Day Six: Momma Always Said

Wow, we've been here at Oasis for six days now. This is the halfway point and from here on out the treatments will be consistently more intense until we go home. Today was a big question mark for us: how would Kris respond to the full cycles of cancer killing treatments after having such an easy go of it thus far? The answer ended up being "pretty well."

We started off the morning undecided about what to do for breakfast. We popped our heads into the cafeteria, saw our selections of oatmeal, scrambled eggs and dried bananas with almonds and decided we'd take a walk instead. And as luck would have it, Jenny and Sharon were of the same mind and joined us for breakfast at the yogurt place. I guess we're aiming to be regulars of this eatery before we come home. I ordered whole wheat waffles with strawberries and Kris ordered the french toast on whole wheat bread with fruit. When the meals arrived I took a big bite of my waffle to discover a fat almond resting within. Dammit, guess I'm skipping breakfast, or risk my throat closing up. Stupid allergies. But my awesome wife saved me and we traded meals. This is a big deal because I know how much she loves french toast. She must love me! But we both ate and both meals were very good (again), we chatted and then remembered it was time to head back to the hospital to begin treatments.

Krissy's treatments started about 10:30 with the oxidative therapy. This lasted about 45 minutes. Kris went into a room where a substantial amount of blood was drawn and was then infused with ozone to greatly increase the oxygen levels and then it's transfused back into her body. The theory here is that cancerous tumors are very low in oxygen and this makes it difficult for blood to flow through them, which is why your immune system didn't break them down like it should have in the first place. This therapy cranks up the oxygen levels in the blood and gets red blood cells moving again, allowing the lymphocytes she received yesterday to really get in there and start going to town on the cancer cells. After this transfusion, she then receives two high doses of vitamin C intravenously along with a synthetic blood substitute called Perftec. The Perftec "cells" are much smaller than our red blood cells and can carry more oxygen to tumor sites, while the vitamin C produces a toxic environment to the tumor while normal tissue is unaffected. All combined, this is like a dropping a couple of nuclear bombs onto the tumors and over time they just start to shrink and hopefully one day completely disappear. This is obviously what we're praying for!

But, as we all were told when we were little, if medicine was easy to take then it probably wouldn't work. Or, if it tastes like crap it must be good for us. The same applied today. The biggest concern was if Kris would have any kind of reation to the Perftec, as it can produce a wide range of side effects. Thankfully she handled this without any issues. The vitamin C was up next and after her second dose she became very nauseous and had to throw up. Sharon came by to check on her and said she'd been on vitamin C therapy for two months and got sick almost every time, so it's normal. After Krissy's therapies she was very tired and fell asleep for several hours. This was probably a good thing, since the doctors stated her healing would begin right away and she'd some some inflammation at the tumor sites. The best way for your body to heal is to sleep so I let her crash until she was ready to wake up.

One interesting thing about her diagnosis have been the CT scans. When Krissy was diagnosed with cancer back in October, we were told this was a very aggressive cancer, would grow quickly, and she's probably had it about a year. Always contradicting this were her ultrasound and previous CT scans that showed absolutely no change in her stomach from April through October. It always left me scratching my head. Well, here we are 2.5 months later and the CT scans still show no change, and no additional tumor sites. In fact, according to how the doctors read the scans here she's probably technically in stage 3 instead of stage 4, as they don't see anything on he pancreas as they did back home. Of course things change and perhaps it's a bad angle to tell for sure, but I'm still encouraged that nothing has worsened for her. In the world of cancer this is a very good thing. So all that is left is for her to get better. Let the healing begin!

A final note for any of the ladies reading about Krissy. If you have any intentions of having a baby, please get thorough screening before hand to rule out any possible cancers you may have a family history with. I say this because our friend here Sharon, was told she was cancer free from a previous bout with melanoma and then was told it was safe to get pregnant. Unfortunately, she still had cancer in her body and the hormonal change in her body caused the cancer to accelerate tremendously. Apparently estrogen can have this affect on many cancers. I don't want to scare anyone, but please, be diligent when it comes to your body. I sometimes wonder now if having Camryn was the catalyst for what Krissy is going through today.

On a happy note, they had POTATOES for dinner tonight! Yay! I feasted on delicious mashed potato cakes lightly fried in olive oil. Just in time too, I could almost see my potato reserves getting lower each day. And God bless her heart, Sharon brought me the last two potato cakes in the kitchen after they ate dinner. She is a saint among mortals I tell ya.

Well that's it from Oasisland for tonight. We're over the hump now, only six days left! We can't wait to get home and squeeze our kiddos and see the rest of the family. Hope everyone out there is having a great weekend! G'night!

Day Five: Coffee and Corn

I'm writing this a bit later tonight than usual. We just returned from Movie Night with the volunteers here, Bruce and Vicky, and a few of our fellow Oasis friends. We watched "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones. It was a fun little comedy, and Vicky brought homemade popcorn seasoned with Vege Sal, a vegetable based salt. It was pretty tasty stuff. The movie room was a bit cold but but everyone seemed to enjoy the show.

It's worth noting that we both started and ended our day in the presence of the incomparable Bruce and Vicky. You know the end, so I'll tell the beginning. This morning we headed down for breakfast, ate plain omelets with oatmeal and started back to our rooms. On the way we met up with Jenny and Sharon who were interested in getting outside and finding some coffee at Starbucks. Well, you all know that's the magic word for Krissy, so off we went. Unfortunately, the Starbucks in Mexico is not as dedicated its counterparts back in the States and after a short walk we found them to be closed. So we headed off to the yogurt place. Alas, they were closed also. We had one last option available, a small cafe down on the beach that Jenny had heard might be open this morning. We walked the three or four blocks down to the beach and tried the cafe but they were closed also. Slightly dejected we started back to the hospital. As we walked a bit we heard a familiar voice behind us and found none other than ol' Bruce on his morning walk. We explained the purpose for our morning sojourn and he smiled and said "Hold on, let me make a call, I can get you coffee." He informed Vicky of our dilemma and invited us back to their apartment for a coffee.

It was just a few minutes to their apartment, which was also right there on the shore front. He and Vicky live in an absolutely adorable two bedroom apartment with a grand patio that overlooks the ocean. Vicki brewed some organic coffee and green tea for the six of us and we sat and talked for about an hour over our drinks. I've always been fascinated with the ocean and was mesmerized by the waves and sound of the water as we talked. I could tell Kris was relaxed and enjoying herself also. What started out as a trip to the familiar Starbucks ended up being a happily unexpected morning among friends. Saying that Bruce and Vicky are good people is much more than an understatement. They packed up their lives, moved to Mexico and volunteer at the hospital full time, for the simple purpose of providing friendship and faith to people that are a long way from home. I'm truly grateful for them and they've given Krissy and I much needed support and prayer every day.

After our surprise coffee detour, we watched the tide roll in for a few more minutes and then headed back to the hospital to start treatments for the day. Today was the start of Krissy's immune therapy, where she received an IV drip of donor lymphocytes to supercharge her immune system. The process was very fast this morning and only gave her some minor discomfort. The lymphocyte solution must be kept cold at all times and stung a bit when it hit her veins. And in one of strangest side effects I've ever witnessed, it caused her to experience the taste of creamed corn or "old beer" as she described it, and made her breath smell like corn also. The nurse said they can smell the immune therapy patients for a few days after receiving this treatment. Totally weird! Other than bearing the aroma of a human corn cob, she's felt pretty decent with just some diminished appetite at lunch and dinner. Hopefully the oxygen/vitamin C therapy tomorrow goes well. I've heard the synthetic blood they use to carry ozone to her system can cause some discomfort and possible allergic reactions. It's called Perftec and is very safe, but they'll watch her carefully during the two and a half hour process. I'm sure she'll come through it fine, she's a trooper.

Outside of breakfast and movie night, this was a pretty slow boring day. The treatment only took 10 minutes and we had nothing else to do for the day. Kris wasn't up for going into town and there were no classes planned with most of the staff out for the holiday. So we sat in the room and surfed the web, read, watched movies on the laptops and basically vegged out. It wasn't bad but I have a feeling boredom is going to set in soon, with seven more days of this exact routine ahead of us. We have plenty to do but this room gets old. I'm hoping Kris feels good enough for one of the shopping trips that are planned for this weekend so we can get some air.

There were two new arrivals last night but we haven't had a chance to meet them yet. Two gentlemen were checked in across the hall from us. They popped their heads into the movie but didn't stay. I'm hoping to introduce ourselves tomorrow just so I can say hi if we bump into each other at lunch or dinner. The fellow that is obviously the patient, on account of wearing his jammies and carting around an IV, looks like he may have skin cancer or a condition that's metastasized to his skin. Hopefully his treatments start soon so he can get to healing.

I'm looking over at Krissy and it looks like she's just crashed for the night. I'm still kinda wired from popcorn and water. Crazy party animals right? I know, I should slow down. Anyway, I'll be signing off now and reading until I fall asleep. I hope you all back home had a great New Year's Day and are kicking off 2010 with resolutions to stay happy and healthy. I haven't decided on my resolutions for this year but I'm pretty sure #1 will be to love my wife the best that I possibly can. Number two might be to do something fitnessy now that I've lost a few more pounds here. Eh, maybe that'll be #3 or 4, Camryn is enough exercise for me. G'night!

Day Four: It Feels Like Cheating

Today was a pretty slow. The calm before the storm if you will. With only one short treatment of laetrile this morning we had the rest of the day free to do... pretty much nothing. It was nice though. Krissy was able to catch up on some of the cards she brought to sign and I caught up on some movies and TV shows I've been sitting on. Then we decided to get out of the hospital and had a nice lunch down at the yogurt place. Today we tried the chicken burritos. They were very good, but more like a big taquito than a burrito, as here they only had sauteed green peppers and onions inside. Krissy also indulged on a scoop of their home made sugar free frozen yogurt. It was quite good, full of whole strawberries and covered in almonds, sunflower seeds and raisins. For those of you that know me and my crazy food allergies, I of course had to avoid most of this treat but did sneak a taste from the middle of the scoop. It was really more fun for me to watch Krissy eat something "naughty".

Our friends Sharon and Jenny decided to take their light treatment day and visit San Diego. They were able to take cabs and the trolley to get into the city and had a nice day of shopping and sight seeing. You'd never know Sharon has cancer by her attitude and determination, that girl was adamant about marching out of here and seeing San Diego and damn it if they didn't do it. It makes me happy to see someone like her, who has received such negativity from her "Western" doctors, to tell them all to screw off and come to Oasis and then find the strength to get out and enjoy her time here. There are so many fighters in this hospital, including our amazing Krissy, it makes me humbled and thankful to able to experience this with them.

Tonight we got a chance to speak with Manuel and is wife Chindi from a few rooms down the hall. She has stage four colon cancer and had already done 2 years of chemo before coming here. Before she came to Oasis she had many of the same symptoms as Krissy: indigestion, vomiting and then the same nightmare of stomach decompression and surgery before her cancer was discovered. Her cancer causes her to have intense pain in her lower back, to the point that Manuel has to put scalding hot water bottles on her skin to alleviate it. However, after just one of her full treatments here at Oasis the pain subsided. Just like that. She's gone a full day and a half with no pain medication and was up and out of her room for the first time in a couple of days. Truly amazing. Think the doctors back home will want to know how it's done? Nah, me either.

When we returned from lunch there was a notice in the cafeteria that dinner would be at 6:00 tonight and would be "Very Special". Ok, cool, maybe it'll be brown AND black rice tonight. Woohoo! But boy, did they have a surprise ready for us. We walked downstairs and were greeted by a completely redecorated cafeteria, fully decked out with glowing crystal chandeliers, a huge dinner table with gold trimmed china, crystal centerpieces, new years masks and drapery on the walls and jamming holiday music. Last but not least, there were three huge platters of food. Oh, the food, it was absolutely delicious. We were served oven roasted turkey with tofu glaze and mixed veggies, fish and spinach egg rolls, apple and tofu salad, and a special hot fruit cider. Nearly the entire 3rd floor (our floor of cancer patients) were able to attend and a great time was had by all. I'm going to have my bro Josh, a.k.a. Sensei Egg Roll, try his hand at those fish egg rolls sometime, they were super fantastic. For desert we reveled in bunuelos with honey. It felt like cheating but the staff swears it wasn't. We all toasted to a new year full of happiness and health, shared hugs and a few tears of joy, and then said our goodnights. It was really a great time and an uplifting experience. Sometimes food and laughter is the best medicine.

Tomorrow Krissy moves into the meaty part of the treatment schedule. She'll receive the first transfusion of 70 million donor lymphocytes to bolster her immune system. These will start attacking the cancer cells that have been getting steadily weakened by the laetrile/genoxal/nutraceutical therapy from the past four days. Basically, her immune system will be jumpstarted and then it'll begin eating at the tumors, like it should in a regular healthy person.

This also relates to a funny observation I made about the hospital. There is a very high ratio of young staff working here, much moreso than you'd see in our hospitals. From the admin staff to the patient representatives to the nurses, they are all probably 30 years old and younger. One of our nurses looks like she's 14! However, there is a reason for this. They are all donors for the lymphocyte transfusions. The therapy requires lymphocytes from young, healthy and non-genetically related donors. The hospital employs these types of people and has a pool of 27 donors to cull these cells from. It's slightly strange at first, but then you think about how these people are donating their cells to help the very people they are working with to cure cancer and it adds another layer of appreciation for the treatment program here. At every level the Oasis is dedicated to saving your life. Pretty amazing stuff maynard.

Well that's enough rambling for one Near Year's Eve. I doubt we'll really stay up until midnight but if so we'll toast with some filtered water and maybe high five a nurse or two. I wish you all a Happy New Year, and pray for health and happiness for everyone here at Oasis and back home. G'night!

Day Three: Darn You Starbucks!

Our third day here was full of fun little revelations. The first being that Krissy can and should drink coffee and alcohol. I know, hard to believe right? We had our second class today on the ins and outs of the Oasis treatment regimen and it's truly amazing how ignorant American doctors are when it comes to treating cancer. Many of you know that the only cancer options you have from Western doctors are: surgery, radiation and chemo. That's it. They won't tell you to improve your diet, take vitamins, go to church, or do naked rain dances. If it doesn't involve cutting or chemicals it's off the table. Not so here at Oasis. They use a truly incredible approach to fighting cancer that involves some cutting edge science, old fashion common sense and regular love and faith.

So what are some easy things that Krissy can do to not only combat her cancer but improve her every day health? Well, cut out the red meat, which we knew. Our country is #1 in the world for 5-6 types of cancer simply because our diets suck monkey butt. She can also start drinking 1-2 cups of coffee every day, as the antioxidant effects of coffee are counterproductive to cancer growth. Also, drinking coffee after a meal heals to counteract the amino acid interactions after eating cooked meat. She should also drink 1-2 glasses of wine each day with a meal for the same reasons. Nice huh? Of course this doesn't mean grande carmel frappaccinos, but some latte with low fat creme and a smidgen of sugar is just fine. I think I literally saw Krissy floating above her chair when she heard this news. Suffice to say we learned a lot today and have complete faith in the program here.

Today I got to do something a little special for myself too. The volunteer ministers, Bruce and Vicky, took myself and Jenny (Sharon's sister from yesterday) out for lunch. We walked down the street to a local place called Yogurt Plaza. I wasn't immediately ecstatic but hey it would be a change from brown rice and steamed turnips. Turns out it's a pretty traditional Mexican place that happens to specialize in yogurty stuff, including yogurt sauce for your enchiladas if you want. I decided to pass and had chicken enchiladas with a tasty sweet tomato sauce. They also serve toast with jam and salsa instead of chips. Different, but good. The four of us had a good lunch and good conversation, where I learned that Jenny and her husband own their own eco friendly fireplace company. Their website is pretty cool, check it out if you want to see what they do.

We walked back to the hospital and I headed upstairs to see how Krissy's lunch was. Our door was locked, lights were off and she's no where to be found. I wandered around for a bit, thinking maybe she was meeting with a doctor or chatting with our patient rep, but couldn't find her. I decided to see if she was down in Sharon and Jenny's room only to find that Jenny was also locked out of her room with no sign of her sister. Hmm, very suspicious! A few minutes later they come around the corner with big grins. Apparently while we were at lunch they decided to put the Oasis diet into action and walked to Starbucks for a latte. I had to laugh a little, but you could tell they were just so excited to be able to do something "normal". I'm glad Kris was able to get out and to do this for herself. After all, recovery is 90% mental and if this is good for her body as well then I guess the return of Starbucks to our lives is a welcome one.

Is tomorrow really New Year's Eve? Really doesn't feel like it from here. I doubt there will be any celebrating going on in the hospital, although I hear the sports bar across the street will be partying. Maybe Kris and I can share a sip of wine at midnight to ring in the new year. I'm looking forward to 2010 and the good things it will bring us.

We talked to the kids again tonight which was good except I think Cam is mad at me. She chatted it up with Kris but wouldn't respond to me at all. I guess Daddy is in trouble for leaving his little girl for so long. I can see where she's coming from, I'm bummed too. At least Cori was nice to me :)

I'm kinda tired tonight, more so than usual. I think this is because I'm not getting my usual overdose of carbs. My body is composed of 83% potatoes and I've only had one serving since we left Colorado. I may have to sneak offsite and find a baked potato or some fries soon before I lapse into a starchless induced coma. So on this note I'm signing off to watch some shows on the laptop or read until I crash. Tomorrow is Krissy's last easy treatment day until they start the big Vitamin C/Oxidation transfusions on Friday. I'm praying all goes well, and I know it will, just another step to getting her healed.

G'night!

Day Two: Same as the First Verse

Kris and I are wrapping up our second day here at Oasis. Not a whole lot happened today on the treatment front. She received another round of Genoxal and Kemdalin, along with her cocktail of nutraceutical pills. These are designed to weaken any tumors and bolster her immune system before they hit her with the oxidative therapy later this week. We also attended a great lecture by one of the staff doctors about the Oasis treatments and how they work to fight cancer. Very interesting and enlightening stuff, I'm looking forward to part two tomorrow. Other than these few things we haven't done much else today. We should meet with her doctor again tomorrow to cover any new treatments and tests she'll receive.

Our medical records still haven't arrived from the Irvine Oasis site. This is starting to irritate me. We wasted too much time with that place in November and again they're wasting our time by not having transferred our records ahead of our arrival. They better hope everything arrives tomorrow because I really don't want to have to arrange to get this stuff from home while here in Mexico!

We met another of our fellow patients today, Sharon and her sister Jenny. They have traveled here from Australia. Sharon has stage four melanoma that has metastasized to nearly every part of her body, including her bones, putting her in quite a lot of pain on a daily basis. She is very strong though and very frank about what she's been through. She has a six month old son waiting for her back home and is hoping her stay at Oasis is what puts her on the path to healing. They also introduced us to more research and therapies I wasn't familiar with. It's amazing how much more we learn about cancer each day here. I hope our folks back home can put the other good people here into their prayers as well, every bit helps.

We also had a sad departure today. Nicole and her mother Tina had to leave the hospital and return home to get further tests for her brain cancer before the doctors can treat her here. She needs a surgical biopsy to determine the nature of her cancer and they just don't have the facilities to do it properly. I'm hoping they can get home and have their tests done quickly so they may return here to Oasis and get her the treatment she wants and needs. It's hard to see good people go through such hardship, but in the short time we have known them I can see they are a very strong family and will continue to fight no matter where the fight takes them. Good luck Nicole, we hope to see you back here soon!

The menu today wasn't as surprising since I knew to expect tasty selections. One new item was zucchini soup , it was really quite good. The broccoli soup, not so much. But I'm determined to at least try everything they put out for us so that I can take all the good ideas home with us :)

We were able to have a better Skype call to Cesa and our girls tonight. That really felt good to see and hear them for a few minutes. Of course, Cori was so sweet and Camryn was so wild, but that was exactly what I needed to see. Ten more days and we'll be home to have them run us ragged!

Well, I know it was a pretty boring update tonight, but that's all I've got. Before bed I'm going to try to brainstorm some fund raising ideas for Kris to help pay for the huge costs of this treatment. Sharon gave us some interesting ideas based on what has been done for her family back in Australia and I know there have to be plenty more creative things we can do. Maybe I'll do a live charity chest waxing event, and everyone can place bets on when I'll pass out from the pain. That ought to raise about $7.38.

Well that does it for me, check back tomorrow for more exciting updates from Playa de Tijuana. G'night!

Day One at Oasis

Well we're finally here! Today marked the first day of Krissy's cancer treatments at the Oasis of Hope. Krissy has really been doing great these past few weeks and I'm very happy we decided to come here at this time. She looks amazing, feels so much better and is in great spirits. In fact she's doing so well that when we arrived they had to ask which of us was the patient. I feel she's going to get miraculous results from her time here.

Things started off pretty quietly. We woke up freezing in our room because the heat never kicked on and then she had her blood drawn around 7:30. After that we headed down for breakfast. I was a bit nervous about eating here, since all the guests eat what the patients are served. We're not talking hospital food here, but "a healthy and nutritious menu" which I assumed would only consist of wheatgrass shakes and avocado sandwiches. I'd surely starve! Much to my surprise and pleasure, the food here has been healthy and very good. We've had tasty soups, poached eggs on wheat toast, yummy brown Spanish style rice and refried beans. We were even served pan fried potatoes with dinner tonight, I almost jumped for joy.

The hospital itself is a very restful and positive place. All of the staff have been excellent, but not overbearing in that typical Western hospital fashion. It's a fairly small building with just a few floors, and there is a nice chapel at one end and a conference/activity room at the other. So far we've attended a few classes and a prayer session. After spending so much time in hospitals and being in such a sterile environment, it's refreshing to get out of the room and simply talk to folks about life and healing. There's also a little Catholic church down the street that we plan to visit and a small gym I might try out.

The most amazing aspect of our short stay thus far have been the people we have met. There are obviously other people here with various stages of cancer, some doing ok and others not so well. But, all have been willing to talk and share their experiences, and all are moving about the hospital unencumbered by tubes and machines. They're simply here to receive healing.

There is an incredible family across the hall from us. Nicole, who is only 24, was diagnosed with brain cancer two weeks ago. Her parents, Terry and Tina, immediately decided Oasis was the best option for her and she agreed, and I have to say I'm glad they were brought here at the same time as Krissy and I. They have such great attitudes and are just good people. I've done my homework on cancer over the past two months, but Nicole's father Terry taught me a few new things just this morning. We've had all our meals with them and I feel that we've made friends for life by sharing this experience with them. Nicole is a very energetic young woman, and watching her talk to Krissy about their cancer is a bit surreal. Neither of them look like what you'd expect a cancer patient to look like, but I guess that in itself is a good thing.

Tomorrow the doctors will meet to discuss Krissy's case and determine what other tests and treatments she might receive. We don't expect any changes, possibly more scans or x-rays. I'm not really concerned anymore about what they show, Krissy is doing exactly what she needs to do in order to cure her cancer and I've put my complete faith in her.

We miss the kids like hell. They are the one thing that keeps going and also makes these 12 days seem so much longer than it really is. But, they are in the excellent hands of our family and I know they'll be fine until we get home. Still doesn't fix the hurt in my heart that I can't hug them every night but we'll get by with the webcams and Skype until I can. But for now we have to be focused on Krissy and getting her healed.

Well, our room is now warm and toasty since they've cranked the heat on for us and I'm getting sleepy. Kris is comfy in her bed across from me, and we're watching Two and a Half Men on some channel that rebroadcasts American shows. Earlier it was Rachel Ray and Entertainment Tonight. Just like home! With that I'm signing off, I'll have more updates tomorrow. G'night!

For Those Who Wish To Do So...

I haven't written here in quite some time, real life has been sneaking free time away from me lately. However, my post today isn't about my random thoughts but rather to notify anyone who may be interested in donating to my wife Krissy's cancer treatment fund that you can now do so via Paypal. Simply click on the link to the right and enter your dollar amount. Please remember a credit card is required to donate through Paypal.

For those that prefer brick & mortar, we also have an account set up at Wells Fargo. You can visit a branch and ask to donate to the Kristen Lanza Donation account under Lucas Sanchez.

Thank you to everyone for your love and support, and God bless!

Frank

Save the Date: Free Comic Book Day is May 2nd

That's right, this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day all over this great nation of ours. If you're out and about this weekend make sure to swing by your local comic book shop and pick up some awesome free books. This is a great opportunity to not only check out some new comics but rediscover your local comic shop and see all great things they have to offer.

For more information on Free Comic Book Day, head over to their website. You'll find a list of the free books available this year and how the event got started.

Not sure if you even have a local comic book shop? Swing by Comic Shop Locator and find the closest store.

Even if you're not a huge comics fan, it's free stuff for you and the kids and is a good excuse to get out of the house. You can even bring the wife! I know I'll be dragging mine down to Bargain Comics after work to snag my stack of freebies and see what they have for my girls. Good times!