Alaska!

It's official!! Sawyer's Make-A-Wish "wish" for an Alaskan cruise has been approved. We will be heading to Vancouver on July 25th to board Royal's Caribbean's 7-day cruise on the ship "Radiance." We have a stateroom (maybe two rooms? not sure yet) with an ocean view. We'll have some days to go ashore and have some sort of touring adventure (not all the details have been worked out yet).

Everything is covered: air fare, hotel in Vancouver, cruise, meals, day trips, etc.; they even give us some spending money. It's going to be amazing! According to the website we can expect temperatures to be in the 50s -- makes it a little ironic to be going during our warmest time to go someplace cool instead of leaving NY mid-winter to someplace like the Caribbean!

And watch out Lusk Road neighbors, a limosine picks us up at home, takes us to the airport, and brings us home again after it's all over. Sawyer and I had the same reaction: how in the world will a limosine make it into our driveway and out again!

One of the best things is that Sawyer, being an only child, can take a friend! He's taking the one that's been by his side since he was 4 years old and was one of the steady friends that helped him get through the hard days.

I do have a bit of guilt about being so excited over this trip -- we wouldn't be going if it weren't for Sawyer's diagnosis which isn't anything to celebrate. But don't fret, I will enjoy every minute!