13 miles down..and the Expo

Well this morning bright and early Jen and I did our 13 mile training walk.  We tried a new thing and put duct tape on the bottom of our feet to prevent blisters!  It worked!!  All except for the blister that I got on the side of my big toe.  It didn’t hurt or bother me until after I popped it and now it HURTS.  I didn’t even know that I was getting it because my big toe wasn’t bothering me at all.  It was just a little present that I got when I took my socks off at the expo!

We went to the expo and saw a few friends, got some info, got some freebies and I bought some more pressure relief inserts for my shoes for the walk. They seem to really help with my comfort walking the longer distances.

Our pampered chef fundraiser ends today, I hope we got a lot of orders.  Balee is handling this fundraiser so hopefully I will know soon how it went.  Jen is currently at $1978 and Shari is at $1630.  Just a little bit more to go!

Jen is staying up for the night, since she has a 4 hour drive home and walking 13 miles kinda takes a told on your body.  We plan on relaxing and ordering pizza!  YUMMY!!

Well I have an 18 mile walk coming on 6/26.  I should be good for that one.  I know it is going to be a doozy but it will be fine!

Now I can focus on training!

Well......I am a college graduate!!! I graduated Saturday with my Associates in Applied Business - Medical Office Management degree! Finally done!! What a relief!!

So now that school is over, I have a few things going on in the next two weeks and then I can focus on my training. JenJen and I are going to be doing a 13 mile walk this weekend before the Expo, so that should be FUN!! I am sure that we are going to be just a little sore after that one! We are making a weekend out of it and I am looking forward to it! We will have a good time! I have a feeling we will end up at my house after the expo and not being able to move, but hey..atleast we will be laughing about it!

I am going to be visiting my two best friends next week in TN and KY! I can't wait! It is my graduation vacation! I need it at this point! It is only for a few days, but it will be well worth it and will be a blast!

Mammaritaville update: We still have two more walkers that we need to get to their goal. Shari and Jen are still needing some donations! We have 4 of our walkers ready to go! Just 2 more to go! I am still doing my fundraising at work to try and help them out. I am hoping to make some more of my chocolates tonight so I can sell them at work. I am thinking about doing some cookies too. Sweets seem to go over well with people here at work!

Everything else is falling into place, things are going well!

Thank you everyone again for all of their support!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Ok...so I did a 10 mile walk over the weekend and it kicked my butt!! I guess it was the combination of mowing my lawn twice, pulling weeds and then the next morning walking 10 miles! I did pretty good when I was walking except for a little pain in my thighs and the pads of my feet. I think I was overcompensating for my feet pain and walking wrong so my hips were hurting on Saturday and Sunday. I am recouped now just in time for more walking! I went to the New Balance store and the very nice and helpful people there helped me get some pressure relief insoles for my shoes and I could tell a difference in my shoes the moment they put them in. I haven't done any major walking in them yet, cuz I took my shoes off as soon as I got in the car, but I will see this weekend if they help out. I am going to my brother's house for a mother's day cookout and I am going to walk there..about 4 1/2 miles each way. So only time will tell if the insoles will help!

On a different note...I am graduating in less than 2 weeks!! Can you believe it?!? I am so ready for this semester to be over and to focus on other things! I have my finals next week and then I walk to get my diploma on the 15th!! I can't wait!!

Working on my yard(driving me crazy with dandelions and my grass is growing like crazy!). I guess it is giving me a work out that is for sure! I spent over an hour yesterday using a whole container of Weed n Feed to kill the weeds in my yard, hopefully it works!

On to team news...this month we are having a Pampered Chef online fundraiser for team Mammaritaville! From 5/1-5/22! It is an online fundraiser, so you don't have to go to any parties and feel guilty to have a party yourself so your friend can have credit! Man it is a never ending cycle with those things! Here is the info:

If you are interested, you can view the catalog online and place an order to be shipped directly to you. Your support would be greatly appreciated!!

We have 3 walkers on our team that have not yet reached the minimum amount to walk and this is to help them reach their goal. As a team we have to raise $13,800 and each of the walkers have to raise $2,300 individually. So please show your support and place an order!

To view the catalog and place an order:
Go to : www.pamperedchef.biz/bethroberts
Click on "shop on-line" ( lower left corner)
You can put in 3 day Cancer Walk as the event or Balee Riley as the host.

May is also HELP WHIP CANCER MONTH And the special PINK items have a $1 donated to American Cancer Society.

If you have any questions, you can email Balee at balee17@yahoo.com. She is also willing to take the orders or help out in any way. We are willing to do what we can to make this work for our walkers!

Thank you all again for all of your support!!