Something huge to look forward to!

Wow! I might get to close on the condo this week! Words cannot describe how excited I am about moving to my "deluxe apartment in the sky," which is only on the third floor, but I am on top AND I have a view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. George Jefferson would be proud!
I don't plan to move in until the end of the month, but I want time to clean (my way) and Nina, my contractor friend, needs time to get the bathroom done.
I decided to re-tile around the bath enclosure. It's the original tile and not only is it ugly and doesn't match the new floor the seller put in, the grout is pitted, so ten to one it's wet behind the tile. So this will be mass destruction in the bathroom. I picked out killer tile, with a glass tile accent, which Nina will also put around the sink back splash to pull it all together. The glass tile has a little bit of mother-of-pearl in it for some bling, then I saw a shower curtain with little crystals in it, for a little more bling! I have to buy a mirror for the bathroom, too, because there isn't one, so I'm hoping to find something sort of vintage. And I'll get new towels! I am so excited to be able to get some of my personality into a place!!!!
I'm also having Nina put in a new hot water heater. The one there now works, but it's older than dirt, and I would just freak if it leaked on the new carpet, and it's in the master bedroom closet, so if it leaked it would destroy my shoes, and leak on everyone below me - none of it good.
To think, just a year ago I was still in a chemo haze and bald. I had a trim yesterday - my hair is just insane! It's so thick and curly! It's really looking cool now. I donated my wig and my breast prosthetics to the American Cancer Society, and they were thrilled! It made me feel good, too, not only to get rid of those things, but knowing there are women out there who don't even have insurance to get them, so hopefully someone will use these and feel better about the whole ugly situation.
On election day, it was also get a nipple day. It didn't hurt, but I have more fat necrosis over the new boob, and it does hurt. But I have to be sedated for him to do that, and I'm just too busy right now to take time to be knocked out again. So, it's scheduled for Dec. 13. I asked Dr. Isik if this is going to be a constantly re-occurring thing, and he said this should be the last time. But it really does hurt. It feels like my boob is going to explode. Once it settles down, then he will tattoo the aerola and I'm done! If I still can't handle the mastectomy/reconstruction scars, I have saved a newspaper article for a year now about a female tattoo artist here in Seattle who specializes in art over those scars. Maybe some vines, or John Lennon, Eddie Vedder? Who knows!
I still haven't gone back to Pilates, simply because of time. When I'm not working, I'm dealing with planning this move. I've packed maybe 15 boxes, and have been purging crap I don't want or need anymore. And work has been busy! Being the only reporter covering Issaquah, believe it or not, is hard! There's a lot going on over there mainly with growth issues. Then I covered two local political races, one which was nasty. God I'm glad the election is over. And I am so relieved that Obama was re-elected. I wasn't ready for my vagina to be sewn shut!
I'm still trying to have a little bit of a life. I did go to the ball with Mira, and it was fun even though I only danced about five times. But it was cool to see people dressed up in flannel Seattle! Almost all the women had on long gowns, some vintage, and all of the gentlemen had on tuxes except one dude in a suit, and two in kilts. Go figure.
Last night I went to the Broadway play "Wicked" at the Paramount Theater. It was fabulous! What a great story! It's about the witches of Oz way before Dorothy drops in. The two gals in the lead roles of Glinda and Elphaba, were absolutely amazing. There are some seriously talented stage actors out there. They both had such unreal, powerful voices. There were flying monkeys, the Wizard - it was very cool.
After packing boxes for awhile today, I had a coffee date with a nice man I met online. I've gone on several of these coffee dates, that have gone absolutely nowhere, but this was different. There was a connection. He's my age (imagine that - me possibly interested in someone my own age! Hahaha!)
We'll see where it goes. He's lived here all his life. Beautiful Paul Newman blue eyes.
I'm going to Mira's for Thanksgiving, since my kitchen might be in two places, and I have no one coming anyway. Taylor normally spends Thanksgiving with his dad, because they like to go hunting. Then he'll come here for Christmas. He's looking forward to seeing the new place. He really likes it down there (Alki-Beach Dr.) too.
So, if I can just make it through this move without falling apart, I'll be good!