Suncadia Get-Away

The weekend before we were expecting the lab results for Cannon, we decided to take a break from it all and go to Suncadia. We had a great time slowing down, taking deep breaths of fresh mountain air full of the smell of pine... and full of hope. Hope that Monday would not bring the news we did not want to face. Clinging to that hope, we explored the trails and woods with wonder in our eyes. We rented bikes and rode the trails through the resort. We played at the park. We swam in the pool, indoors and out. Kent and the kids went down the water slides while Cannon and I took in the sights and sounds of it all.

Kent splurged and got us a room with our own hot tub. Each morning, with sleep still in their eyes, Ethan and Ella traded their pajamas for swimsuits and tip-toed through the crisp fall air and climbed into the barrel full of steaming water to begin their day.

On Saturday night, we dropped Ethan and Ella of at a Pajama Party at Camp Cadia. While they were doing sleeping bag races, playing games, singing kareoke, and making pillowcases, Kent, Cannon and myself ordered room service, and watched Ghostbusters. Cannon took a snooze while Kent and I tried to forget our troubles with a soak in the hot tub under the gazebo surrounded by large pine trees.

I am glad we took this little vacation amidst everything going on. Now that we do have results and we know that we are on borrowed time, we are going to seize- nope, not seize- I don't like that word, we are going to embrace every chance we have to break away from real life and pretend everything is perfect. We will make the memories that will last a lifetime. I know this weekend at Suncadia will stay with me that long. The last weekend before my world was changed forever.