George - Halloween 2008

George and I were invited to a Halloween Party at his buddy's house which was an 80s themed party. I went out and bought a Madonna costume and George decided to go as "Michael" from the movie "Halloween". Long story short, we blew all that money on costumes and never went to the party.

Halloween 2008

This year Gracie and Jacob were all excited about Halloween (just like every other year). Jacob was Ironman and Gracie was a Barbie Fairy. I had their costumes for about a month or two and did not let them see them until about a week prior to Halloween because I knew once I pulled the costumes out they would want to try them on. Well, I pulled them out and what did they beg me to do? Yes, try them on. Gracie must have spent two hours prancing around the house in her costume switching out various different colors of princess high heel shoes and admiring herself in the mirror. Jacob tried his costume on briefly but he took it off and put it away so it would not get damaged before Halloween. Trick-or-treating is always the Thursday before Halloween in our neighborhood. I left work a few minutes early and went home to get them ready for their big night out. I stayed home and George (my husband) took the kids around the neighborhood and wouldn't you know they were back within one hour. I recall way back when trick-or-treating was an all day event and going home was not even a thought in my mind. That's the norm for my kids though. After about one hour of running from house to house they are all but done and ready to go back home and sort through their candy. I only had four trick-or-treaters come to the house this year - I was so disappointed. All in all, Halloween was a good time and now we are looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday because I have four days off from work and all I have to do is cook on Thanksgiving and relax the rest of the day. We normally just eat, watch TV and sleep on Thanksgiving. During the rest of my time off I am normally packing up Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations and breaking out the Christmas decor.

Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk - October 2008

How blessed was I to be part of something so wonderful? The Breast Cancer 3-Day/60 Mile Walk (in Philadelphia, PA) has come and gone and it was overall a pretty awesome event. It had its ups and downs, but for the most part, I can't say I have ever been a part of something so incredible and I owe a big thanks to family, friends and even strangers that contributed to the cause and allowed me to be part of something pretty incredible. I have posted some pictures to share. No, not all of them - I took over 150 pictures so I just posted a few. The majority of the walk I was with my buddy Amy - we did it together and my other teammates (Jen and Linda) walked ahead of us and on their own. The two nights we spent in the tent were cold and I must say "I HATED IT" - it was my very first time ever sleeping outdoors in a tent and it was everything I EXPECTED - nothing like waking up in the morning to 37 degrees of nothing but COLD smacking you in the face. It was a long journey just getting to the big event between fundraising and training and I must say, it was all worth it. Over 8 million dollars was raised and over $13,000 of it was raised by The Harrisburg Hikers - a wonderful accomplishment. Would I do it again? Yes, if I could stay in a hotel rather than sleep in a tent!