Seems Like Old Times

My friends at work invited me over for a potluck lunch today. It was a send off party to our favourite section, the PDS gang, they're moving to our new building. :) I took Josh with me.

For my share, I brought my mother-in-law's famous dessert, sex in the pan. The name sounds silly but it is really good. It is made of pudding, wafer, milk, a bit of chocolate. I got my co-workers hooked on it :) Thanks Mom.

There were so many food to choose from. It was like a feast of international food ranging from samosas, meatballs, pastas, chinese dish, salads, chicken, taco salad dips, indian food and a whole lot more! Yummy!

Josh had a great time too, he was really comfortable talking to my friends at work and they had fun talking to him too. For him the highlights of going to the office was eating the chocolate chip cookies which he loved (thanks Ralph!) and drawing pictures in the colourful papers (thanks Lindsay!). So after we left the office, Josh asked me if he can go with me again the next time I visit the office. We'll see.

But the best part was I got to see everyone at work again. It seems like old times! :)

Almost everyone expressed positive and encouraging words. It felt really good. I felt like my old self during my pre-cancer days. It was nice to chat with my colleagues and shared a few good laughs. It was a change I needed from my routine since the chemo started.

I can't believe how much I miss work. I'm the type of person who'd rather work than stay at home. As much as I love my kids, staying home all the time bores me to no end. Working is fun (for the most part). It's the interaction with people that I love most plus the challenges that my work brings keeps my brain in tip-top shape and gets the adrenaline going.

I would rather work than be stuck at home sick with cancer. I can't wait to go back to work.