Fundraising is done

Thank you to all readers here who donated! As of collecting a $100 check today, I have reached the $2200 minimum for the 3-day walk. Yay! A whole month to focus on training only. Heh. Ahem. Anyhoo…

It’s not that bad. I’ve trained more this year than I did for the one in ’03 and I made it through that event just fine. Yeah, I was younger. Shush! I will feel better if sometime in October I can throw together two days in a row of 10 miles+ It is just a matter of having the time. I’ve walked 3 out of 4 days but no more than 4 miles at a time. Still, that is better than nothing at all. I’ve worn all three pairs of shoes that I intend to use for the event and they all feel great. I am still blessed with no blister issues which are the #1 reasons for dropping out.

I have so much to do before the August moms gathering!! Those 2 days at work will be intense. I need to shop for a hostess gift and some underwear. Why do I never buy myself enough underwear? I will find some that I like and only get like 3 pair and then wear them into oblivion! One of those weird things about me that you probably didn’t want to know 🙂 At least my major laundry is done and I made sure I have all the other basics needed for the trip to Maine. I am so freaking excited as always to see my mom friends, but this year I am doubly excited for the trip as I get to meet a whole group of New England Bobs! Some I already met in Vegas, but others – like miss IrishPrincessPatti who always leaves me such sweet comments in here. And Bill! THE Bill in Portland Maine! Well, of course I am meeting Bill..I am going to be IN Portland Maine too for 5 days! Such a treat.

It’s the next day and I am still not sure what I saw and heard last night. That DVD is going to be queued up to Nick’s performance and played over and over once it arrives! I need to figure out a way to burn those 6 minutes or so into a media file on my computer so that I can send it out or post it here to prove that it is not just a mother’s eyes and ears reacting. Oh, and Patti, I did get very teary-eyed and started almost sobbing as I thought back again to nearly losing him last summer, BUT, his performance snapped me out of it as I did not want to miss one detail blowing my nose or wiping my eyes so I held it together. I cried a little as I fell asleep last night, but that was it. Not too bad. Gawd – at a couple of points in his solo I jsut got chills! He was so good not just at the singing but also at *performing*. He was so into the song. Ok, I will stop blabbering about it now!