Here’s the latest and greatest on recent donors, training and random thoughts from me…
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Holy Cow, Thank You
You all helped me raise $2,100 in the first 72 hours of this journey. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you for setting this off with such incredible momentum. Yesterday morning I had a 6-mile tempo run on the calendar, don’t worry I did 15 miles on Monday, the distance is coming along. I stumbled upon…
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Running a Marathon…Again
This past May, I lost my best friend of 27 years, Becky Gabriel, to a sudden and devastating illness. It’s still hard to grasp. Becky was a force — a beam of light in every room. She made everything warmer, funnier, and more joyful. She had this extraordinary ability to make people feel seen, heard,…
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Top 5 reasons why this was the most amazing experience ever…
Okay so it’s taken me about a week an a half now to actually be able to write this post but in all fairness after you have spent about 6 months preparing for one day, I think that it’s okay to take a little time to celebrate and process it all. I guess that if…
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Know where I am all day on Monday!
Wondering how you’ll know what point in the Marathon I am on Monday? First my office Boston Marathon bib number is 22013!!! How exciting is that!?! Now to get text updates on where I am here’s what you have to do: TEXT – Simply text the word RUNNER to 345678 using your US mobile phone.…
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Thank You Thursday #7
Ali, Matt, Annabelle, and Jackson Drayer: Ali and Matt are two wonderful individuals that I worked with at “the Pro”. These two are actually a love connection that all started at “the Pro”. They have a great love story that began with an anonymous e-mail and lead to a romantic beach wedding in Mexico and…
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Thank You Thursday 6 (continued)
Alanna Moynihan: Alanna is the lovely youngest sister of Bridget (see part 1 of Thank you Thursday #6). Alanna is pretty awesome if I do say so myself. If you’re having a party, whether you know Alanna beforehand or not, she is someone you definitely HAVE TO have on your guest list. Alanna could make…
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Winner winner chicken dinner!
For all of those NCAA fans out there this year’s tourney lived up to all the hype. It was not a March Madness season for the weak of heart that’s for sure. Thank you to all 26 people who participated in my Fundraiser bracket, I hope that everyone had as much fun as I did…
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Thank you Thursday #6
Hello hello…sorry for the lack of posts lately. It’s a bit of a long story to come later but in the mean time this is a special ASS edition of Thank You Thursday. As in I am an ASS for not writing for so long and for not thanking Sherri and Joe in the week…
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Thank you Thursday #5
Becky Gabriel: Becky is one of my best friends on the planet. This friendship however, may have one of the most oddest beginnings to a friendship ever. Back in the day before I could drive I spent a lot of time going to my sister’s basketball games. Becky’s sister Pammy and my sister Kourtney played…
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Who’s Joining the Maddness?!?!?!
Time is running out to join CBSSports March Madness pool! Picks must be made by 12:00 on Thursday, March 17th. It’s not too late to get in, you have to make your picks by TOMORROW March 17th at 12:00PM. Sign up here: http://dfmc.mayhem.cbssports.com/e Use the pool password: DFMC2011 Here are the players so far: Bridget…
Only 26 miles to go! 