Day 19--Thankful for 3 Day Cheerleaders

The 3 Day is an amazing experience...for three days, you are truly treated as a rockstar. Everyone appreciates your efforts for the Cure and there is a special camaraderie between the walkers and their fans (the cheerleaders).

The cheerleaders work almost as hard as the walkers...driving from location to location, blaring upbeat music, handing out candies, cookies and occasionally, "adult" beverages.

The men cheerleaders are expecially welcome. Pretty much if you are a guy on the course or besides it, you are going to get fawned over and adored by the walkers. After 60 miles, any man in pink looks freakin' HAWT ;0)

The lady cheerleaders are just as welcome. You start to look for your "favorite" ones, take pictures of THEM and with them and talk about them in the months following, wondering if you'll see them again the next year.

It gets a tad bit raunchy but it's all in good hearted fun.

Quite possibly, the San Jose and San Diego cops who escort the walkers on bikes through out the whole city are the favorites of the walkers. They are hot, fun, crazy, very hot, and did I mention extremely HOT?! LOL

The year I cheered, I went all out the final day to get their attention. It made me laugh. Made them laugh. Made the walkers laugh and cheer. That's what it's all about.

My hat is off to you cheerleaders that are down on the course this year. Those walkers couldn't keep going without you!

Day 18--Thankful for 3 Day Walkers

Our family changed forever when my aunt died. We've adjusted and life does go on but there's a hole from a piece of our lives that will never quite be filled.

I've walked in two Breast Cancer 3 Days and cheered another year. Each experience has been life changing.

I've come to realize that every year brings new challenges and plans, and this year I'm not participating. I miss it. I know it will feel even more special when I either walk it or cheer for it.

I am SO THANKFUL for the men and women who are out there, for the time and money they've investing in training. For the sacrifices they've made to fundraise and walk 60 miles to help find a Cure.

My heart salutes you. Keep one foot in front of the other, cupcakes...rock the Walk!

Day 6-My Extended Family

My extended family is gi-normous. Counting my mom's cousins, it's just huge. Some of them are much closer in age to me than to my mom so it's almost like having a second set of cousins. I love how much they embrace us. They are just good people.

It was the Race for the Cure day in San Diego. Always a little bittersweet, since ultimately we lost my mom's sister and aunt to Breast Cancer. But still always moving to see all of the survivors there. One of my mom's cousin's is currently fighting breast cancer. Several of her 14 siblings (I told you my mom had a lot of cousins!) formed a team to walk today. I walked by them and actually recognized them on the walk. Did I tell you that there were over 16,000 people there? 16,000 people and I find my family. Amazing ;0)

Go Team Rachel the Beautiful...you are all beautiful indeed!

Hello Hobby Lobby!

76,000 SQUARE FEET of crafty goodness!

They had just about everything that you could like of...

Thanksgiving...

and more Thanksgiving...

And more aisles of Christmas stuff than I could count!

I spotted some train sets...I'm not sure what the BF is into but it's something I will probably know more about giving a little time!

I found an embellishment in the iron-on's that I adored! Love that the "cure" symbol is a bra!

Rubber stamps galore!

Lots of pretty fabrices...

And YARN!

I LOVE the name of HL's brand of yarn!

There actually wasn't any more yarn there than at Michael's BUT there were plenty of skeins of brands and styles I hadn't seen before so I was quite content.

Sigh...it's a darn good thing it's a little bit of  a drive to get to it or I'd be at HL a couple of times a week! As it is, I'm sure I'll be going regularly enough!

So my dear readers, what is your favorite craft store and why?