Election Day!

Well, I spent all day at work today, and don't feel like I did my civic duty! I had to withdraw from being an election judge, but ended up not doing anything today. I guess the fact that Bert will end up working from 5:30 this morning until about 11 tonight, and their polling place had about 300 people in line all day gives me the ability to claim a proxy on my duty! I got up this morning and made sure that Bert had lots to eat and drink and some goodies from the bakery to keep him going, and then headed to work. Had to go to the doctors today and got chastized when I went. Too much fluid retention, and it looks like when I get back from my trip I am going on this weekend, she will be putting a drain back into my chest. Blah! She also expanded the implant by another 2 ounces, so now you can start to see what my new 'profile' will look like...sorry, no photos!

Last week was not my best. I went back to work on Monday of last week, but by the end of Tuesday was not feeling too hot, and by Wednesday ended up staying home and taking pain pills and anti-nausea pills again and sleeping for a couple days. Don't know if this is a sign of how my chemo rounds will go or not. Funny that you feel low 6 days after they pump in the bad stuff.

By Friday, I was up and feeling good. Traveled to Annapolis to visit with a team of government guys working on a investigative report, so had a good meeting. Annapolis is such a great place, I love to visit there. Friday night we went out with a couple friends in Alexandria for dinner, and should have been suspicious when I found a great parking spot down in Old Town. After we had a nice dinner, walked back to my car to find out I had parked in the middle of "Halloween in Old Town". Right in the middle! A couple thousand families and their kids, dogs, you name it were trick or treating up and down the street. It was actually pretty cool, with the homeowners taking their huge bowls of candy (you can only guess how much candy was given out) and sitting on their stoops while the ghosts and goblins walked by. Jen and I ended up hanging out for an hour looking at the costumes, the decorations on the houses, listening to some live music and watching the fun before we could get the car out.

Saturday I went to a Halloween party, very briefly. Thanks to the girls in Portland that gave me the cat ears in my box of goodies, I put together a quick costume that was not too shabby! Didn't stay long, but it was nice to go out and be social.

Sunday morning, off again to try for the kayak. This time the pass off went off with out a hitch, and we were headed down the road with a pink boat on top of the car. Bert had the great idea to put the boat on display until the auction next week, and so, Orvis Clarendon is nicely hosting our kayak (and hopefully selling raffle tickets). Dang it looks good.

Well, still at work, but it is time to go home and watch the election coverage. All those big surprises for my state (not!) Bet Maryland goes blue again. Tomorrow, I hope, we will know who won. Go Blue!