So we’re just going about our business one day last month and we get this email from Jeff of Phoenix, Arizona. Love the emails from the guys because they are fewer and farther between than the 99% females we usually hear from. This is what Jeff writes:
Seven years ago when my wife was 30 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Our kids were 6, 2, and 1 at the time so needless to say it was a very scary time. After a double mastectomy and 6 months of aggressive chemotherapy, she was declared cancer free by her oncologist. The ordeal had a profound effect on how Jenny looked at life. When she was going through treatment, she was challenged by a fellow patient to write down everything she wanted to do in life and “go for it”. He wasn’t going to survive and he had regrets about putting things off and not doing things because they seemed too crazy.
The treatment took a lot out of us emotionally and financially and 6 years went by until Jenny came to me early this year and said that she wanted to start a blog to document completing things that she had on her bucket list (we call it her life list). So, for Mother’s Day I had jennymeyerson.com designed and hosted and off she went.
Jenny is a little crazy and a nerd (in a good way) and one of her list items was to dance with strangers in front of the monuments in Washington DC. This summer we went to her 20th high school reunion in Virginia and spent the week touring DC and taking video. I was so embarrassed about asking strangers to dance that I would walk about 100 yards behind Jenny with the camera while she asked people to dance. To my surprise, people loved it. Eventually, she even got me to roll down the hill in front of the Washington Monument and to dance with her in front of the Lincoln Center.
Okay. Nod your head if you are totally loving Jeff right now. Awesome husbands rock. This is my favorite part, which was Jeff’s response after we notified him that the video was one of our picks to feature. He says, By the way, Jenny knows that I submitted the video but I haven’t told her that it was picked. I decided to keep it a surprise and let her see it featured on the site. She goes to Becky’s site just about everyday.
Hey Jenny – SURPRISE! : )
Jeff and Jenny used their Canon 5D Mark II SLR Camera for the video and edited the video using iMovie.
Tags: 12 videos of christmas
Darn you Becky Higgins and Jeff of Phoenix, AZ for making me cry this Tuesday morning!!
CONGRATULATIONS Jenny for beating the beast that is breast cancer and living life to YOUR fullest doing what YOU and your family want to do and accomplish!!! Have a very Merry Christmas and a great 2013 checking more things off of your life list!!!
I can’t stop smiling!!!!! You rock Jenny. And Jeff, if I could give an award for best husband I would give you one!!!! May you and your family be blessed this holiday season and always. And hey Jenny if you ever want to dance under the CN Tower count me in! :0)
THAT. WAS. AWESOME!!!!
I had a smile plastered to my face the whole way through video. Jenny I absolutely adore your spirit- it shines through in the video!…and obviously it is infectious!! You go girl!! We need more of you in this world!
p.s I would dance with ya!
What an awesome and fun video! I laughed every time a new group came on dancing. Fun, fun, fun. Best wishes to Jenny & Jeff!
Ok, made my cry too in a good smiling crying way! Wow. Love it. Thanks to Jeff and Jenny for submitting this and to Becky for picking it. Have a great day!!
WOW! Go Jenny!!! And awesome job, Jeff!!
Thanks for sharing, Becky.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
AWESOME!
Yep, totally laughing and crying at the same time. That was amazing!! So very proud of you, Jenny!! You have a wonderful spirit! I hope your husband captures your face when you see this on Becky’s blog today!
Priceless!
Definitely INSPIRING!! Great pick for one of the 12 videos of Christmas. Jeff and Jenny, thanks for reminding us all to LIVE LIFE!!
Pure joy, there! Thank you for sharing!
That. was. AWESOME! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my word. Jeff stinks at surprises, so I don’t know what I more surprised at -that I’m dancing on Becky’s blog or that Jeff kept a secret?! Although I was wondering what was up when Jeff was asking me how Becky, Ali, and MaryAnn were doing this morning!
Thank you Becky for choosing my video as one of your 12 Videos of Christmas. I’ve been so impressed and inspired with all of the videos so far.
And Jeff, you are wonderful. Thank you for being my greatest supporter, best friend, and for saying yes to rolling down that hill. (That’s still the kid’s favorite part of the video!) I love you.
Jenny you and your spirit and fun and joy are so amazing! so inspiring…what will you do to follow up this great fabulous adventure??? truly, truly amazing you are so brave! and incredible. dancing with joy for all the world to see! well done. Thank you to Jeff for sharing and creating and being such an amazing support to your wife.
What a truly beautiful story! keep on dancing for all the world to see you earned it!
Becky, great video pick! Jeff, you’re a rock star husband!
Jenny, congrats on beating cancer! What a fun fun fun video! Keep on dancing!
Just absolutely awesome! Laughing and crying at the same time and giving Jeff a huge thumbs up for being such a great husband and Jenny a massive hug for beating breast cancer. Hope you all have a very blessed Christmas!
That was a great video!!! LOVED it…
Jenny – You are just too cute! I love all your dancing moves! AWESOME
Jeff – You ROCK!!!
Best. video. ever.
I am so happy that everybody is getting so much joy from the video. We had so much fun making it and had an amazing time together in DC. It is too bad there wasnt a camera on me while filming because Jenny had me laughing the whole trip. She was so excited to see her video this morning on the site. I hope it brightened your day and that you have a Merry Christmas.
Jeff, you’re a rock star husband! Your video did brighten my day, thank you so very much for sharing! Wishing you and your family all the best in the new year!
Amazing!
That was a wonderful video. It made me smile and laugh. I wish all the best to their family and I am glad that they can enjoy life so well. Kinda makes me want to go there and dance! LOL.
wow!! what an awesome and inspirational video!! good for you jenny!!!
…and I’m BAWLING. I’m smiling and laughing and crying and sobbing and wishing it wouldn’t take a major life event like that to make ME get up and dance. (Because it probably would.) Jenny: I’m inspired to take life by the reins right NOW and dance like there’s no tomorrow. What a happy note to start my day on! AND…what a wonderfully supportive husband to get involved making his wife’s dreams come true.
Seriously…that made me SMILE SO HUGE! Way to go Jenny and Jeff! I would love to see Jenny’s face when she sees that her video was picked! My favorite! Way to dance as if no one was watching! But…we’re all watching and smiling! Go Jenny!
Oh my goodness, Jenny and Jeff. I am smiling and yet feel as if I am about to cry. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I am going to watch it again and grab my kiddos to dance with me (incidentally they are about the same age so the ages of your kids when the cancer diagnosis came – turning six in two weeks, just turned three, and 14 months). We’ll turn it up extra loud and say a prayer for you.
This was totally AWESOME! Brought a huge smile to my face this morning! I need to be more like Jenny and be more “free” and not worry what others think so much! I have also been wanting to do a “bucket list” but never get around to it. Thanks Jenny for the huge smile this a.m. and the inspiration! I am so glad you are doing well and cancer free! have a blessed holiday season!
AWESOME video! Thanks for sharing!
amazing video… SO inspiring and made me giggle and smile the whole time. i love that Jenny got so many people to dance with her and that she danced alone as well… probably not caring who was watching. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! thanks for the smiles and happy tears this morning!
Wow! That was inspiring! Wish I could be that free. Thanks for sharing Jeff and Jenny!
Thanks – both you and your husband, Jenny, brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye!
Ok, that is the BEST video I’ve seen yet! Tears in my eyes, I am a cancer survivor too, so I guess I can relate to the joy that she feels. Awesome! Thanks for bringing this joy to my day Becky.
AWESOME! How inspiring! AND really… makes me want to stand up and DANCE!!!
OH.MY.GOSH! I want to be her best friend. I love everything about this! It makes me want to LIVE and LIVE WELL! xoxo!
Jenny you rock. Jeff you’re awesome. So very inspiring, now I might have to take up dancing with strangers:)
Amazing. You go, Jenny!
Oh that is a good one. Thank you.
LOVED it! Thanks for sharing
You go girl!!!
OMG! LOVED IT! What fun she must have had doing this!
love it – smiled from beginning to end!
I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE THIS!!! Go Jenny!
This was INCREDIBLE – I loved every minute of it! Congratulations Jenny! Great job Jeff! You’re both awesome!! and thanks to Becky, for picking their video… it’s a totally make-ya-smile kind of video, we should all live life to the fullest and dance like that every day!!!
I love this video! You go Jenny!! Thanks for sharing the video Jeff and thanks for posting it Becky. That one made me laugh and smile!!!
Leslie
I LOVE this video! It made me laugh and it made me cry. From one breast cancer survivor to another. . .you go girl!
THAT WAS AWESOME!
Great job Jeff & CONGRATS Jenny on being cancer free! I absolutely agree, LIVE LIFE before it’s over.
Wow! Totally needed that today. Jenny – you rock!
Jenny, I’m so thrilled so many people will be touched by your video today!! You are inspirational! Jeff, your enthusiasm and support is such a gift. You should all know they are an adorable couple and fabulous individuals in person, too
Not that you couldn’t guess! Going to go watch it again!! 
xo Kerry
AMAZING video….thank you Jenny for sharing this message with us all. I think we can all use this reminder to live every moment to the fullest. You are such an inspiration for actually getting out there and doing it!
OH MY this is so so cool!!!
YAH you for doing it
and well done on getting SO many people to join in!!!
love it
Inspiring!!!!!
What an amazing, inspiring story! I cried through the whole thing after reading the background story. They were definitely tears of happiness for your family!
I’m a 44 year old mom of 2 young children whose dealing with the chemo round of my breast cancer journey. Becky, thanks for picking Jeff & Jenny’s video. And Jeff & Jenny thanks for showing us all there is so much joy in the little things in life. Jenny, dance on and keep let your light shining!!!
Tina- Hang in there. I look forward to dancing with you soon. Merry Christmas to you and your children.
totally crazy with holiday stuff – your video reminds me to slow down and dance!!!!!
Not sure how it’s possible to grin so big and cry at the same time but i did. It appears i’m not alone as other comments said the same. My mom is a breast cancer survivor also. Your video says take that cancer. What beautiful joy. Thanks.
You Go Girl !!! Awesome
amazing woman!!!! i know i would love her!
Jenny you rock sister
What a great video! Jenny you go girl!!! What a great way to embrace life!
This video has been a huge inspiration to me today! I am 33 and just finishing up my treatment for breast cancer & you’ve reminded me that there is life on the other side of all of this…and it is GOOD!
Thank you!!!
Life is good, Jennifer. Congratulations on kicking cancer. Nothing is holding you back. The hair, the breasts, the body image changes- It’s tough at times, but with so there is so much more in the world that I’m going to choose to focus my thoughts and actions on. Merry Christmas!
Goosebumps and tears in my eyes. Thank you.
Live Life
This is awesome! I LOVE this woman!! God bless her!!! Thank you SO much for sharing this one!!
Totally awesome! Two people meant for each other, sharing some goodness with the world.
SO fun!
So very cool and inspiring!! God bless you Jenny and Jeff!
Awesome video! Tears in my eyes.
Keep living an inspiring life, Jenny! And here’s to Jeff for (rolling down the hill and) submitting the video.
Wow!!!! Jenny you are awesome! Such an inspiration! and Jeff…you rock! Loved it!
Congrats to Jenny and Jeff! What a great video – so much fun. It’s great to see you have so much fun after all that you’ve been through. I was also diagnosed with cancer at the age of 30 (hodgkins lymphoma) and know how expensive it can be and tiring. So glad to see you up and out having fun. Laughter really is the best medicine. I’m excited to check out your life list.
Seriously amazing. Jenny is the bomb…but I think Jeff is pretty bomb too for being such a supportive husband. God Bless you both! Love the video!
What a great amazing story! And the husband Jeff isn’t too shabby either! Thanks for sharing it
I had a HUGE smile on my face watching this entire video. She is an inspiratation to us all to live life to its fullest and do the things that might scare us, but end up being so much fun!! Thanks for sharing!
Ok, I’m tearing up. Life is so good!
Tears rolling down my cheeks and a smile on my face.
That is awesome! Your husband rocks. Although I would do that – he never would. Get down with your sweet husband. And ROCK ON JENNY!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! I too have tears AND a huge smile on my face. Though I only know Jenny through her blog and Twitter, she is such an inspiration to me. What a fun video! You have some major guts, girl!
And that husband of yours is amazing. Thank you both for sharing!
You keep dancing beautiful
This is so wonderful!! What a great husband you have, Jenny. You definitely are an inspiration to us all. You went for it, no matter what anybody thinks. It’s you and we loved it. Brings tears to my eyes. Who cares what everyone thinks? Why do we care so much? Our motto’s must be, “Live Life and do what makes you happy, no matter what anybody thinks”! And, have an awesome, husband, friend, brother, sister who will walk with you and video tape it as well as join along. Happy Holidays!
JENNY rocks!! I had the honor of meeting her in Phoenix at Creative Escape this past August! Her spirit is incredible. And what an amazing hubby!
Thx for sharing!
Beautiful!
crying now! so inspired by you Jenny! So thankful for your story. thank you for sharing a part of you with all of us!
blessings to you and your family.
Tears of Joy!! The best vidio with an awesome message. Thank you for sharing. Much blessing to all!
Wow! That made me laugh and cry at the same time! Thanks for sharing this with us!
AWESOME!!! Aloha & Mele Kalikimaka
That is so awesome! What an inspiration Jenny is!
Crying and laughing all at once. Inspiring!
So inspirational! Thanks, Jenny and Jeff!
Go Jenny! And Jeff for being her companion on this crazy journey called life! What an inspiration to all of us.
Just Beautiful. I love hearing stories like this and seeing people being free.
I was fine until the shot at the end of the family. Now I can’t stop the tears in my eyes. What fabulously lucky children to have their mom, and to have a dad that loves her enough to do this with her! Congrats on beating cancer!
So precious! I had tears in my eyes from watching. So sweet of her husband to do that for her. I felt bad in the scenes where she dances alone, wish I could be there dancing with her! Thank you for choosing this one.
THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!
BEST VIDEO YET!!!!!
You go girl; you rock!
Awesome video! Jeff, you ROCK! Jenny your an amazing woman! I wish I would have been there to dance with you, we would have brought the house down:)
Just beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!!!
I loved this video!! I live in Australia & have not travelled outside of Australia. All I’ve seen of Washington is from movies & the news. I always got the impression that Washington was a very “sit in your chair with your back straight”, very official & ceremonial type place. I loved how Jenny showed me the fun side if the city. I laughed & smiled the whole way through the video.
Very beautuful and inspiring. You guys make a cute couple.
Best video so far!
mY FAVORITE SO FAR!! bLESS YOU jENNY KEEP DANCING!!
kELLY
Just awesome. Thank you for sharing.
By the way. love your word for 2012.
Utterly awesome!
So awesome to see just how much this man loves his wife! Jenny you are a winner all the way around!
I love that video! She is beautiful and made me smile. Thanks Jenny! You are awesome!!
absolutely beautiful Jenny! so proud of you. my mother in law is fighting breast cancer right now. so glad to see you full of life. keep Dancing!!!!!
Love it!! Jenny, you are such an inpiration. Keep on going, girl!
What a great video! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Jenny, you are a total rock star! Inspiring x 100! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! Thanks for inspiring a fellow cancer survivor!
Super cute! Awesome! Makes me want to get up and dance too!
Thank you for sharing this video- especially today. My dearest, closest friend had a masectomy yesterday and is still battling her breast cancer. This video is the reason for the fight…
Oh WOW, that was totally awesome. I am so happy for Jenny (and what a cute dancer!) and top husband award goes to Jeff for sure! Thanks so much for choosing this video Becky and all the very best to Jenny, Jeff and family x
Way to live a life..you rock Jenny…God Bless you all.
She’s adorable!!!! I love that she just went around spreading joy! What a great video and thanks for featuring her!!
Love it Jenny, we should all have your joy of life, there should be more people like you
Brought tears to my eyes. Great video – sounds like a very lovely couple.
Congratulations Jenny!
Brilliant!!!!!
Jenny, you are so filled with LIFE!!!
Jenny, keep dancing — thanks (and Jeff too) for making my day; we all should approach life like that…not worry about what other people think and just LIVE life!
Laughing and crying all at the same time! Thank you thank you thank you! Would love to know the name of the song and who sings it!
Another Day by Pomplamoose. They have a Youtube channel that will make your heart sing and your cheeks hurt from smiling. Our children love them.
Thank you to everyone for the comments. Jeff and I woke up and read everyone of them. We are humbled.
Congrats Jenny! Wishing you a very wonderful, happy and healthy New Year!
Jenny – you ROCK (Jeff, you do too). Merry Christmas!
I agree with Mandy…laughing and crying at the same time!!!! TRULY INSPIRING and LOVE it!!! “GO MANDY, it’s your birthday, you’re gonna party, like it’s your birthday!!!” It’s not really, but celebrate everyday like it is. Thanks Becky for sharing Jeff’s video!!! Jeff, thanks for being a truly amazing husband and dancing with your wife everyday!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!
LOVE.
Catchy tune too!! Congrats and keep livin’ the life!!!
Fabulous, inspiring…so proud of you both, Jeff and Jenny!
continue to enjoy life
Wow, this is awesome. You are an inspiration Jenny! Off to read your blog…..XO
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video!!!!!!! God bless her and her family!!!
This put the biggest smile on my face … loved it!!
So, here I sit crying at the joy that is radiating from that video. Wow, I love her.
Loved it…. You rock Jenny and family….
I can not even begin to tell you how much I LOVE THIS VIDEO. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. I hope Jenny was shocked and surprised and thrilled.
love this- what an amazing video and a reminder to all of us!
Please let Jenny know that I actually got up and danced in front of my computer screen. Excellent!
Wow! So much life here!!!!! May we all learn what Jenny learned through her cancer experience. So energizing!
wow. a wonderful vid and a reminder to all of us to live life to the fullest every day, not just meander along listlessly.
Jenny, I was totally inspired, tears in my eyes, and laughing out loud, thank you!
Has anyone mentioned Where the Hell is Matt yet? It is a series of YouTube vids with the same idea (only not as great as a backstory – - – go Jenny!). They are really fun to watch.
So much joy! Amazing Jenny, amazing Jeff. REALLY inspiring. Just replayed with my three year old while we trampolined on my bed
Merry Christmas all.
Love Jenny! She is one of my heroes.
I LOVE THIS!! I love her happiness, cute dancing and dresses. Good for him for submitting this and rolling down that hill too!!! Happy Holidays to all!
WOW. That is the best video I’ve seen in quite some time. I want to share it with everyone I know. Thanks so so much for sharing. What a wonderful husband for submitting it! Congratulations on your recovery
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Just watched Jenny and Jeff’s video…I’m a one year breast cancer survivor and you have inspired me to get out there and do the things I think about, but never do! Thanks for sharing, I cried, I laughed, I loved it!