May 17, 2012

The Avon Walk- A Restoration of Hope

Cross-posted and archived from DC Metro Moms.  Original post date May 8, 2008.  It’s walk weekend again so I’m posting this. In some ways I am still reeling from completing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this past weekend. Maybe it is due to the surprise visit I had from a dear old friend or [...]

Walk the Walk

Walk the Walk

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend here in the DC Metro area and I’m so relieved.  While I may not be walking this year, my teammates The Back of the Pack Walkers, will be taking part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this weekend.  26 miles for some, almost forty for others. It’s [...]

Friday Roundup!

Howdy Pardner’s! Sorry I just could not resist having the word roundup and not using some lame cowboy terminology. Let’s get the admin stuff out of the way shall we? Winnah! Winnah! Chicken Dinnah! See the winning photos of the SanDisk Cruzor Gator flash drive contest over at MPR here. Check out the fun find, [...]

A partial team photo, end of day two. We started off at 4:45 a.m. on Saturday. I sat on my front steps in the dark listening to the early morning sounds feeling the weather. It was going to be a beautiful day. At last! My first walk without rain! My bag was packed, sleeping bag [...]

Walking the Walk

Walking the Walk

Because I’m still reeling from the weekend I’m including a few pics of the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The walk was picturesque to say the least and I made it largely in part to my awesome team and my meds. I’m beat but happy! I did it! I seem to do this everywhere… It [...]

And done!

I woke up this morning thinking about the Avon Walk. It is less than a month away and we have four fundraisers, big and small, in the works in less time than that. Sometimes I think I must be crazy for attempting to do this walk while still in my first trimester. Sometimes I think [...]

This Is So Not Me

I don’t normally do this type of thing (cue music from the Pet Shop Boys now) but seeing as I’ve done enough shameless self promotion for myself on this here blog for a variety of reasons I direct you to this fine cause. It’s a plea really. For a friend of mine. When I say [...]

Is it Worth It?

Because I really worked it this weekend. Here’s a riddle for you. What do you get when you combine- Three friends spending Three hours baking Two batches of brownies One batch of sugar cookies One batch of peanut butter kiss cookies One batch of chocolate chip cookies One batch of chocolate covered peanut butter bars [...]

It’s Time!

There’s something new on this site. It went up yesterday. Do you know what it is? That’s right! It’s the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer button. Go ahead click it. You know you want to. I’m doing the walk again this year. It is a bit late in the game (less than 90 days to [...]

Walking for a Cure

Walking for a Cure

Cheer stop in Chevy Chase, MD. Saturday May 5, 2007 At 3:31 a.m. on Saturday my alarm went off. I snoozed a bit and finally roused myself enough to shower, quickly gather my gear up, and eat a tasty fluffernutter sandwich before my ride came to bring me into the city. The drive in was [...]