The plan...

I had a very difficult time sleeping last night. I kept thinking about my sister, and the challenge walk. The more I think about it, the more it sounds like my mission for 2011. I just need to decide whether to do the walk in St. Louis, or the walk in Wisconsin. I like that if I do the challenge walk in Missouri, it stays within the mid-west. If I do Wisconsin, it will only go to benefit the Wisconsin chapter. That's how I read it anyway.

I found an 18 week marathon walking program that I will do to build myself up for it. I plan to take it seriously, so that I can finish in a decent amount of time each day. It is 50 miles afterall! I need to recruit some help on fundraising, since I'm not the most successful at raising funds for things like this. I think that a poker tournament would be a great way to raise money, also bake sales, etc. I'm just not sure where I would HOLD a bake sale. I need help!

My wonderful friend Tim said that he would walk with me on a team, and contribute to my fundraising effort, which I am thankful for. I appreciate his willingness. There's a reason I call him my brother :) My best friend, Andrea, also said that she would seriously consider walking with me too. I'm thankful for that.

I really want to be the most supportive sister I can be for Lauren, and aside from emotional support, this is the biggest thing that I can think of doing to show her how much I love and care for her. It feels really good to have a goal (albeit a monster goal it seems right now) for the year, and to have something to train for!