12-12-12

I am sitting at 3 South Place Bar and Grill - a little fabulous, trendy hotel bar in London with my 2nd glass of champagne in front of me. I'm celebrating.

Why? You ask, it was 4 years ago exactly that I received the scariest news ever.

Only yesterday, my mom and sister left London to go back to New Jersey. They were here since Friday and we bonded in a different way than ever before. I think we realized we are all women now (even me, the baby) with our own ways of doing things, our own preferences, but one core similarity: the love we share with each other. "Never over, never under, always together." **more pictures to come**

I'm sitting at this bar, drinking this glass of bubbly thinking about how far my life has come since not only 2008 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer - but the last time I was in London - almost 10 years ago.

I'm a completely different person. There are things I did then I would never do now, things I love now (like this champagne and butternut squash risotto I'm eating) that I didn't even know I liked.

I am so thankful for all I have in my life and can't help but think of my favorite Christmas song's lyrics "so this is Christmas, and what have you done? One year over, a new one just begun... So Happy Christmas... War is over!"

So thank you to my family, the true love of my life, my friends, new co-workers (especially Erika, Mia and Gonzalo) and everyone who has touched my heart. I wouldn't be here today without you.

Happy 12-12-12!!! (And many more!)