Beginning of the day
You can barely see my nose and neck in this.. as well as my hands
Who burns their hands?
Mid day.. heat is radiating off of this!
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Monday, February 22, 2016
First Outdoor Market Day
Yesterday was farmers market day. For those of you who don't know my full past, my last job was doing vendor management for one of the local farmers markets in town. I would make sure vendors did what they were supposed to and collect payments and just basically make the event/day run smoothly. I have worked a bit here and there since my cancer returned, but I always try and go to the market if I can. I also have FOMO (fear of missing out) if I don't go.. so there is that. Regardless, yesterday was the market and I went to go support my work buddies and enjoy the day. Since the weather has been kind of nice, they decided to have it outside. Knowing this, I put sunscreen on as well as I had a long sleeve cardigan/sweater on. I have been on the BRaf inhibitors since January 1st, technically, and one of the side effects is sensitivity to the sun so I was prepared. Or so I thought. It was overcast for most of the time I was there and then the sun came out towards the end. I could feel that I was getting some sun so I would duck into the booths and shade every chance I got. By the end I felt my face and top of my head burning - like a chemical peel almost. I began covering my head and face with my cardigan like I was hiding from paparazzi or something. It was pretty crazy. By the time I left I knew I was burned, just didn't realize just how bad it was. My lips felt like I was scalding them when I put on some vaseline and the top of my head (where a bald spot would be) was stinging and itching. By the end of the night my chest and neck were becoming more and more red and began itching and burning, almost feeling raw. I took some benadryl to sleep and when I woke up the true extent of the burn was there. I got it good! My chest is soo red and one side of my neck as well. My nose and some of my cheeks are rosey and my lips have already peeled once. To really make it crazy, my hands are burned. My hands!! Just crazy. I knew that it made you more sensitive, but my hell! It is like I have brand new baby skin!! I really thought I was prepared, but obviously not. I will say I did not put sunscreen on my chest, so that is my fault. Now I will be extra prepared and have put my sunscreen in my bag so I am ready. I am hoping this pain and stinging subsides soon, but I am almost positive I will peel. Nothing like a skin cancer patient getting severely burned .. the irony. For now it is ibuprofen and aloe gel as well as extra sunscreen.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Surprise!!!
Last night was definitely a night to remember... Well a weekend to remember I'd say!
Lets start with Saturday night. Tyler and I had tickets to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer musical. We grabbed dinner before and then headed to the play. It was actually a lot of fun! We may have been the only ones with out children but I still really enjoyed it, probably since I am a kid at heart. Afterwards we decided to grab a drink at the bar across the street. When we walked in I looked up and saw my good friend Brooke there. I was shocked and thought we may have caught her on a date! I even asked if we were interrupting haha, but turns out she was there to surprise me. So fun. We got some drinks and chatted and then I felt someone scooting by me, almost like trying to sit at the table next to me and thought it was very rude and then she sat down next to Tyler and it was my best friend from California!! What a serious surprise! I was so excited to see her! And beyond shocked. She told me she found a cheap flight and was here for the weekend. We got some more drinks and had a great time.
Sunday I went to the market for a minute and then we met up for brunch and then decided to go see the toy store at Grand America. We ended up grabbing tea and ran into another friend of mine and we spent a good 2 hours just chatting and hanging out. Really fun. We had plans to meet up with Maryann and others for dinner later so we just killed some time at her aunts before heading out.
As we were driving to the restaurant Maryann called and said her car was breaking down and her brakes were grinding - asking if I can hear them over the phone even. Regardless she said she was pulling over and to come get her. Not thinking anything of it I headed to get her. We got there and she was sitting on her bumper. She pulled into the place we hold our holiday markets and when we pulled in there were all sorts of cars, which is weird for a Sunday. She opened the car door and then said "wait you have to see how these guys are dancing in this party!" and me being a nosy Nelly was all for peeking, so I pulled into a makeshift parking spot and we went to spy. I thought we were going to look through the windows and Maryann said she just opened the door.. What?! She's crazy! But before I knew it she had knocked on the door and it opened and there stood 50+ of my closest friends and family yelling SURPRISE!!! What the hell just happened?!?! I was soooo surprised, like absolutely no idea what was going on. I just had everyone staring at me, a camcorder pointed at me, flashes from phones and cameras going off and a DJ (What?!) blaring music for me. I seriously couldn't believe my eyes.. which started to fill up with gratitude and full of love. I have never felt more loved and special in my whole life! I can't believe I didn't see it coming at all!! I have lost my intense curiosity in my old age of 33! Ha!
It was a birthday benefit - so people had to pay $33 to attend and then there was a silent auction full of AMAZING things donated by all sorts of people. My market family really showed up for me. I kept trying to look at all the items but kept getting pulled away so I need to get the list of everything there. It looked awesome from what I saw!
There was Fire and Slice Wood Fire pizza cooking pizzas and making salads. If I had one more minute to think things through I would have realized it was pizza's trailer outside (I noticed it as we were walking in) but before I knew it the door was opening.. Sneaky Sneaky people! There was also tamales from Tamales Tita, cookies from The Hungry Bear, shortbread cookies from Scotti and Shorts, coffee donated by Starbucks. There was a bar with my favorite drinks: Hennessy and coke, champagne and PBR. My great friend Elisa from The Baking Hive made a 3-tier birthday cake with sprinkles, it was beautiful and beyond delicious! There was a magician which was really fun and also cotton candy. Balloons everywhere. I had a sash that said happy birthday. My sister even brought me a wardrobe change. The theme was "Big Kid Elegance" and it definitely was!
Maryann gave a sweet speech and then so did Megg - using my favorite #.. #melafuckinoma. Although it was a family affair, it was needed. Ha! Then everyone sang happy birthday and I blew out the candles after making a wish. Then the DJ played some great songs and we all joined in line dancing and group dances. SO much fun! My dad hopefully caught some of it on camera.. We shall see what the final product shows.
I can't believe they pulled this off without me even having a slight idea of what was happening! I had seen so many of them in the weeks leading up to it and no one even hinted to anything. Ashley coming into town didn't even heighten my radar. Even everyone at the market wishing me a happy birthday didn't make me wonder - I just thought Maryann was telling them I wasn't working cause it was my birthday. Never did I think the party of the year was in the works!
How am I so lucky to be surrounded by such love and support? It truly took my breath away and made so beyond full of gratitude, love and belonging! My army really showed up for me that night. It was so amazing. Words truly can't describe it. (even though I have made a very long post to describe it! Ha!)
After all was said and done they raised over $5,000 for me, about $4,000 after all expenses were tallied. SOO AMAZING! I was starting to stress about money heading into the new year as my deductible and max out of pocket restarts. I still have some money left from the previous fundraisers but was getting a little worried about how far it would go.. But my friends really pulled through on this. It really is incredible.
33 is going to be good I'm telling ya!! Birthday months are THE BEST!
Lets start with Saturday night. Tyler and I had tickets to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer musical. We grabbed dinner before and then headed to the play. It was actually a lot of fun! We may have been the only ones with out children but I still really enjoyed it, probably since I am a kid at heart. Afterwards we decided to grab a drink at the bar across the street. When we walked in I looked up and saw my good friend Brooke there. I was shocked and thought we may have caught her on a date! I even asked if we were interrupting haha, but turns out she was there to surprise me. So fun. We got some drinks and chatted and then I felt someone scooting by me, almost like trying to sit at the table next to me and thought it was very rude and then she sat down next to Tyler and it was my best friend from California!! What a serious surprise! I was so excited to see her! And beyond shocked. She told me she found a cheap flight and was here for the weekend. We got some more drinks and had a great time.
Sunday I went to the market for a minute and then we met up for brunch and then decided to go see the toy store at Grand America. We ended up grabbing tea and ran into another friend of mine and we spent a good 2 hours just chatting and hanging out. Really fun. We had plans to meet up with Maryann and others for dinner later so we just killed some time at her aunts before heading out.
As we were driving to the restaurant Maryann called and said her car was breaking down and her brakes were grinding - asking if I can hear them over the phone even. Regardless she said she was pulling over and to come get her. Not thinking anything of it I headed to get her. We got there and she was sitting on her bumper. She pulled into the place we hold our holiday markets and when we pulled in there were all sorts of cars, which is weird for a Sunday. She opened the car door and then said "wait you have to see how these guys are dancing in this party!" and me being a nosy Nelly was all for peeking, so I pulled into a makeshift parking spot and we went to spy. I thought we were going to look through the windows and Maryann said she just opened the door.. What?! She's crazy! But before I knew it she had knocked on the door and it opened and there stood 50+ of my closest friends and family yelling SURPRISE!!! What the hell just happened?!?! I was soooo surprised, like absolutely no idea what was going on. I just had everyone staring at me, a camcorder pointed at me, flashes from phones and cameras going off and a DJ (What?!) blaring music for me. I seriously couldn't believe my eyes.. which started to fill up with gratitude and full of love. I have never felt more loved and special in my whole life! I can't believe I didn't see it coming at all!! I have lost my intense curiosity in my old age of 33! Ha!
It was a birthday benefit - so people had to pay $33 to attend and then there was a silent auction full of AMAZING things donated by all sorts of people. My market family really showed up for me. I kept trying to look at all the items but kept getting pulled away so I need to get the list of everything there. It looked awesome from what I saw!
There was Fire and Slice Wood Fire pizza cooking pizzas and making salads. If I had one more minute to think things through I would have realized it was pizza's trailer outside (I noticed it as we were walking in) but before I knew it the door was opening.. Sneaky Sneaky people! There was also tamales from Tamales Tita, cookies from The Hungry Bear, shortbread cookies from Scotti and Shorts, coffee donated by Starbucks. There was a bar with my favorite drinks: Hennessy and coke, champagne and PBR. My great friend Elisa from The Baking Hive made a 3-tier birthday cake with sprinkles, it was beautiful and beyond delicious! There was a magician which was really fun and also cotton candy. Balloons everywhere. I had a sash that said happy birthday. My sister even brought me a wardrobe change. The theme was "Big Kid Elegance" and it definitely was!
Maryann gave a sweet speech and then so did Megg - using my favorite #.. #melafuckinoma. Although it was a family affair, it was needed. Ha! Then everyone sang happy birthday and I blew out the candles after making a wish. Then the DJ played some great songs and we all joined in line dancing and group dances. SO much fun! My dad hopefully caught some of it on camera.. We shall see what the final product shows.
I can't believe they pulled this off without me even having a slight idea of what was happening! I had seen so many of them in the weeks leading up to it and no one even hinted to anything. Ashley coming into town didn't even heighten my radar. Even everyone at the market wishing me a happy birthday didn't make me wonder - I just thought Maryann was telling them I wasn't working cause it was my birthday. Never did I think the party of the year was in the works!
How am I so lucky to be surrounded by such love and support? It truly took my breath away and made so beyond full of gratitude, love and belonging! My army really showed up for me that night. It was so amazing. Words truly can't describe it. (even though I have made a very long post to describe it! Ha!)
After all was said and done they raised over $5,000 for me, about $4,000 after all expenses were tallied. SOO AMAZING! I was starting to stress about money heading into the new year as my deductible and max out of pocket restarts. I still have some money left from the previous fundraisers but was getting a little worried about how far it would go.. But my friends really pulled through on this. It really is incredible.
33 is going to be good I'm telling ya!! Birthday months are THE BEST!
Dance floor!
One of the amazing auction items from Salsita Mendoza
Our fun DJ
My wonderful cake!! So fun!
Auction Item from Zagpie
Almost all my girls
Me and baby Jax and Jordan
My Market Street crew - So FUN!
Just a little Gangnum Style
Not sure if this is Gangnum or Whip and Nae Nae... either way really fun!
Beautiful auction signs and items!
My friends in Seattle sent over chocolates in a hand crafted glass bowl for the auction. So nice!
Me and Courtney
Kori and Jeff from The Hungry Bear and Iliana photobombing
The master mind behind it all - Miss Maryann and I.
The dance floor
My welcome crew
Auction Sheets
Auction tables
Elisa and I by her amazingly beautiful cake
Delicious Pizza right out of the oven
My surprise face
Ashley, Elisa and I
I mean really... so fun!
Sunday, September 27, 2015
First day back at the market
Today I worked the market again! For some of you that don't know my market history - I used to be a vendor and sold sea salt caramels (hence the blog name, sweetsaltydeliciousness...) and then once I injured my back I decided to end that chapter and then became one of the market managers. I help manage the vendors and operations day of. After my cancer diagnosis and treatment I haven't been back - since February. Today they were short on cashiers for the breakfast so I filled in. It was my semi-return to the markets and I was greeted with open arms. Everyone was so excited to see me and just was so happy that I felt good enough to be there.
I worked for 4 hours, standing the entire time and I did alright. By the end I was a bit shaky and exhausted but I was happy I was able to do that much. The market is truly like a family - they have been so great through this battle and extremely supportive. I am not sure if I will be working more this weekend or not - we shall see!
I worked for 4 hours, standing the entire time and I did alright. By the end I was a bit shaky and exhausted but I was happy I was able to do that much. The market is truly like a family - they have been so great through this battle and extremely supportive. I am not sure if I will be working more this weekend or not - we shall see!
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