Dec 27th.

We had a great Christmas and now have some time off before getting back to work and school. Tracy and I were able to get away last night up to San Francisco. For Christmas I gave Tracy a "night out on the town" and arranged for my Brother to watch the girls, while Tracy and I went shopping, out to a very nice dinner, and then to a comedy show. We also stayed overnight and went out for breakfast this morning and got home at 11am. The dinner was really amazing, we went to a place called Jariniere and did a Chefs tasting menu with wine paring. The owner to Jardiniere has won the Iron Chef contest on the Food Network and we had some really interesting and yummy courses. While we were having fun in the City, the girls had a blast with their Uncle. When we got home Emily put on a Magic show that she had been working on while we were gone. Of course it was a great show :-).

This weekend we have nothing special planned other than to rest and take it easy. Next week is labs on Tuesday where we expect to be told to resume treatment at %100. Emily seems to be feeling really well and I have few real concerns right now. It's a good place to be.

2008 has been a truly challenging and growing year for us. We have all found strength and courage we didn't know we had, we have made much stronger friendships and have expanding our circle of friends, we have learned what is important and what really isn't. All that said I am looking forward to a more restful and "normal" 2009.