Happy Halloween!

Here are a few happy moments from Halloween's past...

WEDDING BELLS!

 

October 16, 2010

The day we had all been waiting for.  Cam and Juan got hitched!

We had some scary moments, when we thought it would rain on this parade, but the weather Gods were in our court (I hear it rained in areas around us, but we were spared!).

Mr. &  Mrs. Juan Mendez

 

 What a wonderful time...and they will live happily ever after...

because, she has found her prince!

On Being a Champion

A champion is a winner, a hero... 

Someone who never gives up, even when the going gets rough. 

A champion is a member of a winning team... 

Someone who overcomes challenges, even when it requires creative solutions. 

A champion is an optimist, a hopeful spirit... 

Someone who plays the game, even when the game is called life. 

There can be a champion in each of us if we live as a winner. 

If we live as a member of a team. If we live with a hopeful spirit, for life. 

 

September 1999- Mattie J. T. Stepanek

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Worth re-posting...from my original blog 10/1/09

Here are a few facts:

• One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Breast cancer knows no boundaries--be it age, gender (that's right, men do get breast cancer, folks), socio-economic status or geographic location.
• The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older (boo!)
• Early detection and effective treatment for breast cancer have been shown to improve survival.
• Making healthy lifestyle choices may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
• There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today.
• Breast cancer affects more than just the patient--co-survivors (friends, family and co-workers) need support, too.