All That PINK!

And here it is folks...the blog many of you have been waiting for!

I was so happy and grateful to receive many messages and encouraging emails and notes referring to my Year 4 and Pink posts/blogs. You guys rock!

My mom's coworkers! 

Goofy shot while sporting PINK!

My sister's coworkers!

My sister's coworkers taking advantage of a nice day while sporting PINK!

My sister's coworkers again...I appreciate the PINK cup Jessie! :)

Then there's this guy...My boyfriend, Collin...you should have seen
the other picture he sent me of him wearing pink...What a gem! :)

My good friend, Angela! She took a trip to a snowy place over the weekend to show off her PINK. :) (Just kidding, but she still wears pink a lot!)

Lindi's Ladies! A group (including my DT head coach, Ann) celebrating the life of their good friend Lindi

Team shirts don't always have to be PINK oriented...they dressed theirs up with PINK accessories! :)

Debbie's Dudes & Divas...a friend of my mom, and her family, celebrating Debbie's fight and win over breast cancer! Also, a great family tradition for them to participate in the Race for the Cure.

Get your mammograms, gals!

A collage of the group!

Our traditional Moscow Mule toast to kicking cancer's ***! :)

Me, my ma, and sister pre-race!

Pre-race!

Waiting for the race to start!

Traditional Scratch cupcakes! [Wedding day to be exact]

Finish line. The little booger next to me was fast! We raced the entire time! I guess I can't complain, he was good motivation to keep me going. So THANKS super fast little kid! :)

Needless to say, it was a great year. I finished in a good amount of time...not as fast as my last 5K, but very close...I should be grateful...I hadn't trained much this time around. The food, stories, jokes, ect...were all amazing. I loved spending time with my family. I even bought a chair to go in my living room...it's leopard [you shouldn't be surprised]! ((Pics to come))

About halfway through the race, I just felt like I was crawling...going so slow. I think, ultimately, it was a "HEY, PAY ATTENTION" moment. My mind felt like it was at the back of the race...Until I looked up... ((the route goes in a big loop, eventually...so you're still seeing people going the opposite direction)) When I looked up...I saw nothing but pink, or a complimentary color to pink (black, white, gray, ect.), on the road that I had already covered. It was amazing. Thousands and thousands of people come to support this fight and volunteer in many ways, and I found myself in the middle of all of this. 

I took my "fancy" camera down with me and got a couple of great shots. Look for them in the future.

I also just wanted to wish everyone a....

Happy NATIONAL CAT DAY!