Collin's Big Boy Bed

We have made the move. Collin starts in his big boy bed today! His room (as does he) looks so much older now!!! He is napping in it right now and is so proud of it.

The Jimmy Fund Walk

I realize these posts are now out of order but oh well...

Sunday, I walked with 8 other people (5 registered people and 3 moral support walkers) on Team Meisner in the 2008 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. What a fantastic event! The weather was perfect - sunny and in the 70s. Not a cloud in the sky. As a team, we have raised over $5500!!! I personally have raised over $2200 and am now considered to be a Bronze Pacesetter!

We started in Wellesley and walked 13.1 miles or half of the marathon route. One member of our team, Michelle, walked all 26.2 miles! Great job Michelle! We started our walk around 10:45am and finished up in Boston around 2:45pm. Not too shabby!

The whole experience was a blast and so well-coordinated. At the start, it was like a big party with music, tons of food and people everywhere. All along the way there were water and re-fueling stations that had so many snacks. Candy bars, fruit, Gatorade, you name it. At the finish line, there was also more food. Vendors had set up complimentary stations with hot dogs, pizza and subs from Subway. Yummy!

Thank you for all of your well wishes and support for this walk. I will definitely be doing it again next year - hopefully all 26.2 miles!

Maureen McKenna-Weber, Me, Kara McKenna

Team Meisner at the Starting Line in Wellesley (Maureen, Paul McKenna, CT, Heather Tomassian, Michelle LeBlanc, Lisa Gatto, Ben Gatto, Connie Dawson)

My Pacesetter T-Shirt (in my favorite color). I originally pinned pictures of my mom, the boys, and me onto the back but then realized I was going to be wearing a backpack so ended up pinning them on my bag instead. The captions are the reasons I walked.

Unleashing My Inner Diva

Finally...Here it is! The Sara Campbell Fashion Show. Sorry for the delay! It has been a CRAZY week! The Fashion Show on Monday was so much fun! It felt great to be all dressed up and have my hair and makeup professionally done. The dress I wore was my favorite of all of the outfits and was beautiful. Here are some pictures...

All the models were breast cancer suriviors in all different stages of survivorship. Some just finished treatment while others were celebrating being 10 years cancer-free. They were all great women and I really enjoyed meeting all of them and sharing our stories. Heather Unruh, the channel 5 news anchor, said some really nice things about me while she was emceeing the event. I coach her two little kids on the swim team so I have gotten to know her and her family. I was very touched that she acknowledged my story personally in front of the entire crowd of 200+ people.

Jeff went with me to cheer me on. Unfortunately he had to be there by himself as I was kept backstage for the evening. But you all know Jeff! He can talk to anybody...even a group of older women who are into these things. Well, he ended up sitting next to Sara Campbell's best friends and owners of a popular South End restaurant, Rocca. He basically charmed them beyond belief and now we have been invited to their restaurant for dinner on them and a front row parking space! So fun!!! Thanks Jeff!

The fashion designer, Sara Campbell, has invited all of us to her store for a celebration cocktail party in a couple of weeks. That sounds like it will be fun! Hope I get invited back next year!