Learning To Live

Today is Great Strides.   I am not going. This has been a long and agonizing decision for me.   Ultimately I am doing what I can emotionally and physically and I shouldn’t beat myself up for this.   But I will probably continue to do so anyways.   I started a Great Strides team in 2006.   Four people walked with me that year: Darin, Sarah, Callie and Carly.   Each year since my team has grown and evolved.   In 2009 my best CF buddy Lauren and I combined forces to create “The Lucky Ladybugs: Flying Towards a Cure.”   2009 was the year we raised the most money - $20,000.   Since then I have done an annual letter to family and friends.    This year I wasn’t up to doing the letter because of all the craziness with our sudden wedding.   The Lucky Ladybugs has been really special to me – Lauren and I got the name because we both have Ladybug tattoos on our right wrist.   We worked really hard to build our team a...

First, THANK YOU.   Thank you to everyone who came to our wedding.   Thank you to everyone who was there in spirit and will celebrate with us at our big reception next June when we renew our vows.   Thank you for understanding our reasons for moving up the ceremony.    Thank you for dropping everything and coming to Wisconsin with only 3 weeks’ notice.   I cannot express how much it meant to us for you all to fly in from around the US to spend a whole weekend celebrating our love.    I will admit I put a lot of work in these past three weeks, but I never imagined how spectacular everything would be.    It was beyond wonderful and beyond everything I hoped for.    I can’t stop smiling and laughing and dancing around when I think about this weekend.     Because of all the love Dan and I have received, I want to publicly acknowledge everyone and give those of you who couldn’t be there in person a little rec...