First and foremost, I want to wish all of you your absolute best version of a very, very, very Merry Christmas!!!
Christmas Decorations at Downtown Disney
What a year it has been having concluded my last doctors appoinment for 2018. Four appointments with my oncolgist, four appointments with my prosthetic eye artist, four appointments with my primary care physician, three appointments with my surgeon, one surgery to remove my left eye and cancerous tumor attached to it, one CT Scan, one MRI, one EKG and countless blood work. Alas, not one partridge in a pear tree.
But so many good things. My first trip to Scottsdale with Mela for Sprng Training to see my beloved SF Giants, Wednesday’s with Rick, dinner and drinks with close friends, regular lunches with my cousin, 5th wedding anniversary in Carmel with Mela, the love of my life, the Dodgers got beat like a tin drum in the World Series, so many beautiful sunrises and sunsets, my granddaughter turned 2, my dear Sam is still doing great, Mela is five years cancer free and of course the wedding of he century to name a few.
I think my primary goal for 2019 is to simply reduce my doctor appointments by about 80 percent and the same for my two four legged friends. My Sam with his cancer and broken leg. He is a poster child for bad ass and my sweet Lila with her Addisons’s disease. She needs a shot every 25 days but hopefully that will be our only vet visit next year.
One of my nephews, Chris, is a marathon runner. A very good one. He was regularly running a marathon in the 3 hour and 20 minute range. He recently upped his training regimen and in my opinion reached elite runner status. He recently finished a marathon in 2 hours and 50 minutes. He followed that up a month later with the CIM, with a cold, in 2 hours and 55 minutes. It was great to see him finish.
But it also sucks. It planted a seed. Can I do it next year at 59 years of age? I plan to. I am confident I can get in the physical condition to at least finish but I have not really tested these old joints in a long time. Worst case I will be in better shape. My primary goal will be to get across the finish line even if I have to crawl but will train to finish in about 5 and a half hours. So if you see a guy out there running along the American River Bike Trail with a patch over his left eye, it is probably me.
I passed my real estate exam earlier this year but have not yet done much but my goal is to sell 12 homes next year. Who wants to be first? No worries. Mela who has been doing this for over 15 years will help this rookie. And word has it that I have an eye for real estate.
Mela and I have Italy on our agenda for September. I really need a vacation. Hopefully a few short road trips with Sam and Lila throughout the year.
I plan to learn Lightroom, a photography editing etc. program as well as getting a lot of my film images scanned.
I think we all need, plans, goals, dreams or something to look forward to. They are what keeps us going when we suffer the setbacks of lifes trials and tribulations. Life happens.
Be forewarned, I have heard from a couple of my readers, otherwise known as a majority, that they have enjoyed my blog and should keep it going. So who knows.
I hope that you all have a very Happy New Year that is full of joy, abundance, health, peace and prosperity.
In the meantime, Be Strong, Be Kind, Be Humble and God Bless!!!