Bittersweet

I had the best surprise today.

As I was leaving a breakfast meeting (Kean was in therapy),

I heard someone call my name.

It was my dear friend Jenny--- who was a huge part of Baldapalooza

the first year.

When I first met her, she had just finished some pretty harsh treatment

in her fight with cancer.  A short time later it came back with a vengeance.

Last I saw her, she was moving up to Washington for her

second bone marrow transplant and things were pretty iffy.

So it was especially sweet to see her this morning-- with hair!!!

 It was also a big day for Holland-- make that a nervous day.

Today was the day she found out if she made it into a specialized high school.

In a nutshell, Holland wants to be a Pediatric Oncologist.  The specialized

school is a Medical Arts school.  If she goes all four years, she will graduate

with 42 college credits, certification in two of the following:  a CNA, a Pharmacy

Tech and/or an EMT.

It is intense, accelerated but very impressive.  The classes

range from 9 to 15 students and the teachers were what

really won me over.

I kept my mouth shut the night we attended the program/open house

and Holland was sold all on her own.

 We were there a few minutes after the lists went up

(they accepted 65 students in the Valley) and drum roll:

Holland was on the list..

 We were super excited until we saw that her best 

friend didn't make it.

So kind of a bittersweet day.