My First Rodeo and my LAST CHEMO!! (Making Memories of Us)

YEE HA!! Well the Rodeo was such a HOOT! I am still pinching myself, cuz I was in such "High Cotton"! We had a leisurely trip to Houston and took a little rest when we arrived. Then at 3:30 our driver and Limo arrived and I must admit I got a little cheesey... I lie, I was as cheesey as they come! Melba and Ronnie, Ann and Don Bucklin (friends of Melba and Ronnie) and Ricky and I rode together in the limo, complete with champagne, hor d'oeuvres and the finest wine, all the while, Keith Urban music serenading us the whole way there! When ever Ronnie asked if it was my first limo ride, he said the proper way to answer that in Texas is to say, "Yes, in one this small!" We mosied around the very big Western style booths, at the rodeo until things got a little smelly... wasn't interested in getting up close and personal with the livestock. Then we found our way to our SUITE, complete with food and beverages! So when one of Ronnie's TEXAN rodeo veteran friends asked me, "Is this your 'first rodeo' ?" I politely answered (as instructed by Ronnie), "Yes, one this small!" I so enjoyed the actual rodeo, complete with bucking bulls and rodeo clowns and even little 5 year old kids riding bare back on very quick little sheep! So fun to watch. Then of course the best part was Keith Urban singing to a full house (probably about 60,000). And yes he did sing STUPID BOY!  But one of my favorites is "Making Memories of us"! LOVE IT!! (He dedicated that one to his wife, Nicole Kidman, who he said was with him at the rodeo) You can listen to it by clicking on the video bar to the right of this post!

I am so delighted to have had such an exciting  and fun experience to top off this last week of chemo! Thanks, Melba and Ronnie. I love you both so much. You have been such a loving support to me, especially in the last few months. It was an awesome RODEO. Memories to cherish forever. 

Chemo tomorrow... FOR THE LAST TIME!!!!!!  Am praising God for the gifts and blessings that have made the suffering tolerable! Thanks to everyone for the love, support and prayers. 

Please continue to lift us as I go on to radiation treatments for the next 6 or 7 weeks. The oncologist said my strength will return in small increments, so I must try to be patient, AGAIN!

Be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead!"

- I Peter 1:6