234 days to go.

Tisha:
Yesterday was such a beautiful day up here in the Northwest. I have always loved spring. Spring means warmer weather is coming and a time for change. A time to clean and refresh. Its a time for new beginnings or to go back to those new years resolutions. The saying, "April showers bring May flowers" is definitely true around here. Sometimes it doesn't stop in April and it drowns the May flowers, but the days that the sun does come out makes me Thankful I live in such a beautiful place. Although I miss the warmer sunnier days of California I definitely appreciate the fresh air of the NW. Since sunny days can be so far and few between right now my husband and I decided to take advantage of it. We both had yesterday off which happened to be an awesome coincidence. We have been wanting to try and walk farther so we decided to walk to lunch. The restaurant we picked was about 3 miles from our house. We put on our walking shoes and headed out. The sun felt so good on our faces. There were so many people out walking too enjoying the sunshine. In the NW people have really learned to appreciate the sun. One fellow we passed said, "doesn't the sun make a great friend." We do not let a sunny day go to waste here. We walked to the resturaunt and back home. It took us 2 hours and 22 minutes and we walked 7.71 miles. At the end of the day I was pretty wore out and ended up with a blister on my big toe, but other that that it was wonderful. At this point I have no idea how I am going to do 20 miles in one day let alone three days of 20 miles. I still have a long road ahead...and maybe a new pair of shoes, but I am feeling very optimistic. Looking forward to more sunny days!

Baby Steps.

Tisha:
I cant believe we are actually doing this. At this point it seems a little daunting. At first I was more nervous about the actual walk, but now I am more nervous about the fundraising. So far the walking is going very well. Brandon and I try to walk every night (even in the snow and rain) he has become a great training partner since Becky does not live here. We walk at least 1.3 miles every night and a couple times a week we try to do our 2.5 mile walk. We have mapped out a good walk around our neighborhood which also includes hills. Starting this week we are going to try and incorporate strength training as well. Along with the walking I have started a low calorie diet which is also helping.

I have made a conscious decision that this is going to be my year and this walk is helping me accomplish that. The last 3-5 years have been some of the hardest years of my life, but I feel like I am beginning to come out of the sadness and have began to feel happiness to my very core again. I am learning to let things go and realize we have no control over people or circumstances. Everything happens for a reason....some of the reasons I am still not sure of.

I really want to do this walk for my baby sister Kelsey. My sisters mean the world to me. When everyone else has abandon us we still have each other. Even though Kelsey will always have Becky and I she is missing an integral part of a girls life...her mom. No one should ever have to grow up without a mother. I remember when I was planning my wedding my mom and I were discussing the details and she got very sad and began to cry, she said Kelsey wont even get to have her mom there to help her plan her wedding. My mom was never concerned with herself but how her leaving this earth would affect Kelsey and others. Its not fair that our mom was taken too soon and that she wont be there to help Kelsey plan her special day or be there when she graduates from high school. I used to tell my mom cancer only takes the good ones. Cancer has taken the lives of way too many Amazing people! That is why I am trying to make a little dent and raise this money to help with cancer research and stop other children from losing their parents too soon.

Since Becky and I are doing this apart it is hard to do fundraising together. We have to raise $2,300 in order to participate and so far I only have $35.00. I am in need of some fundraising ideas..so if you have any please let me know.

We're Committed.

Rebecca:
Welcome to our blog. We wanted to create this blog to keep our friends and family updated on our progress. Tish and I will be participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-day. The 3-day is a 60 mile walk over the course of 3 days that promotes awareness and raises funds for breast cancer. We have joined the San Diego walk for November.

I have to give Tish all the credit. With or without me she was 100% committed to being involved in the 3 day this year. Eventhough we are 100s of miles apart we will be training "together". As our friends and family you can "train" with us through this blog! Follow our training, fundraising efforts and take a peek inside our lives over the next few months.

I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous. I am so out of shape! I am doing 5ks now, but not doing them well. 60 miles seems a little daunting. Send us prayers and encouragement.