Went to Relay for life today. It was a good day, but soo much happened.
We got there and started setting up about 7-8 am on sat. then at 9 we watched the survivors lap, where the cancer survivors do a lap and the teams cheer them on (our team held up signs and had James wearing boxing gloves punching at a punching bag that read "cancer"). Then we went on the team lap where we all go around in a circle once as a team. then we bagan to disperse. we always had one person on the track, but others would hang out at the campsite, and check out the other campsites (all of em, including ours, had small shops and stands selling stuff). Several of them took donations, which means you just give what you think its worth. Of course, this meant Dylan went up to the snocone macine for about 7 free snocones. So i spent the day in a long, drawn-out battle against dehydration. There are, of course, better weapons than soda, but hey, ill take what i can get.
Both Nathan and Jon volentreered to sit in the duncking booth, i played a cool trivia game about 3 times (during the second one i get a vibration in my cell phone from Mariel calling me). Caleb2 brought a 3 foot sub his boss had donated to us for lunch. Went with James to go get some gas and money, then again to get some coffee from a gas station. Then when I came back, there was a bomb squad truck that ad come and people could go look at it and stuff. I went and saw it, then called Mitch to tell him. Took me a while to explain that the bomb squad was there, but not showing live bomb demonstations. Then pizza. The usual sauseless. Then came evening. Went home to take a shower, but it was dark when i got out so dad had to drive me back (though i walked halfway). The night was as long as it was uneventful. James and Ian walked. A lot. Eventually (at like 4am) I went to bed and slept beneath the table for about 2-3 hours. Then I wake up and we do the final laps, VERY painful. everyone was half awake and in pain. Then people started leaving, we saw the awards and raffle results (Got some stuff, t shirts mug and the like. not much worth noting). Then the first lap for next year. I got to carry one of the flags! Then went home. and here i am.
The amazing part in Ian. the 9 year old who walked 26 miles in the time frame (thats 104 laps). Amazing feat, but James did the same thing. But ians half his age, so its a stunning acomplishment. Poor kids gonna be hurting for a week.
I might update this post with more details later.
Tell me how the sat recital went?
-Caleb
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why hello!
sounds like you guys had a lot of fun, i am definitely coming next year if i have any say in the matter.
You need to figure out how to wrap the music into other pages. I never want to leave the home page to post, cuz the music stops then starts over.
But I do love the song. :D
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