Relay for Life

 Last night we all participated in the relay for life. It was for a wonderful cause. But next time I think we'll prepare a little better.

To begin with, note that yesterday morning began at 7:30 am with a Tornado Warning. We'd planned on sleeping in to prepare for the long night ahead. Plans change.

Once up none of us went back to sleep. Before we knew it, time had snuck up on us and we had many things to do to prepare for the evening's events. A trip to Walmart, home for food, making Memorial display for loved ones already gone to heaven...then it was time to load up and head out.

We arrived at the track about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Quite a bit of work took place just getting things set up, tents put up, coolers unloaded, etc. The actual festivities began around 7:00.

Friends came. Music was played. Walking. Lots and lots of walking. They had fun laps, themed laps, racing laps, and I even got credit for the "Crazy Hair" lap. (quite by accident I assure you)

Somewhere along about 3:00 a.m. it got really, REALLY COLD! Seeings how it was nearly 80 when we got there, we were not prepared for the drop into the 50's. Then the wind kicked up. Buurrrrr

Just when it doesn't seem like we were going to make it, it became 5:00 a.m. About then we began slowly packing things up...more of an effort to keep moving and to keep the time passing by quicker. Then, it what seemed like a few seconds the sky started to lighten up. In almost a blink of an eye morning came.

We (my family) made it until 6:45 am. We still had team participants on the track, all vehicals were loaded, kids were climbing into vehicals for warmth. We headed for home. Just as we arrived home we'd been up for right at 24 hours straight. The kids barely made it in the house and into their beds. Dad was leaving for work. We were climbing under the blankets.

David and I estimated the average walking pace to be about 4 miles per hour. Take that down to 3 (just because we're not average) and multiply that by 12 hours and take away times spent doing other things...and we estimate we walked somewhere between 20 to 30 miles last night. No wonder walking to the bathroom seems like such a feat right now!

Bubble baths are on the day's agenda for everyone!

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4:47 PM, May. 7, 2008 .. Posted by jugglingpaynes

I hope your legs feel better! Mine ache just hearing the story!

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina