Clark County Relay for Life was last night. I cannot describe to you how much fun I had. I truly have the most amazing friends. It rained last night, and they knew that was going to happen, so they moved the event inside the gym at Henderson. But, they surprised me and our team shirts for this year looked like this:
I mean really, how lucky can a girl get that her friends have shirts made like this and then wear them all night. What an awesome surprise. At 6:00, the event kicked off with a Survivors lap. It was a very weird moment to be out there. Several of the ladies around me could not believe that I am going through chemo right now. I really am so lucky. But, it was great to walk with some people that I know and all the people at the campsites, came out and clapped for us as we walked by. A group that I never thought I would find myself in, but it was a very supportive place to be at that moment. It was great to know that, that many people right here in my town have been through this journey. We stayed for a little bit after that lap and then I went home, had dinner (mom made goulash…I love that stuff) and then took a two hour nap.
I left out the part where Heather, my bestest friend came to see me. She got here around 4:00 in order to go with us to Relay. I am so glad that she is here. I know it may be a boring weekend, but this is her first trip to the Delph and maybe this was a fun way to see how awesome this community is.
Around 11, we went back up to the gym. I wanted to get a couple laps in and at Midnight, I had signed Justin up to represent us in the Relay Idol Contest. I am his official booking agent now, so if you need entertainment, let me know. He was awesome and while he lost a singing contest to a lady who did sign language, he is such a sport and represented us so well. Enjoy the pictures below:
(Melissa Collier, a student at Ouachita that I walked the Survivors lap with)
(The Tiger opened the lap)
(Joe Franz, the gentleman behind me, was in the middle of treatments at the event last year. He was who we honored last year. What a difference a year can make. I cant wait to be finished with treatments next year and be that strong.)
(The Ouachita Tiger)
(A new thing they added this year was the wagon lap. Chris and Jason were in charge)
(The theme this year was Mardi Gras…can you guess who this is?)
Avery and Mary Lynn joined in the excitement.
The caterpillar crawl. They really needed knee pads.
Work it!
Heather, Mom and I making our laps. Dad was taking pictures and eating sno cones!
Heather S and Lisa G
Kody, Mom, Justin, Me and Heather…
Mom and dad with our team baton
The star
Me and Kirtie
Kody, me and Justin..waiting for Round 2 results
Lisa G. Rocks
Get It!
Hold Me, Thrill Me
Whitney, Kirt, Justin, and Me
Me and Heather…she is amazing
Mom and Dad
The Babb’s and The Jones’This event has always been special to me and supporting The American Cancer Society was something I did because of the people I have known who have been affected by this disease. My mom’s mom, my dad’s dad, two of his brothers, and several friends have experienced the breathtaking news that Cancer can bring, but each one of them paved the way for me and handled it with such grace. That manner has given me the confidence I am drawing on to fight and beat this battle. God has blessed me with the opportunity to go through this and while I am already seeing Him at work, I am continually amazed and the promise of the future.
