Reporting live from the scene of the bakesale - there are reports that we have almost sold out!
We went door-to-door for the afternoon sugar rush and the sweet treats were flying off the platter like hot cakes!
March 28, 2007
We're Avon girls and it's cookie time!
**hopefully you will recognize that line from the critically acclaimed movie, Troop Beverly Hills.
It's bake sale day today at NARAL Pro-Choice America! When deciding our fundraising options for the walk, we decided that the bake sale is a tried and true way to bring in the dollars. And right we were.
The day is only half over and we have sold out of several items. The cash jar is over-flowing with donations. We are well on our way to turning Amber's hair pink!
Stay tuned for continued updates on our progress at the end of the day.
It's bake sale day today at NARAL Pro-Choice America! When deciding our fundraising options for the walk, we decided that the bake sale is a tried and true way to bring in the dollars. And right we were.
The day is only half over and we have sold out of several items. The cash jar is over-flowing with donations. We are well on our way to turning Amber's hair pink!
Stay tuned for continued updates on our progress at the end of the day.
B-AN-AN-AS!
I made cupcakes! Banana cupcakes! And, the best part is... people loved 'em!
I shall now retire and become a professional baker. Or wedding planner.
March 26, 2007
Bare Butts, Squashed Frogs and Coyotes
Annie, Meredith and I walked 11.5 miles yesterday in Rock Creek Park! It was my longest walk yet for this training and the weather could not have been better. I even sported my new fanny pack (which rests on your back, not stomach) with dual water bottles and lumbar support. Loved it.
Beach Drive is closed to traffic on the weekends and makes for a wonderful long trail in use by many walkers, runner, bikers and a few roller bladers.
A few highlights from our time include bare butts, squashed frogs and coyotes. These are some of the many sites you can hope to see if you spend time in this national treasure of a park. Bare butts are most likely to be encountered on the shores of the creek, as small children prepare to frolic in the creek and parents frantically strip them down in hopes of saving their clothes, but not their kids, from creek water.
Squashed frogs, on the other hand, can be found on the northern end of Beach Drive, in abundance as you draw close to the Maryland border. Now, I'm not trying to imply that Marylanders have more road rage problems, but seriously, they have been squashing a large number of frogs.
Beach Drive is closed to traffic on the weekends and makes for a wonderful long trail in use by many walkers, runner, bikers and a few roller bladers.
A few highlights from our time include bare butts, squashed frogs and coyotes. These are some of the many sites you can hope to see if you spend time in this national treasure of a park. Bare butts are most likely to be encountered on the shores of the creek, as small children prepare to frolic in the creek and parents frantically strip them down in hopes of saving their clothes, but not their kids, from creek water.
Squashed frogs, on the other hand, can be found on the northern end of Beach Drive, in abundance as you draw close to the Maryland border. Now, I'm not trying to imply that Marylanders have more road rage problems, but seriously, they have been squashing a large number of frogs.
Finally, as I was researching trails in the park, I came across a notice on the park website indicating that citings of coyotes in the park have taken place since May 2004. We had our eyes peeled and saw many dogs that acted and looked like the wild animals - but no real coyotes. To be on the safe side, we took the park service advice and did not feed the animals.
March 21, 2007
huzzah
I'm fighting my weekly "it's hot - now it's cold - now it's hot - now it's cold" COLD, so I don't have much of anything to report on the walking front, but I do have a bunch to say about the fundraising.
First of all, though my thermometer doesn't indicate it yet, I've reached my fundraising minimum! Huzzah! I'm pretty pumped about it. I'd be more pumped if my thermometer reflected my victory, but hey- whatever. I'll take it.
The best part about raising this money for Avon's Walk for Breast Cancer has to be all of the kind and thoughtful emails and letters I've received in relation to this walk. It's truly been overwhelming. I mean- I didn't realize just how much this issue touched my closest friends and family members. The personal ties are deeply touching - and I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to share their stories with me.
In lighter news, the gals at NARAL Pro-Choice America have organized an office-wide bake sale for March 28, so that's something fun to look forward to. Don't worry- I'll be purchasing my contribution at Whole Foods. I wouldn't want to accidentally sideline anyone with my lackluster baking skillz.
Also at NARAL Pro-Choice America: a March Madness pool. We had a record breaking year with over 80 participants and $400 in the pool. Niiiice. Too bad I'm not in the top ten. Either way, 1/2 of the pool is going to Avon, so that's incredible!
What else? I suppose that's all for now.
Keep walking it out...
First of all, though my thermometer doesn't indicate it yet, I've reached my fundraising minimum! Huzzah! I'm pretty pumped about it. I'd be more pumped if my thermometer reflected my victory, but hey- whatever. I'll take it.
The best part about raising this money for Avon's Walk for Breast Cancer has to be all of the kind and thoughtful emails and letters I've received in relation to this walk. It's truly been overwhelming. I mean- I didn't realize just how much this issue touched my closest friends and family members. The personal ties are deeply touching - and I wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to share their stories with me.
In lighter news, the gals at NARAL Pro-Choice America have organized an office-wide bake sale for March 28, so that's something fun to look forward to. Don't worry- I'll be purchasing my contribution at Whole Foods. I wouldn't want to accidentally sideline anyone with my lackluster baking skillz.
Also at NARAL Pro-Choice America: a March Madness pool. We had a record breaking year with over 80 participants and $400 in the pool. Niiiice. Too bad I'm not in the top ten. Either way, 1/2 of the pool is going to Avon, so that's incredible!
What else? I suppose that's all for now.
Keep walking it out...
March 20, 2007
A nice little Sunday
Sunday March 18th was so many things. It was the day after St. Patrick's day. It was a beautiful sunny day in Washington. It was great day for a walk. With the spirit of Spring in our hearts, Kay and I decided that Sunday was an excellent day for a walking tour of Washington.
Our trek started in Chinatown, moved on to the Senate side of Capitol Hill, crossed to the House side, maneuvered down the Mall to the Tidal Basin across the 14th ST Bridge, along the Potomac, across the Memorial Bridge, up the steps of the Lincoln, down the steps of the Lincoln, along the Mall and back to Chinatown. The adventure was completed a little shy of 4 hours.
Sounds like a nice little Sunday stroll, right?
WRONG!
Around mile 6, we crossed the Tidal Basin and walked up to the 14th ST Bridge and at the same time a cloud moved ominously over the sun. With our hoods tied tightly around our faces, we stepped onto the bridge and into gale force winds. As we walked across the bridge, my hands began to turn a shade of purple, Kay's hair swirled upward around her headband, and the water of the Potomac began to form a rip current that looked a lot like the surf off the beaches of Waikiki. It wouldn't have surprised me to see a few surfers begin to fly down the river. As we walked along, the wind became stronger, and we began to wonder what would happen if a gust sent us flying through the air and into the frigid waters below.... we were cold, we were scared, and then we were in Virginia.
After about 30 minutes of fighting the wild wind and prayers to God reminding him that we had in fact made it to church that morning, we crossed the 14th ST Bridge.
I can honestly say, that I was never happier to be in Virginia.
Our trek started in Chinatown, moved on to the Senate side of Capitol Hill, crossed to the House side, maneuvered down the Mall to the Tidal Basin across the 14th ST Bridge, along the Potomac, across the Memorial Bridge, up the steps of the Lincoln, down the steps of the Lincoln, along the Mall and back to Chinatown. The adventure was completed a little shy of 4 hours.
Sounds like a nice little Sunday stroll, right?
WRONG!
Around mile 6, we crossed the Tidal Basin and walked up to the 14th ST Bridge and at the same time a cloud moved ominously over the sun. With our hoods tied tightly around our faces, we stepped onto the bridge and into gale force winds. As we walked across the bridge, my hands began to turn a shade of purple, Kay's hair swirled upward around her headband, and the water of the Potomac began to form a rip current that looked a lot like the surf off the beaches of Waikiki. It wouldn't have surprised me to see a few surfers begin to fly down the river. As we walked along, the wind became stronger, and we began to wonder what would happen if a gust sent us flying through the air and into the frigid waters below.... we were cold, we were scared, and then we were in Virginia.
After about 30 minutes of fighting the wild wind and prayers to God reminding him that we had in fact made it to church that morning, we crossed the 14th ST Bridge.
I can honestly say, that I was never happier to be in Virginia.
March 17, 2007
golf-claps
cha-ching, cha-ching
(That's the sound of Oriana and Lucy meeting their fundraising goals!)
Way to go, girls!
It looks like the rest of us are well on our way to our individual $1,800 goals... to find out which ones, you'll have to check out our individual fundraising pages (links located in the right side blogroll)!
March 14, 2007
Back in Action
So Amber called me out. Well, me and everyone else who hasn't blogged in a while. So I figured it was time to step up.
I have two things to blog about today! The first is meant to have you take pity on me. Last week, it was cold. We had a few people signed up to walk after work and on
e by one, everyone bailed. So being the hard core (cough cough) person I am, I decided to go it alone. That's right. Right about now you should be thinking about that opening scene of Bridget Jones' Diary where she is crying and singing "All by myself, don't want to be all by myselffffff anymorrrrrre." Ok so maybe that is a little dramatic. But I did walk all by myselffff for 4.3 miles. In the cold.
e by one, everyone bailed. So being the hard core (cough cough) person I am, I decided to go it alone. That's right. Right about now you should be thinking about that opening scene of Bridget Jones' Diary where she is crying and singing "All by myself, don't want to be all by myselffffff anymorrrrrre." Ok so maybe that is a little dramatic. But I did walk all by myselffff for 4.3 miles. In the cold. Alright, enough feeling bad for myself. My next walk was much more fun! Molly, Lilly, Charlotte and I took
a little mini-break in Miami for the weekend. We enjoyed a lovely walk, in the sun, on the beach, complete with an 8th and Ocean photo session and Tastee Delight! By far one of my favorite walks so far. Not just because I wasn't "all by myself, anymorrrrrrrrrre!"
a little mini-break in Miami for the weekend. We enjoyed a lovely walk, in the sun, on the beach, complete with an 8th and Ocean photo session and Tastee Delight! By far one of my favorite walks so far. Not just because I wasn't "all by myself, anymorrrrrrrrrre!"March 6, 2007
Airport Training anyone?
I just wanted to drop a quick line about my airport training experience. Last night, I flew from DC to Cedar Rapids, IA for work. I was supposed to connect in Detroit and get to IA around 8 pm.
So I coast on into to Detroit to find out that my flight has been cancelled and there are no other Cedar Rapids connections from Detroit. This means I get to spend a lovely 3 hours in the Detroit airport, followed by a flight to Minneapolis and then a flight to IA.
So, what better way to pass time than to train in the airport. That's right, me and my backpack made our way around the Detroit airport in style. By my calculation it was only about a mile and a half of walking - but it helped pass the time.
Of course, the Minneapolis flight was delayed too, so I got a quick training session as I RAN like hell to make my 10:20 flight in the C concourse after arriving at 10:10 in the F concourse.
I made it, but my luggage did not. So I crawled into bed at 1 am after brushing my teeth with the free hotel toothbrush that is about as soft and smooth as sandpaper. Cross your fingers that my luggage comes in today, so I can spend some quality time with the hotel treadmill in my workout clothes tonight and do some real training.
So I coast on into to Detroit to find out that my flight has been cancelled and there are no other Cedar Rapids connections from Detroit. This means I get to spend a lovely 3 hours in the Detroit airport, followed by a flight to Minneapolis and then a flight to IA.
So, what better way to pass time than to train in the airport. That's right, me and my backpack made our way around the Detroit airport in style. By my calculation it was only about a mile and a half of walking - but it helped pass the time.
Of course, the Minneapolis flight was delayed too, so I got a quick training session as I RAN like hell to make my 10:20 flight in the C concourse after arriving at 10:10 in the F concourse.
I made it, but my luggage did not. So I crawled into bed at 1 am after brushing my teeth with the free hotel toothbrush that is about as soft and smooth as sandpaper. Cross your fingers that my luggage comes in today, so I can spend some quality time with the hotel treadmill in my workout clothes tonight and do some real training.
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