5/24/10 - A Lil' Disappointed...

...So, I must admit, I'm a little disappointed right now. I participate in a local Relay for Life event every year (this will be my third). I initially joined the team "Aleena's Hope" in memory of my best friends niece, Aleena, who I had known since she was just a little baby. Aleena passed away in 2008 after a heroic 4 year battle. Last year, we joined forces with another team, who also lost a young daughter, Madison. Relay for Life is such an amazing event...to see so many people come together to fight against such a horrible disease, Cancer...a disease that affects just about every person on this planet, it's a very touching event, and I'm so proud to be a part of it. This years Relay will take place on Friday, August 6th. Now...being a week after I'm due, it's highly unlikely I will be able to participate much, if at all, but I will be doing everything I can to support my team!

Now...the disappointed part. I sent out an e-mail last week to my family and friends (well, all of the ones I have e-mail addresses for), as I do every year, letting everybody know of the event and asking for their support. I also added a button to my blog AND to my facebook page. And, much to my surprise, and dismay, not a single donation has been made. I find this so hard to believe...it actually pains me a little bit. Obviously times are tough right now...they are for all of us, but not a single donation? Not even $5.00 (which really DOES make a big difference)...I'm still in shock....truly in shock. I debated stating this on here, but, while I do find myself being a little tacky in calling this out, I just couldn't hold it in. I'm just hoping that there was some kind of crazy breakdown on the World Wide Web that day and somehow my message just did not reach anybody...otherwise, how terribly sad...

If anybody reading is interested in donating, you can click on the "Relay for Life Supporter" button at the top of my blog, and it will bring you right to my page.

In other news, it was a pretty low key day. We ran to Menards (one that actually has a garden center) after work, picked up our flowers and filled up our pots! While I'm not excited to water them and be responsible for them, I am excited to see how they turn out! YAY, flowers :) Here are our before and after pics!