So we have Summer Break Aug. 11-15 week and I’m finally going to head back home to Illinois. I grew up in Belleville, a somewhat suburb of St. Louis, only on the Illinois side. My parents relocated to Smithton, IL to build their dream house and it’s an amazing house to say the least. My dad’s birthday, as is my sister’s, is August 15, so I’m going to cater a birthday party for my dad at the house with my relatives. I’m also hoping my best friend since college, Stacy, comes down to see me. I haven’t seen her since i met her in LA for something that I really could have done without, her brain surgery, but that’s a whole different blog. But nonetheless, she’s one of my favorite people in this world that I can’t live without and it’s been to long so she needs to come down to see me, since she’s in Chicago anyway! And I know she would love to post pictures here of us in college when she used to put my hair in pig tails with Barbie pigtail holders….
Just wanted to show you all a photo of my dog Alexandra. She’s almost 10 and I’ve had her since she was 7 weeks old. After a long morning of school, she greets me everyday at the door with a ball in her mouth saying “mommy let’s go play ball.” Even though i know she’s played all morning with Lisa.
So I wanted to take a minute and just talk about something that is near and dear to my heart. That would be the AIDS LifeCycle, the yearly bike ride from San Francisco to LA….585 miles over the course of 7 days, all to raise money for AIDS. This year, I think the ride maxed out at a record 3,000 riders.
I did AIDS LifeCycle 3, and this year, there is quite the contingency of my pals doing the ride and I couldn’t be prouder. Elena, who is on her 13th (right?) ride will be the mentor for Nicole, Beth B, CBass, Sue, laura lo, all our baby pirates doing the ride….and of course Houston, Kurty, Kruser and Berto who will be joining them as well.
They start the ride this coming weekend, June 1….and as hard as it is, it’s the best 7 days you’ll have with a sore butt.
If anyone is interested in donating to the cause, please visit:
http://www.aidslifecycle.org/index.cfm
Good luck girls….love you all, so proud and ride safe……’on your left!’
