Out and About

It's always a good sign when Adam feels well enough to go out to play poker. He found us a very nice casino in Alpine, CA about 40 minutes from our camp spot, so here we are. I busted out early so I took myself to the gourmet buffet with the high price of $7. It is always too much mediocre food.

Yesterday, Adam had enough energy to go see a movie (XMen which was awesome) and then we had a chance to shop for a few items of clothing for him. The benefit for him of being in the hospital was a 25 pound weight loss which is almost unbelievable. The downside is now all his pants are falling down. Things could be much worse! Sequoia got some funny looks in the clothing store but handled his first time in a dressing room like a champ.

We topped off the inaugural outing with dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and a milkshake that pushed our tummies over the edge. We had to celebrate the only day we have not visited the hospital in over a month somehow. Back to my running program tomorrow! I'm following something called "couch to 5k" that gets you running a 5k in a matter of weeks. As one of my friends said, at least I'm off the couch!

We love hearing your well wishes and are feeling more positive now towards the new future on the horizon. It looks like we'll be making our way back to MD sooner than planned but will get to stop and see a few things on the way given that the transition for Adam back into the RV is working out. For now we are enjoying lovely San Diego and getting to know the area. It is a much smaller town than I expected. I saw my first Guam license plate the other day. Go Navy! My other favorite pastime is watching the fighter jets fly overhead as they take off and land at Miramar. I'm a Top Gun girl at heart. Love this Navy hub! Hopefully we will get to explore LA soon too but I'll take any outings at the moment. Trying just to enjoy where we are for now.