11.09.05

More From the 3-Day

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:39 pm by trueepicure

I’m posting about the Walk as the mood strikes, so the stories are a little bit out of order. Please bear with me…

Nancy and I were looking pretty happy on Day One:

This was taken by Sean at about 6:30 AM. We were happy and carefree, with only an inkling of what was ahead of us. We were idealistic, full of energy, and ready to WALK! And I should mention, that I kept blinking when Sean was trying take the picture. That’s why I look like I’m on drugs.

I was chipper (as chipper as one can be at that hour of the morning), and soon we were traveling along Van Buren to Galvin Parkway, and through the Desert Botanical Garden:

Our first pit stop was just around the corner (sort of). Each one has a theme, and this one was “Hollywood”. Each port-o-potty had a gold star on it, with a name:

(They repeated themes, so this pic is actually from Day Two. I’ll share more on the name in the star later.)

Each name was a famous person (not necessarily from Hollywood) who had breast cancer. Names included: Kate Jackson (Charlie’s Angels), Olivia Newton-John, Dr. Jerri Nielsen (the physician who had to do her own biopsy in the Antartic), and Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor. This list goes on. Inside the door, there was a quote from the celebrity or a breast cancer statistic. Kind of a sobering way to start the day.

At major intersections along the walk, we met various volunteers who were responsible for making sure that we were able to cross safely (and that we didn’t cause any accidents). We also saw these folks riding bikes alongside us, riding up and down the route to make sure everyone was okay. At one of our first intersections was a biker guy with a Honda motorcycle and a radio tuned to some good classic rock. We danced a bit - YES, I said we danced a bit. I wasn’t tired yet (though I admit that there was other dancing along the way that ocurred during very tired moments and not so tired moments). At one of the next intersections, we met Mary Lynn and the Breast Vest.

Now I should tell you that Mary Lynn (apologies if I’m spelling it wrong) is VERY crafty. She had made several trips to Michael’s prior to the 3-Day. When I say crafty, I mean CRAFTY. Drum roll please…

I give you, Mary Lynn and the Breast Vest!

I mean, who needs a boring old safety vest, anyway? I should sell these at work. The construction guys would LOVE them!

Give me a bra, sequins, and a pink boa any day! And how exactly do I know that it is the “Breast Vest”? On the back, in red sparkly letters (meticulously applied to the reflective stripes) are the words “Breast Vest”. I wish I had a few more seconds to take a picture of the back as well, but alas, it was time to cross the street.

Mary Lynn was awesome. She cheered us on with high energy all through the walk. Dancing and cycling (not all at once) and just generally making us all feel like we really could make it all the way.

Thanks Mary Lynn!

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