Those words echo in my head daily, if not hourly, this past month. I have made the move to Wilmington, NC. I have put my house up for sale. I have decided that my life is only going to be what I want it to be if I am willing to take the necessary chances.
I'm walking the 3Day in Philly this October 16 -19! I am so excited to be walking with Jody and her sister, Karen. I still don't have my letters out, I still don't have a tentmate, but like all the other areas in my life I'm plunging ahead, with full confidence in the Divine that the manifestation will catch up with me. I will add more details later - spending lots of computer time job hunting, so I have not quite had the energy needed to Blog - please be patient.
Happy Birthday to Zach, to My Mom, to Jenna, to Vicki, to cousin Chris, to Kevin, to Ryan. Happy TODAY to all of you...let the winds of change blow wild and free in some new way in your own life.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
3Day 2009 Thoughts and Castle on ABC 3/9/09
Today I walked three miles with the Tink. As I told a good friend a little bit ago, I know I could not walk 60 miles this coming weekend. It's funny how you get out of the pace, and for approximately the first three Saturdays after the 3Day you can not believe how long Saturdays last when you don't have to do 15 training miles! And as that thought wafts through your mind, it is quickly followed up with the guilty feeling that you're not training! I'm not training! I'm not helping to find a cure! We have to find a cure!
Yes, I think if you quizzed 3Day Walkers, particularly repeat Walkers, you'll find a sense of responsibility. I am not saying you can't feel that way while training for your first 3Day, but speaking for myself, so many aspects are novel it was not until we actually started walking that first Friday in 2006 until I realized - I'm helping! All my family and friends made it possible and believed that I could do this - we're a team, my supporters and me, and WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE CURE! If you read any of my journal from 2006, you'll know I almost didn't get to finish.
As I trained for the 3DAY 2008 Atlanta, I know I distinctly had a purpose: I was a part of finding the cure for breast cancer. I was part, again, of finding a cure for a disease that took my Aunt Marge at 42, before her youngest, my cousin, Paul, had started grade school. I was part of finding a cure for a disease that had taken Patty Melero, a woman I'd known who had beaten breast cancer - twice - in 1993 and 1997 only to lose her life after an incredibly brave battle in 2007. I was a part of finding a cure for a disease that had taken my cousin Marty's Mom, and has taken way too many Moms - and Dads - sisters, cousins, grandmothers, and friends. I'm ready to start training. Please help me. Click on the widget off to the side, and donate...and pass it on.
Castle on ABC starting March 9, 2009
I came lately to be a fan of the fantastic Nathan Fillion. If you don't know Nathan, I hope you will tune in to Castle, a show I am hoping will become a hit for a terrific Canadian actor. If you've ever seen Firefly, a Joss Whedon creation, you will know Nathan as Captain Mal Reynolds. It's a witty and well written sci fi set in the not too distant future - 500 years hence. Cross Bonanza with Star Wars, take out any type of life form other than human, add in smart dialogue and you come up with Firefly. Castle is about a writer (Fillion) who works with the police department. I read there will be writers in guest starring roles - so we readers have an extra incentive. Watch with me!
Yes, I think if you quizzed 3Day Walkers, particularly repeat Walkers, you'll find a sense of responsibility. I am not saying you can't feel that way while training for your first 3Day, but speaking for myself, so many aspects are novel it was not until we actually started walking that first Friday in 2006 until I realized - I'm helping! All my family and friends made it possible and believed that I could do this - we're a team, my supporters and me, and WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE CURE! If you read any of my journal from 2006, you'll know I almost didn't get to finish.
As I trained for the 3DAY 2008 Atlanta, I know I distinctly had a purpose: I was a part of finding the cure for breast cancer. I was part, again, of finding a cure for a disease that took my Aunt Marge at 42, before her youngest, my cousin, Paul, had started grade school. I was part of finding a cure for a disease that had taken Patty Melero, a woman I'd known who had beaten breast cancer - twice - in 1993 and 1997 only to lose her life after an incredibly brave battle in 2007. I was a part of finding a cure for a disease that had taken my cousin Marty's Mom, and has taken way too many Moms - and Dads - sisters, cousins, grandmothers, and friends. I'm ready to start training. Please help me. Click on the widget off to the side, and donate...and pass it on.
Castle on ABC starting March 9, 2009
I came lately to be a fan of the fantastic Nathan Fillion. If you don't know Nathan, I hope you will tune in to Castle, a show I am hoping will become a hit for a terrific Canadian actor. If you've ever seen Firefly, a Joss Whedon creation, you will know Nathan as Captain Mal Reynolds. It's a witty and well written sci fi set in the not too distant future - 500 years hence. Cross Bonanza with Star Wars, take out any type of life form other than human, add in smart dialogue and you come up with Firefly. Castle is about a writer (Fillion) who works with the police department. I read there will be writers in guest starring roles - so we readers have an extra incentive. Watch with me!
Friday, February 6, 2009
3Day 2009 - Going Home, Bringing Friends!
This year I'll be walking the 3Day up home in Philly. Maureen will be walking with me again and I'm so excited to say so will one of my dearest friends, Jody, who is a survivor like Maureen, along with Jody's sister, Karyn. My friend, Karyn, (yes, popular name) who walked with me last year will be crewing this year in Atlanta. She has done that in the past with another friend, and fellow walker, Mary. A camaraderie of shared memories through training for and walking the 3Day stays with you forever - no matter the time that has passed since last you walked together. The women (and men) who walk bring their stories with them: you feel it in their glance, you see it in their smile, and it touches your heart in a special way.
I have a whole new excitement to be walking the 3Day 2009 in my birthplace. I know it will be emotional, and I think part of that will be walking among familiar places and seeing my extended family (hopefully - you all better come cheer us on!!!). I wouldn't be able to walk without the support of so much of my family- and friends - you can't walk without raising $2300 - and you have to lean on those you know to help you get there. It isn't easy asking for the money, but the cause is so worthwhile that you don't mind putting your heart in your throat as you help to find the cure. We must find the cure.
On a personal note: Happy Birthday, Laurie! Friends, family, and friends who are family are the best treasures on this journey called life.
I have a whole new excitement to be walking the 3Day 2009 in my birthplace. I know it will be emotional, and I think part of that will be walking among familiar places and seeing my extended family (hopefully - you all better come cheer us on!!!). I wouldn't be able to walk without the support of so much of my family- and friends - you can't walk without raising $2300 - and you have to lean on those you know to help you get there. It isn't easy asking for the money, but the cause is so worthwhile that you don't mind putting your heart in your throat as you help to find the cure. We must find the cure.
On a personal note: Happy Birthday, Laurie! Friends, family, and friends who are family are the best treasures on this journey called life.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
January - Did it Happen!?!
Hello, and here I am, though you would think I've disappeared off the earth. Actually, I've been busy with life, with work, with school, and even got to spend some wonderful time with my kids, family, and friends over the Christmas break...well as far as all my kids go, it was the middle of January until we opened presents! It's truly the being together that matters, not the gifts. My children are proof of that.
Daddy is doing well with his new pacemaker, so that is the best blessing this past Christmas gave to all of us. Krisie and I went to the December 20, 2008 Flyers vs. Washington Caps game and that was a very fun time for both of us. I GOT BERNIE PARENT'S AUTOGRAPH! And we got to see his ring! It was so random, and so much FUN! And then they won the game with a tremendous score of 7-1! We saw a breakaway goal, a hat trick, some fights...I know, I don't like the fights either, but it was just a raucously good time. Ally, Matt, and I did a breakfast and then Katie went with us for a dinner. We had great fun just being together. Krisie's birthday and Christmas Day could not have been better. We got together with our Peifer cousins at AnnMarie and Don's and it was just so special.
After that I took off for Wilmington, NC. I didn't expect to spend as much time as I did but it was a relaxing and wonderful conglomeration of moments, not the least of which was seeing Mike O'Donnell perform several times, including New Years Eve. I finally headed back to reality, but my fond memories are making me look wistfully back at Wilmington.
Daddy is doing well with his new pacemaker, so that is the best blessing this past Christmas gave to all of us. Krisie and I went to the December 20, 2008 Flyers vs. Washington Caps game and that was a very fun time for both of us. I GOT BERNIE PARENT'S AUTOGRAPH! And we got to see his ring! It was so random, and so much FUN! And then they won the game with a tremendous score of 7-1! We saw a breakaway goal, a hat trick, some fights...I know, I don't like the fights either, but it was just a raucously good time. Ally, Matt, and I did a breakfast and then Katie went with us for a dinner. We had great fun just being together. Krisie's birthday and Christmas Day could not have been better. We got together with our Peifer cousins at AnnMarie and Don's and it was just so special.
After that I took off for Wilmington, NC. I didn't expect to spend as much time as I did but it was a relaxing and wonderful conglomeration of moments, not the least of which was seeing Mike O'Donnell perform several times, including New Years Eve. I finally headed back to reality, but my fond memories are making me look wistfully back at Wilmington.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Hustle, Bustle, and Tussle
Lots of hurrying to do lots of things...it is all around us, this atmosphere of hustle and bustle. Everyone talks about the economy, the cutting back, the worry over jobs, but I found no evidence of those things at the Montgomery Mall in North Wales, PA yesterday. I did find fantastic buys, and from driving up here I know that this time the gas was the least amount it has been in many years. So, maybe there is a bit less being made by the retailers and the oil companies. So the shoppers are spending less, but maybe the prices have been over-inflated for quite some time now?
No tussle in the hustle and bustle for me. I am looking forward to the birth of the Lord, and a New Year ahead full of possibility, hope, and loving kindness. I wish loving kindness for you today. "Love is the answer," says Todd Rundgren - and I agree.
No tussle in the hustle and bustle for me. I am looking forward to the birth of the Lord, and a New Year ahead full of possibility, hope, and loving kindness. I wish loving kindness for you today. "Love is the answer," says Todd Rundgren - and I agree.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Is It REALLY Only TWELVE Days til Christmas???
It's hard to believe where the days are flying to lately, my classes are finished (yes, two A's, thank you for asking) and I am leaving for Philly shortly so I can be there for Daddy's defibrillator replacement. Ay yi yi!!! I am still in the mode of wanting to write more about the 2008 3Day but it is looking like I will be writing that in early 2009!!!
My thoughts tonight are thankful and I want to tell you why -
My children are all with fantastic partners: people who are vibrant, intelligent, caring, funny, and full of life. If you are a parent, you know where I'm coming from on this one.
I'm thankful my Dad is getting this procedure. He deserves to feel well and starting Thursday he will. I'm thankful my Mother is in such excellent health and that both my parents are only a phone call away from talking to my children, which all enjoy.
I'm thankful for my extended family: my sisters and their families are great to see and spend time with and our phone talks are a great link for continuous sharing.
I'm thankful for my friends: from the oldest to the newest each is special to me and sometimes they even help me to breathe (if you know what I mean, you can count yourself a friend).
BUT I'm most thankful for three people who have made me who I am today: Katie, Jenny Anne, and Nicky. Without the blessing of their souls in my life I would not be me. As they each journeyed from infant to toddler, from toddler to kindergartner, from kindergartner to preteen, from preteen to teen, from teen to young adult, and from young adult to adult they taught me through their kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity, ingenuity, creativity, loyalty, understanding, compassion, hope, faith, and love. I am triply blessed because they are my friends as well as my family. They are my heart.
My thoughts tonight are thankful and I want to tell you why -
My children are all with fantastic partners: people who are vibrant, intelligent, caring, funny, and full of life. If you are a parent, you know where I'm coming from on this one.
I'm thankful my Dad is getting this procedure. He deserves to feel well and starting Thursday he will. I'm thankful my Mother is in such excellent health and that both my parents are only a phone call away from talking to my children, which all enjoy.
I'm thankful for my extended family: my sisters and their families are great to see and spend time with and our phone talks are a great link for continuous sharing.
I'm thankful for my friends: from the oldest to the newest each is special to me and sometimes they even help me to breathe (if you know what I mean, you can count yourself a friend).
BUT I'm most thankful for three people who have made me who I am today: Katie, Jenny Anne, and Nicky. Without the blessing of their souls in my life I would not be me. As they each journeyed from infant to toddler, from toddler to kindergartner, from kindergartner to preteen, from preteen to teen, from teen to young adult, and from young adult to adult they taught me through their kindness, thoughtfulness, generosity, ingenuity, creativity, loyalty, understanding, compassion, hope, faith, and love. I am triply blessed because they are my friends as well as my family. They are my heart.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Where Did November Go?
I have been away from the blog and immersed in catching up after a wonderful time in Wilmington and the Outer Banks of NC. I have more 3Day photos to come, I promise. I just have to get through a paper due in hours, a take home essay, and two finals by December 4th along with Jenny's TWENTY - FIFTH birthday and Thanksgiving...other than that, not much happening with me, how about you??? Hugs and thankful for children, family, and friends (old and new)...love, me
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Atlanta 3Day 2008 - A Few Photos
Top Left: We ran into Richard at the Barnes and Noble, so he became a part of our first picture. Here are Karyn, Maureen, her husband, Richard, and I after we have changed socks before going 2 miles. We had been dropped off by Nick at 6:30 a.m. and it was almost 8:30 til we started walking after the very 
moving Opening Ceremonies.Top Right: Finding your bag at the end of Day One at the Relocation Spot. It is organized - though I know it doesn't appear so.
< Early start to Day Two - chilly but DRY!
< Cheerleaders welcoming us into a Day Two Pit Stop. Pit Stops offer snacks including fruit, peanuts, string cheese, animal crackers to name a few things to keep you going while walking. Also drinks of water or gatorade. Additionally, medical folk are at Pit Stops to patch you up if you need patching. And of course, you can see the porta potties!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
$8.3 Million from Atlanta for Susan G. Komen Foundation
Thank you to all my supporters - with your help the Atlanta 3Day 2008 raised over $8.3 MILLION!!! You are fantastic!
I wanted to throw a few sentences on here, but give me time - I have pictures coming! And lots of stories! But for those of you who have been with me in heart and in spirit every step of those miles I want to tell you that I made it without a blister - without much sleep - but without a blister!
We had a rainy start on Friday, our sleeping was relocated to an abandoned set of offices and it was rough - but we finished on Sunday. Maureen suffered with a blister, but we all three made it with clasped hands over our heads as we went over the finish!
Thank you, and I love you. Good night. Sleep tight! XXOOXX
I wanted to throw a few sentences on here, but give me time - I have pictures coming! And lots of stories! But for those of you who have been with me in heart and in spirit every step of those miles I want to tell you that I made it without a blister - without much sleep - but without a blister!
We had a rainy start on Friday, our sleeping was relocated to an abandoned set of offices and it was rough - but we finished on Sunday. Maureen suffered with a blister, but we all three made it with clasped hands over our heads as we went over the finish!
Thank you, and I love you. Good night. Sleep tight! XXOOXX
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tomorrow Atlanta, Next Year - Philadelphia!
I am almost packed - waiting for the final shirt to come out of the dryer. One of my friends from the Noon Mass, Kathleen, has given me a fantastic grey shirt with a pink shoelace transfer and words that say "Breast Foot Forward" - is that not the best? I'm going to wear it tomorrow, under my rain jacket, unfortunately.
Please keep praying that the rain passes through swiftly - there have been two good changes so far - the chance of thundershowers has disappeared and the total rainfall has dropped to an inch at most. So the prayers are working!
So, at work today I got another check from a parishioner, and online Laurie and Tom sent more monies. Maureen told me to hold my checks from the mail, and go sign up over the weekend to do Philadelphia in 2009 - after two minutes of thought, I agreed. I talked to my friend in NY, Jody, who will be a five year survivor next year - and she is thinking she will walk with us - and maybe her sister, too. Anybody else up for it? We will have a great time and make money for a great cause - a full lifetime for our daughters, nieces, cousins, grandcousins, and granddaughters!
Don't forget to look for me on the webcam - it's on the 3Day in Three Days post. Off to bed...next post will be post walk! Love you all!
Please keep praying that the rain passes through swiftly - there have been two good changes so far - the chance of thundershowers has disappeared and the total rainfall has dropped to an inch at most. So the prayers are working!
So, at work today I got another check from a parishioner, and online Laurie and Tom sent more monies. Maureen told me to hold my checks from the mail, and go sign up over the weekend to do Philadelphia in 2009 - after two minutes of thought, I agreed. I talked to my friend in NY, Jody, who will be a five year survivor next year - and she is thinking she will walk with us - and maybe her sister, too. Anybody else up for it? We will have a great time and make money for a great cause - a full lifetime for our daughters, nieces, cousins, grandcousins, and granddaughters!
Don't forget to look for me on the webcam - it's on the 3Day in Three Days post. Off to bed...next post will be post walk! Love you all!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
$2620 Closer to Finding a Cure to Breast Cancer!
I have some more checks to send in - thanks to Jody and Al, Jen and Paul, Nick and Teresa - and I have to say thank you so much to my supporters - I just know when we unlock one of these cancers we will unlock so many more.
Tink and I did our final training walk today - Tink was not in as meditative a mood as I was. This morning I received an email from one of our Training Leaders. This year Karyn, Maureen, and I did our own walking but in 2006 we did many walks with this woman, Karin Thomas, and she is very special. She walks every year in Atlanta and crewed in Washington, DC this year.
Karin's email contained snippets from emails she had received. In between complaints about the impending rain and folks not wanting to use a porta-potty for a weekend were profound messages from women who were grateful for those same things. Know why? Because they were post chemo - or are in chemo and allowed to walk part of each of the three upcoming days. And they are grateful to be able to put one foot in front of the other among thousands of us who are walking to find the cure. This Friday marks the 34th anniversary of the day we lost my Aunt Marge. You better believe she is on my mind and in my heart.
Tink and I did our final training walk today - Tink was not in as meditative a mood as I was. This morning I received an email from one of our Training Leaders. This year Karyn, Maureen, and I did our own walking but in 2006 we did many walks with this woman, Karin Thomas, and she is very special. She walks every year in Atlanta and crewed in Washington, DC this year.
Karin's email contained snippets from emails she had received. In between complaints about the impending rain and folks not wanting to use a porta-potty for a weekend were profound messages from women who were grateful for those same things. Know why? Because they were post chemo - or are in chemo and allowed to walk part of each of the three upcoming days. And they are grateful to be able to put one foot in front of the other among thousands of us who are walking to find the cure. This Friday marks the 34th anniversary of the day we lost my Aunt Marge. You better believe she is on my mind and in my heart.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Atlanta 3Day 2008 in 3 DAYS!
The weatherman is calling for a 70% chance of rain on Friday! Pray for a very windy Wednesday night into Thursday that blows the rain through here as fast as possible! I tried every which way to post the route map here, even scanned the darned thing, but it refuses to cooperate. It's either too big or too small. I do have one goodie for you ~
Check This Out:
For the most up-to-date information while I'm walking check here: Supporter Info webpage there is even a webcam!
Now I'm off to pack up all my stuff in ziplock bags inside garbage bags inside my duffle bag. Oh joy - not!
Thank you again, you are awesome!!!
Check This Out:
For the most up-to-date information while I'm walking check here: Supporter Info webpage there is even a webcam!
Now I'm off to pack up all my stuff in ziplock bags inside garbage bags inside my duffle bag. Oh joy - not!
Thank you again, you are awesome!!!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Palin Watches the FlyBoys Lose Opener
The boys lost 4-3 to the Rangers, but it sounds as though Palin did a bit better than expected. You can go here to read the story. Sounds as though Biron had a shaky start, and was pulled after two weak goals, and then the Flyers shared in some of the booing Palin received until they woke up midway through the second. Ah, well, better luck next time.I watched the online video from the Flyers site and you can see an Obama sign but you can also see people cheering. The Hockey Mom who won is there to drop the puck with Sarah Palin, and Piper and Willow are with her, too. Oh, and if you go watch, Gomez is from Alaska, I'm sure that's why she kissed his cheek and not our Mike Richards.
3DAY update: The weather here is beautiful for walking. We did 15 yesterday with a breakfast and an extra potty stop in under 5 hours. Yay, US! Today Tink and I already have 5.5 in before Mass, we'll finish later.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Hockey Starts Tonight!
GO FLYERSSS!!!
Flyers open the season tonight against the Rangers with their new captain, Mike Richards. The Flyers ran a contest for the Ultimate Hockey Mom culminating this evening with the top Mom winning spa treatments and gift certificates worth about $5,000. In conjunction with this, Mr. Snider invited Sarah Palin to drop the first ceremonial puck.
Jen sent me this article on Yahoo about how they think the Philly fans will handle Governor Palin. I hope they disappoint the writer and bloggers in the article. Philly is known for - shall we say - vociferous fans (to put it mildly), and I hope they do the classy thing and realize that she IS a Hockey Mom from Alaska tonight. I know, I can dream!
Flyers open the season tonight against the Rangers with their new captain, Mike Richards. The Flyers ran a contest for the Ultimate Hockey Mom culminating this evening with the top Mom winning spa treatments and gift certificates worth about $5,000. In conjunction with this, Mr. Snider invited Sarah Palin to drop the first ceremonial puck.
Jen sent me this article on Yahoo about how they think the Philly fans will handle Governor Palin. I hope they disappoint the writer and bloggers in the article. Philly is known for - shall we say - vociferous fans (to put it mildly), and I hope they do the classy thing and realize that she IS a Hockey Mom from Alaska tonight. I know, I can dream!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
3Day and Moldable Insoles
I'm now past my goal! We are $2300 closer to finding the cure so that no other girl or boy has to grow up without a mom due to this insidious disease - cancer. Thank you to all my donors!
I said in a previous blog that I would share my insoles with you - and what I wear are the Dean Karnazes Signature Insoles. You heat them in a 200 degree oven until the sensor turns black, put them in your sneakers, and stand still for two minutes. At 15 days to go to the 3Day I am still blister free. Yay! P.S. they are cheaper at REI than they are on the website.
One last 15/10 weekend coming up. That means I walk 15 miles on Saturday and 10 on Sunday, do homework, go to Mass, and not much else!
Life is not so stress free in America at the moment. Take deep breaths, make time to thank the Lord for your blessings, and hug your partner, your children, and don't forget the dog! (Tink typed that last part - I swear!)
I said in a previous blog that I would share my insoles with you - and what I wear are the Dean Karnazes Signature Insoles. You heat them in a 200 degree oven until the sensor turns black, put them in your sneakers, and stand still for two minutes. At 15 days to go to the 3Day I am still blister free. Yay! P.S. they are cheaper at REI than they are on the website.
One last 15/10 weekend coming up. That means I walk 15 miles on Saturday and 10 on Sunday, do homework, go to Mass, and not much else!
Life is not so stress free in America at the moment. Take deep breaths, make time to thank the Lord for your blessings, and hug your partner, your children, and don't forget the dog! (Tink typed that last part - I swear!)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Twelfth Night after walking and running...
Jen and I went to see Twelfth Night last evening at the Shakespeare Tavern here in Atlanta. I wish I had taken my camera with me so you could see the outside of the building. Take a run over to the link and check the place out - it is modeled after the Globe, but on a much smaller scale. The ambience, the actors, the stage direction, the music interwoven seamlessly all combined for a terrific evening and one where I found myself constantly smiling. It was a faithful performance even to the point where you felt you were a part of a production that was probably put on much as envisioned in Shakespeare's day. And the food was good, too!
Earlier that same day, much earlier, Jen ran a 10k here in Atlanta in order to have a qualifying time for next year's Peachtree. I'm proud to say she broke 54 minutes!! Woo Hoo, Jen!
For our part, Karyn and I did 15 miles in 5 hours. We stopped more often for stretching, and sat for breakfast, and a fruit purchase at Kroger's. We were most happy with our time and though we could feel our legs and the last three miles felt more like ten, we did well. We are ready.
Today, Tink and I did ten miles with a few stretch breaks, and a stop at home after the 5.5 mile point. I definitely had pain in my left arch, but I am planning on getting the better orthotics ( I will post a link after I pick them up at REI, can not remember the name of them right now) for my second set of sneakers this week.
I have raised the $2200 I needed to walk - thank you to all my supporters and to those who are helping to clothe and sneaker me for the 3Day - you all rock!
Earlier that same day, much earlier, Jen ran a 10k here in Atlanta in order to have a qualifying time for next year's Peachtree. I'm proud to say she broke 54 minutes!! Woo Hoo, Jen!
For our part, Karyn and I did 15 miles in 5 hours. We stopped more often for stretching, and sat for breakfast, and a fruit purchase at Kroger's. We were most happy with our time and though we could feel our legs and the last three miles felt more like ten, we did well. We are ready.
Today, Tink and I did ten miles with a few stretch breaks, and a stop at home after the 5.5 mile point. I definitely had pain in my left arch, but I am planning on getting the better orthotics ( I will post a link after I pick them up at REI, can not remember the name of them right now) for my second set of sneakers this week.
I have raised the $2200 I needed to walk - thank you to all my supporters and to those who are helping to clothe and sneaker me for the 3Day - you all rock!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Trout
Nick and Teresa came over Tuesday night with Jameson so we could all watch the premiere of Heroes together which I had dvr'd from the previous evening. Nick made us a delicious dinner of mushroom risotto and grilled chicken breast. Teres and I were only allowed to watch. Thanks, Nick!
Anyhow, Nick told me that they are calling Jameson "Trout" as a nickname because he can not pass up a worm outside - alive, dead, crusty, squished - you get the idea. Nick says, "If Jameson had been a fish he would have been caught immediately because he can't pass up a worm!" I think that is so funny - I guess I'm just that kind of doggie Grandma.
Karyn and I did 15 miles today - we were definitely feeling our legs at the end. Achy, but in a good way. Hoping to do 10 tomorrow. Jen and I are going out on the town tonight - next blog will tell the details...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Mad Men gets the Emmy!
First season finished and their first best drama series Emmy won...what a fantastic ensemble show. The brainchild of Matt Weiner, late of Sopranos fame, this classy(and classic) well written, well acted, well developed smart show is a must see. If you have not started watching, I suggest you rent season one and start from the beginning. I promise you will be hooked. It's a peek into my childhood but it relates to the present, too. Have we come as far as we think we have?
Check out Mad Men. You won't be sorry. (If you know me, you know I mostly am a TCM kinda girla, so not much for the tv. Besides Heroes, which is a totally different direction, Mad Men is all I watch.)
Training: Totally pooped Girla here on Sunday - no mileage. My body wanted rest and my brain needed to be able to concentrate on study, so the school needs won out.
Check out Mad Men. You won't be sorry. (If you know me, you know I mostly am a TCM kinda girla, so not much for the tv. Besides Heroes, which is a totally different direction, Mad Men is all I watch.)
Training: Totally pooped Girla here on Sunday - no mileage. My body wanted rest and my brain needed to be able to concentrate on study, so the school needs won out.
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