Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Congratulations, Mommy!!

My mommy is a fighter. She proved this to everyone on December 23rd, 2008 at 11:00am when she finished the last drop of her cancer treatment. I could go on and on about how wonderful my Mommy is, but we all know that Mommy is writing this and that would be really weird, right?!? Even though there is nothing wrong with being proud of oneself. :)

Mommy waiting to get registered for treatment
Mommy and Daddy at treatment
Aunt Emily, Mommy and Aunt Julie at treatment
Mommy's friend, Tracy (another cancer warrior), at treatment

Volume remaining = 0.00!!!!!!!! Time remaining = 0.00!!!!!!!
Look, Mommy's so happy to be done!
She can hardly believe it.

The crew after the completion of treatment.

Some of Mommy's nurses giving her the Courage Award.

After treatment, Aunt Emily and Aunt Julie took Mommy shopping to keep her out of the house while, with a lot of help from me (Miss Party Girl) and some other big helpers, Daddy set up for Mommy's surprise party! Mommy couldn't believe that so many people came out on an icy Tuesday afternoon/evening 2 nights before Christmas to celebrate this momentous occasion! Mommy was very surprised and if you know my Mommy, you know that this is nearly impossible to do!
We had the entire house decorated in pink. Pink roses, pink daisies, pink poinsettias, pink Christmas ornaments, pink boas and feathers and butterflies. Pink tablecloths, pink silverware and napkins. Pink cookies. Pink everywhere! It was so pretty!

We didn't get Mommy's face on camera when she walked in the door, but this is pretty much what it looked like.
Or maybe something like this
We really didn't get many pictures of the evening, but fortunately we were able to get a few towards the end of the night. (Read: Please excuse Mommy's paleness and poofy hair!)

Mommy with Aunt Julie and Aunt Lori
Mommy with Kye-Kye and Aunt Julie
Mommy and Gammy
Of course I invited some of my friends, too. Here I am playing with my good friend, Ariana.

The party was a hit and Mommy ranks it as one of her top 5 nights ever. Thanks to everyone who helped pull this off and celebrate with my Mommy!

3 comments:

All Things Considered said...

congratulations kristi!!! i hope that you are feeling great. your husband is too sweet for planning your pink party!

Kristin said...

Congratulations!! I am so proud of YOU!!!!

Joules Evans said...

Way to go, Kristi! She came, she saw, she conquered! Bravo! So proud of you and to know you.