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We did it! Relay for Life is done... for this year at least. It was a wee bit crazy to say the least. It started off great us girls (Nicole, Ashley, Sonya, and myself) got together and gathered all of our goods excited to get this 25 hour event started. We were going to sell glow sticks, raffle tickets, and pictures with Michel Jackson.

With all donations going to the American Cancer Society. So at six o'clock we were geared up and ready to rock and roll. After a few strolls around the track it begins to get a bit windy.

Then the lightning and thunder starts. And one point three of us girls are standing at each pole of our canopy trying to keep it from flying away. All the sudden it starts pouring! It was one of he craziest storms I've seen in a while. here are a few pictures captured my Nicole while trying to hold down the fort.

As soon as we can get our thoughts together we decide we better pack up and come back in the morning. Keep in mind at Relay we're supposed to be walking around the track all 24 hours. Once we've finally gathered all of our stuff we're all completely drenched. We looked like wet, miserable dogs. To make matters worse I still had to go to work and close the store. I was freezing! Ashley and I went back in the morning at eight, sold a few more items and basked in the hot sun for a few hours. All in all we raised an additional $50, broke one canopy, broke a camera that was already on a its last leg, and almost broke a new cell phone. I'm determined to make next year bigger and better!