Off & Running!

Yippity skippity...I foud a team mate yesterday! I know I'm supposed to be blogging about all things wedding but I promise that this ties in...

To aid in my search in finding an honored teammate for my marathon, I decided to email our district PR contact, Dianne, in hopes that she could put me in touch with someone. I explained that I was running (ok...jogging/walking) in a marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training & that, though we have a designated team mate, I would love to pledge my run toward someone close to me. I have blessed to not have anyone in my circle of family & friends touched by blood cancer. Now that I've become involved in the cause, I realize how truly fortunate we are to remain untouched by such an awful epidemic. So I asked Dianne to connect me with a child or employee in the district that I could run for.

Asking for a partner wasn't a totally selfless gesture, it's hard to do this alone & I figured that we could inspire each other. It will be inspiring to know that someone will kill themselves 26.2 miles for you, and it's encouraging to know that you can't quit because someone who's fought way tougher battles is counting on you to finish. Imagine my surprise when she called me back 5 seconds after I clicked 'send' and said that she was a lymphoma survivor, and asked if I would want her as a team mate. I'm telling you, God is truly amazing.

Dianne & I spent time talking & it's like she was one of my oldest friends. We have so much in common and...*drum roll to the best part*...she's getting married too! Woo-hoo! i told you I'd tie it in. So Dianne & Chuck are planning a totally selfless wedding in which all of their guests will fund raise & walk for the 'Light the Night' campaign the night following the ceremony. I love it! Why didn't we think of anything so wonderful & humanitarian? Probably because we'll really need all of those towels and place settings, but I really admire the choice to celebrate a higher cause. I'm kind of irked at all of the pressure to go green because it just seems false. The only way to have a really green wedding is to not invite anyone so that they save gas, not take gifts so that they don't have to be wrapped, and wear a paper bag. Other than that, it's a false concept & one that is highly overpriced. Not that I'm against saving the earth but, let's face it people, we only do a small portion of what needs to be done. Consistently doing a small part is better than a trendy, fake wedding effort and that's it. *stepping down off the soapbox*

How did I start on that? Oh yeah, talking about Dianne & Chuck's Brangelina-like nuptials. I just think it's so sweet. And they have such a great story- no I won't post it here because I've already told a lot of their business anyway. I'm really looking forward to getting to know Dianne & I can already tell we'll be more than team mates, but friends. Don't tell the others but I think we'll be the hottest team out there for sure.