Better off NED 2.0!

Friday was officially 2 years since I finished cancer treatment. 2 years. That was fast. And I've been having a lot of fun. As well documented I am not one to let a Survivorversary pass without celebration. And this being the biggest of them all absolutely I decided to throw myself a party entitled Better of NED 2.0. I have put in for February 27th off from here to eternity.

The warm up
I spent all day Thursday at work telling anyone who would listen why I was not going to be at work on Friday. I taught a lot of people the word survivorversay. And folks who didn't work at the hospital while I was bald asked some questions and I educated them of my cancer journey.

Pancakes and Prep
I woke up on the greatest of days, heretofore know as NED day with a sour stomach. I was not pleased because celebration involves a lot off food. However, after a call to my mother to make me feel better (yup 33 years old and this still works) I put Kelly Clarkson "Stronger" on repeat and started the day dancing.

From there my Mother took me out to breakfast. If you have a sour stomach while celebrating NED the easiest fix? Coconut Chocolate Chip Pancakes and a side of griddled mashed potatoes. True story. Fixed my stomach issues and ate nearly all of it.

She and I did a little bit of shopping to get the rest of materials for the party and then left me to my happy self to spend the day in the kitchen listening to 80's music and my new favorite Amazon Prime Playlist. Periodically I download new lists, but I didn't listen to it. Well, let me tell you I think the people of Amazon read this blog. This playlist has Kelly Clarkson "Stronger", Sarah Bareilles "Brave" , Beyonse "Girls (Run the World"), Destiny Child "I'm a Survivor", Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us" and Journey "Don't Stop Beleiving". So I maybe listened to the playlist 3 times while I danced around the kitchen. 

Boob Cake
The centerpiece for my NED party was my right boob cake. I made a 3 layer chocolate cake frosted with salted peanut butter frosting and pretzels. It's a new recipe from Joy the Baker's cookbook Homemade Decadence. However, I decorated it slightly different then the directions. I mean I'm sure Joy is cool with pink ribbon sprinkles. I put a row of them on the cake to represent the scar that I have.

Family, Friends and Fun 
People came to party later in the night. We ate food, shared a whole bunch of laughs and there was a lot celebrating. People loved the cake (both the idea and the taste of it). I made sure that one of the cookies made had ginger in it as a continue tribute to what got me through taste changes.  Here are some photos of some of the love that was sent my way for the NED day.

My niece showing her super cute support.

I'm already looking forward to NED 3.0! Just have to clear those pesky scans in April.

Oh, and this gem was the Amazon Prime Playlist. It was stuck in my head while I tried to go to sleep at night and I believe after the size of the piece of cake I had that I could fly.