Back to Business.

So I have been very bad about keeping up on my blog this year. As in only having a few posts. I am going to try and get back into it. I think it was a very good thing for me to do while I was sick. I think I'll start up again with it being one of my goals for this coming year. I can explain later about my absence from blogging, but for now I think I'll just post this to hold myself accountable for making this goal instead of just forgetting about it and pretending. I think I may reformat the design and come up with some topics to start back up again, but it will happen. So if anyone has any suggestions or requests please let me know.

I Rachel Ann Fischer hereby solemnly swear to start blogging frequently again.

And if it doesn't, feel free to kick me in the bum. Just not too hard...

Okay, here I go. Wish me luck. Welcome back to the blogging world Rachel.

Had vs. Have

I got a call a few weeks ago that said I had no-let me repeat NO cancer in my body. Can you believe it?! Let me say that many a happy dance and joyous singing happened. It is an amazing feeling to know that I have beaten the Big C. I am planning on having a victory party soon. My plans are to get flesh colored balloons and paint faces on them. Get it? Little baldies hanging out. And then we'll have a cake in either the shape of a lymph node or a huge C, and also cup cakes that are either going to be cells or chemo cakes. We haven't decided. Then my friend suggested that I get a piñata in the shape of a C and beat it so we can all "beat cancer." Ha, it made me laugh really hard when he suggested that. 

I was reading over my blog the other day and it is just so surreal that I actually had cancer. Holy cow, I had cancer! But now I can say that I had cancer. I feel so blessed. I am so grateful to all my friends, family, and Heavenly Father for helping me get through my sick time. I have grown so much learned even more. Thank you to everyone for your love and support during my difficult time. I couldn't have done it without you! XOXO!

Now for the thing I have been dying to say for 10 months.... Remember when I would say I have Cancer, Cancer doesn't have me? Well, now I can officially say... (drumroll please...)

I had cancer... 
Cancer didn't have me!

Can I get a what what?! Hoorah! I am cancer free!!

I've Got a Pretty Winter Coat

Oh so Rachel is back is she? Well lets see what she looks like shall we? Does she have hair? Is she pretty? Is she still adorably fun and quirky? Why yes, yes she is! Are you ready for this?! 

BEHOLD! The new and improved CANCER FREE Rachel Ann Fischer!!!

So do you like my cute little pixie? I do. I like the fact that I don't look like a
balding boy anymore. People keep telling me that they love my haircut and that
I can totally rock it. What can I say? I do look pretty cute! 

What would this blog be without a goofy picture of yours truly?
Do you remember that cute adorable kind girl who sent me flowers?
Well here she is! She had a plaid party and it was super fun. (Camille forgot to wear plaid.
That party pooper. Oh well.  Every party needs one. I still love her.)

Isn't my winter coat so lovely?! I quite enjoy having hair on the top of my head again. It looks even better than I could have imagined. Also, it is darker and curlier than before. Observe:

I saved my old hair when it started falling out and we had to cut it.
(It's sentimental, not gross.) But you really can see the difference. And my hair looks even darker than that now! Basically I got an internal perm and dye job.

See how crazy that change is?! It is a whole new hairy adventure. It is really fun to style. Sometimes I fauxhawk it or do wolverine style. But mostly just push it to the side or wear a head band. I'm glad that the pixie cut is in style right now. I really like having my head warm and not having to worry about getting a winter chill.

I'm Back!

Once upon a time Rachel Ann was an avid blogger. But is she now? Sadly the answer is no. I feel like I have a lot of posts that say that... Whoops! My bad. Technically it isn't my fault. Okay, it is. But I have good excuses for my absence. The main one is...Are you ready for this? You better be... I am back at the Y of I! Oooh yeah. I'm back in Rexburg going to school! I am so excited. I cannot express how grateful I am to be back at school. It is a wonderful feeling. I am only taking 9 credits (wa wa wa) but it is okay. I was taking more but holy cow Little Miss Survivor here couldn't handle that. My body is still way out of it and recuperating. So instead of struggling and having a crappy GPA and being über stressed I decided to take a lighter load. I feel sort of stupid but it's okay. I am doing what is best for me.

With that I am also living at a brand new place with brand new roommates. I was really worried that I would have crazy roommates and not have a good experience but oh was I wrong! Holy cow I love them! They are so much fun and so kind. The feeling in our apartment is amazing. I quite enjoy living with them. Take a gander below. You can get a little glimpse into our apartment life...

This is us! Aren't we so darn adorable? Yes, the answer is yes.

See how fun we are?! I love us. 

I was worried I would be too goofy for my roommates. Oh, was I wrong. We are the goof troupe.

I truly do believe that I was put with this apartment for a reason. They are so amazing and I feel very blessed to be with them. Especially to have for an amazing room-roommate. She just returned from her mission and she is so much fun. She is just as goofy as me and such a wonderful lady. We have a lot of fun together and get along really well. So basically my roommates are amazing....

Going along with my absence I must inform you that Skyler and I are no longer together. It was a very painful decision but we have decided to no longer be engaged. But at this time it feels like the right thing to do. I know that Heavenly Father is with us. I am very grateful to Sky and all he has done for me and for the chance to be with him. He is an amazing young man. No matter what happens in our futures I will always love him and love what he has done for me. Thanks to everyone for the love and support you have given us.

For now I am just loving being back to school and getting back to normal. I am feeling very blessed and protected. I know that Heavenly Father is with me. I am so grateful to him and for the knowledge that he exists and that I am his daughter. He has taught me so much and has been with me every step of the way and I have been going forward with faith. I keep seeing small results of the decisions I am making and even though growing up and college can be difficult, I feel like I am being guided and protected.

I feel so blessed to finally  be back in Rexburg going to school. I feel like I am in the place I am supposed to and that Heavenly Father is with me. I am so grateful to him for that. I would not be here with out him. With that knowledge I know that I can do anything as long as I have faith and that he is with me.