Whew! What a crazy couple of months!

I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged. It's almost overwhelming! Training got pretty intense in August and September, and I was pretty much sick the entire month of October (not exaggerating). I'm worried about the impact of taking a whole month off of training so close to the event. But I'll do what I can and enjoy the walk no matter how much of it I walk versus riding the sweeper van! Quite happily, I've raised all the money and have even started my 2010 account. Kim raised the minimum, too, and is generously putting her excess donations into my 2010 fund!

The walk is less than three weeks away! I will try to post some photos from the time I wasn't able to blog but I will at least stay up to date from this point on. Tomorrow's the Race for the Cure 5K and I cannot wait to experience that. You should see our Team Jil shirts!

T Shirts, Get Your T Shirts!

Last year after closing ceremonies, my parents and I stopped for Mexican food and they immediately started talking about "what we are going to do next year." LOL, no rest for the weary! One of the things they talked about most was having a team t-shirt. We also talked about team names and as the months went by, we concluded that the 2009 team should be named "Team Jil" in honor of my aunt. And even though pink is considered "the" color for breast cancer awareness, we decided the shirts should be green.



So after months of discussion, we are proud to officially announce that we will be selling Team Jil shirts. They will be offered in green (in a unisex, regular t-shirt style) and white (available in ladies sizes only with a scoop neck) with pink lettering. The front will be simple. A breast cancer ribbon and our team name. On the back, we are selling advertising space for corporate sponsors. Team Jil T-shirts will sell for $20 a shirt.

I can't tell you what it meant to see the same, faithful cheerleaders out, every day, time after time, cheering us on. The "TAG team", "Hakuna Ma Tata's" (with their 'free hugs' and "Body By Three Day" girls were special stand outs. I know that Team Jil will go along way in encouraging weary walkers with their eye catching shirts and crazy cheers. I can't wait to see Team Jil out there in our matching team shirts!

Team Shirts! Advertising on the Go!

My family brought up the idea last year of having matching shirts for the cheerleading team. Kim was inspired when someone suggested selling advertising space on the back of team shirts. So we are giving it a go! Team Jil shirts will soon be for pre-sale (we won't have them made until right before the Race for the Cure 5K, which is November 1). She's working on a letter and I've been talking to a local screen print shop willing to give us a deal about the costs and layout options. I can't wait to see how it all comes together and who will sponsor our team. Stay tuned for more information on advertising space and Team Jil shirts to purchase!