Mid-day lunch break!

Day 1....

What an awesome first day! No words to describe it really. Started the morning in Plano and ended in Farmers branch area. A cool morning 48, but warmed up to 64ish. An absolutely perfect day to walk. Loved listening to many women & men's stories of how their lives have been touched by cancer. My heart is full today.

Thank you, Lord for these dear men and women who all walked with me today - each with their own story, each with its own ending. I am blessed! So, with 19.3 miles down - looking forward to 22 tomorrow! I'll post more pics etc. along the way. Thanks for joining me in the journey....blessings to all of you. Until tomorrow ~ Jen

I'm waking for...

Okay, finally....I figured out mobile blogging!!

So, I finally got a picture to upload from my phone! Technical genius? Uhhhhh, no! Just thanking God for YouTube instructional videos. Enough said. :-D

Steph's Breast Cancer Awareness Blog 10/21/2010

60 miles and Pink Glove Dance

Check out my friend, Steph's, blog of the day! I LOVE it, Steph!! Thanks for writing a great blog today and sharing how breast cancer has affected your life and your loved ones. I can't wait to honor those individuals who have been touched by cancer - with my "I'm Walking For..." t-shirt (two weeks and counting - woohoo!!)

EVERYONE remember - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month...DO YOUR MONTHLY SELF BREAST EXAMS! Early detection saves lives :-D Thank you, that's all I have to say about that.

Team training.....

Well, here they are....the world's best training team!!

Yep - these are my cheerleaders and walking buddies - Mike & Lisa! They have stuck it out through thick and thin!! They've split some of my high mileage walking days up between the two of them (so I could get in 8-10 miles). Sometimes they've biked the miles with me. They've juggled the kids on days when it was too hot to take them on the trail. Whatever it has taken, they've done it!

Last week I located a local walking team that gets together on Saturdays, so now I can give Mike & Lisa a break and walk with that team to get in those higher miles. (BTW, if you didn't know, Lisa recently withdrew from the Komen event because of a conflict in her schedule.) It's okay, though, as she has committed to "keep-on-a-walkin" those 5-milers with me and we've had so much fun!

So with 8 weeks to go, I am getting REALLY excited! I have almost reached my fundraising goal - Hooray!

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement, love and support!!....more news soon....

Whew.....that went quick!

Wow, I just realized I haven't posted to my blog in over two months! Where did the time go? Where did my whole summer go! Oh, yeah, I remember - training, cleaning, training, homeschool preparing - oh, and training! Haha!! That's it in a nutshell.

So, here I am with 10 weeks to go until the big event!! I walked 24 miles this week and have a 30 mile week ahead of me. I am half-way to my fundraising minimum (yippee) and have been desperately trying to get my Estate Fundraiser launched. I hope to have it up next week if all goes as planned (fingers crossed :-)!!

Here are a few pics to make you feel like you were "with me" the past few weeks during training. I hate the treadmill so I have braved the heat and even walked into the night with my trusty partner, Lisa, just to complete our mileage. I even added a pic of the temperature gauge in my car on the way to go train - I can't wait for FALL!!

So, that is all for now...I'll try not to wait 2 months before my next post - - deepest thanks to all of you who have already contributed, and for those of you who have committed to donate! Be blessed ~