Yes, I'm still alive and well

Hello - I have not written on here in a really long time. All I can say is that I have been super busy both with work and knitting, and just living life in general. Feeling super healthy for the first time in at least five years (with my 5-year survival from BC just 3 days away). Enough said. Have been through some major shifts in priorities and have figured out quite a bit more in the past few years. Who knew? Life is a continuous learning experience and I enjoy the ride most of the time. Most liberating of all is having decided what matters to me the most; and making choices that feel right, which is now very easy compared to when I was younger. I travel to see my girls when I can and savor every minute I spend with them. They are the light of my life. In August and September, I went to Belgium (to see family) and Portugal (to see my best friend Chris). It was amazing. In a couple weeks I am crossing the Atlantic again; this time to spend Christmas with my family in Belgium for the first time since 1983. Yes, that is a really long time and the main reason for that long dry spell is that I have avoided traveling there during the cold winter months. We have always gone back during spring, summer or early fall, never for the cold winter months. But when I pondered life in recent times, I felt it was crucial that my daughters experienced the "real" thing at least once. And for myself, it was also an experience that was on my "bucket list." So December finds me scrambling to get a lot of presents knitted for my very large family, and shopping for warm clothes. But all is well. Wishing all of you out there a Holiday Season full of love, cheer and family connections treasured.