.conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

So, this is the title of the post and why we’ll never be normal.  Frankly, none of us are normal.  I think we associate normal with habit.  We wake up, get ready, go to work/school, go home, eat, do our thing in the evening, sleep.  It’s a pretty NORMAL life.  But really it’s just a very habitual life.

We have new habits-like the drugs pushes, the feedings, the toting of some extra baggage.  But otherwise, we’re still very habitual creatures.  Just my thought of the day!

Today is going ok-Kevin is still having problems with the dry heaving.  Smells seem to set it off, and Lancaster County countryside certainly offers plenty of interesting ones to him.  Poor guy.

We’re awaiting my brother’s return home so we can get the DirecTv all set up.  We’re looking forward to watching regular TV again and getting caught up on all of our favorites on the fall lineup.

After that we’re heading to Lititz to visit my Grandma Harnish, then hopefully to PennCinema to FINALLY see Dark Knight, a movie we’ve been anticipating watching for some time.  It’ll hopefully be a good date day.

I hope everyone understands where I’m coming from with last night’s post.  Most times I do feel very optimistic about where the Lord is taking us in this journey through Angiosarcoma, and Kevin, above all, is remaining like a solid rock towards this disease.  He IS going to beat it is his motto.

However, like everyone dealing with life, we all have our down moments when things just feel crappy and you don’t quite know which end is up.  Last night, for whatever reason, was one of those nights.  I would say that for most of life, we’re optimistic, happy people.  We love our friends, family and God.  We enjoy each other’s company and companionship immensely.  We take pleasures out of the simple things in life, and overall feel blessed.  Life is good, despite what it may look like from the outside.

We’re excited about the journeys ahead.  I’m anxious to see what doors open for a newjob-I’m actually looking forward to going back to work, which for me, is amazing!  Ha.  It will be nice to re-connect with a more “normal (there’s that word again” world and make some money while doing it!

We’re hoping that we can trade in our Neon and get an older Jeep Cherokee to take to the beach, to the mountains and over the hills and through the woods to grandmother’s place we….well, you know the rhyme.  It will just be nice to rid ourselves of another car payment and have a different vehicle that suits more of our lifestyle.

We look forward to MEETING other Angiosarcoma survivors and connecting with the Sarcoma world through events and things.  I especially look forward to organizing a big event here in Central Pa to raise awarenss and money for Sarcoma Research.  I don’t know when/what/how, but it’s going to happen, and I can’t wait to meet all of our supporters.

We look forward to beating this cancer and pronouncing our Faith to the world through our journey.  God has given us a big outlet to talk to other’s about his Love and Assurance.  Without our Faith, and without your love and support, I know for certain we couldn’t handle this.

I look forward to pushing forward with the book about our story.  I have no clue how to go about publishing a book, but I’m sure when it’s close to finality, I’ll figure out a way to get our story even more out there!  Frankly, I’ll just be so happy to finally have finished a book I started!  I’ve probably started about 10, and never get anywhere!

We look forward to travelling all over the country to new places.  We have some friends in Seattle and San Francisco that have offered up their homes for places to stay whenever we go, and we’re definitely looking forward to that.  We can’t wait to finally visit NC beaches together and go surf fishing-maybe even this Fall!

We look forward to continue embracing our days together.  To try and forget about the circumstances that surround us, and LIVE IN THE PRESENT.  Trusting God for our future, and making the most of these moments.

We look forward to continuing to build our life together.  Whether here or there, but always together.  We can’t wait to continue this journey, and are embracing every possible moment together.

Thank you for helping us continue this journey!