What a wonderful day it was in Philadelphia!
A school bus with 48 chirpy women and young adults left RE/MAX Preferred's parking lot at 7:20 this morning raring to go for a great day down in Philadelphia. We raised almost $2000 for Breast Cancer Research, we got exercise, and we talked and laughed and had a wonderful time!
One of my heroes is Abraham Lincoln. 
How wonderful it was to run into this statue while I was down at the race. He once said that: "All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother". Wow - so true for me as well as for Mr. Lincoln!! Mother's Day, Abraham Lincoln, sunny skies, what more can you ask for? The statue had a tribute... To Abraham Lincoln, from a grateful people. Thank you Mr. President, you lead by example and we are truly grateful.
Even the Philly Phanatic got into the act! 
Karen Hockenberry and I raced up the Art Museum steps!! What a view from up there!
I remember it being a lot easier to race up those stairs in 1976, when Rocky was in theaters.
I graduated in 1976, at 16 years old.... surely I didn't need to bend over and catch my breath back then! In any case, we made like Rocky and jumped up and down out of sheer joy to be there, alive and part of this marvelous group of humanity, walking for such a good cause on such a beautiful day.
On the back of many of the participant's shirts were the names of people they were walking in honor of. Many were survivors, which is very hopeful. But far too many people had the words "in memory of" before the names of their honorees. Two young ladies wore signs that said "For Mommy, we miss you - 1974 to 2008".
I ran into my friend Becky, a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed over 4 years ago and is currently undergoing chemo. She has been on this current program for over one year. She took off her hat to show me that her hair is a little thinner than before. I told her that she was beautiful and most especially beautiful because she is still here, with her huge warm smile and kind heart.
Here are some pictures of some of the ladies on the bus. 
And thank you to Scott, our driver from Krapft buses. He was wonderful! 
To find out more about the Race for a Cure, go to http://rfcphl.convio.net/site/TR?team_id=21300&fr_id=1020&pg=team.
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Aw, I miss Philadelphia. Thank you for sharing. I get really homesick being so far away. Great Photos. I won't be in the race, but am doing the 3 day in October here in Atlanta .