Yesterday was such a crazy, busy day. I got up at 10:30 and as soon as we were all ready we went to lunch and then grocery shopping. By the time we got home it was almost 4:00 and we had to get ready to go to Bay Robert's to the ballfield for the Relay for Life cancer walk.

We got there at about 5:30 and registered and got all our gear put in Lynette's sisters trailer and then set up our tent on the field. That's when it all began. There was so much going on...opening speeches, the survivors lap, and then the walk for everyone.

It was all just so emotional for me. At about 9:30 we had a luminary ceremony. They had candles laid out all around the track we were walking in the field. There were songs and a moment of silence for cancer victims and they lit all the candles. It was so beautiful. I bought a candle to light to honor mom. She's been cancer free for years and I'm just so grateful that she's healthy now. There were people crying all around me...sobbing. It broke my heart. Listening to other peoples sadness makes you feel so small. Makes you realize that maybe your problems aren't as big as you make them out to be. It's overwhelming.

Much of the night after that passed in a blur. We ate, and walked, and laughed, and had a blast watching the other teams sing horribly when it was kareoke time! I think I must have walked 100+ laps around the ballfield. Thank goodness for the Timmy's run. I don't know how we would have gotten through the night without the coffee to keep us warm and awake.

It was so cold there. I was all bundled up. Sweater, t shirt over that, two pairs of pants, my winter coat and a comforter wrapped around me!! I was big as a bear! And I was still cold! I'm never warm. haha.

I won a prize in the bucket auction :) A nice sweater jacket thing. And I'm very proud that I didn't fall asleep once all night. At around 5am I did sort of zone out. Maybe I slept with my eyes open because I know I never closed them! We got home at around 6:15 this morning and I have never been so happy to take sneakers off my feet. My poor little tootsies. I scrubbed them in the carpet for about five minutes. Then I got ready for bed and was asleep by 6:35! I slept until 2:30 this afternoon. I really hope I can get to sleep tonight at a decent hour.

Today I'm feeling so good. Well, besides the sore throat and sniffles I got from being out in the cold all night, and the tender, swollen feet I have from all the walking! I've never done anything like the cancer walk before. It makes me feel good that I was there and that I helped out. I feel happy.

Talk soon. Ta ta for now.

*Deliver me courage to guide me. Deliver me your strength inside me*

Amanda
xo

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