Last weekend was the Relay for Life for our team. We had a great time even if the weather was less than perfect. It was a dreary day most of the day with rain mixed in, BUT it was not a monsoon like in years past and we weren't melting. :)
Our team managed to raise $1,700+ towards cancer research which is a pretty cool thing in my opinion. The girls were super excited to make a difference and had an AWESOME time playing games that other teams had at their booths as well as bouncing around, literally, in a bouncy house brought in by another team.
While this is a small Relay event of only 15 teams, the grand total raised was over $52,000. There are two really big teams, but otherwise a small grouping of teams working towards the Cure.
I will post pictures soon, as soon as I manage to get them off of Abi's ipod. :)
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Dreams
Do you have any strange, but memorable dreams? What triggers them for you?
I often have some strange dreams and usually seem to occur on nights where I have eaten strawberries the day of... I am not sure how strawberries cause such craziness, but it happens way too often to be purely coincidental.
This past Friday I had a very real-feeling dream. It was not like my other dreams... ones that seem to include random people, locations that change in a moment within the same dream, etc. This time I dreamt of my dad. It is the first time that I can recall him specifically in a dream. Does that mean I didn't have dreams with him in it before? No. It just means that I can't remember them!
This dream was amazing and truly wishful thinking. Dad called to say that he wasn't gone... to say he was at his house... I can remember just responding to him in that typical tv show style of disbelief and anger and fear. Not believing that he was okay, angry because I was put throught that pain if he really was okay, and fearful that it was all a dream. Of course it was a dream, but when I awoke I felt calmed. I felt touched. I felt sad, but also as though that was my 'sign'. My sign that he was okay, just not here physically.
No matter the message or the interpretation of the dream... I love you Dad!
I often have some strange dreams and usually seem to occur on nights where I have eaten strawberries the day of... I am not sure how strawberries cause such craziness, but it happens way too often to be purely coincidental.
This past Friday I had a very real-feeling dream. It was not like my other dreams... ones that seem to include random people, locations that change in a moment within the same dream, etc. This time I dreamt of my dad. It is the first time that I can recall him specifically in a dream. Does that mean I didn't have dreams with him in it before? No. It just means that I can't remember them!
This dream was amazing and truly wishful thinking. Dad called to say that he wasn't gone... to say he was at his house... I can remember just responding to him in that typical tv show style of disbelief and anger and fear. Not believing that he was okay, angry because I was put throught that pain if he really was okay, and fearful that it was all a dream. Of course it was a dream, but when I awoke I felt calmed. I felt touched. I felt sad, but also as though that was my 'sign'. My sign that he was okay, just not here physically.
No matter the message or the interpretation of the dream... I love you Dad!
Relay for Life
For the past few years, we have been a part of the Relay for Life team sponsored by the church we belong to. The Relay in Sauquoit is small, but it is still such a memorable experience. Abi and Mikayla look forward to the event every year and were practically bouncing out of the house this morning in anticipation of the day. The girls have a great time playing games, collecting prizes, and walking (or running in Mikayla's case) around the loop.
Of course Relay is about the fight against cancer... all kinds. Celebrate, Remember, and Fight Back. Each year, I stop to ponder the people that I know that are victims of this disease. Of course, given my profession, I am probably exposed to a few more than some others, but even still it is amazing. The luminary ceremony where people purchase white paper bags in honor or in memory of someone is the most amazing to me...
The bags illuminate the entire track on both sides and up the stairs to where the original flame is lit. It truly is a beautiful ceremony and humbling.
I will try to post pictures of the event.
Of course Relay is about the fight against cancer... all kinds. Celebrate, Remember, and Fight Back. Each year, I stop to ponder the people that I know that are victims of this disease. Of course, given my profession, I am probably exposed to a few more than some others, but even still it is amazing. The luminary ceremony where people purchase white paper bags in honor or in memory of someone is the most amazing to me...
The bags illuminate the entire track on both sides and up the stairs to where the original flame is lit. It truly is a beautiful ceremony and humbling.
I will try to post pictures of the event.
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