Tenting Status: Not Tenting

We are a mere 29 days out, and the good folks at Avon encourage us to go ahead and REGISTER for the walk. Can you believe it? No longer is the walk just a gleam in our eye, or a splint in our shin, it's becoming a reality!

I figured registering would take 15 or so minutes, not so much. In a mere 3 I was registered and ready to walk! I had to answer medical questions "Have you had surgery or hospital visits in the last 6 months? Please explain." "No." "Do you have any of the following conditions...." "No." Healthy as a horse. (Not Barbaro) Then there was the long scroll down part about legal stuff - snooze fest. "I agree." "I agree." "I agree." I'm registered! My walk number and other goodies will arrive at my house in a week so I don't have to mingle with the other walkers on Race Eve. We have big plans to carb up and get in bed EARLY, so skipping a massive sign up is my cup of tea. Or bowl of pasta.

I then discovered the MOST important part -tent registration. There was a section for you to enter who you'd like to tent with.  This is where I'd say "Cousin Tracy" if we were going that route, but you remember we are not. Another option is to select a RANDOM tentee. Can you imagine how horrible that could be? When I did the 72 hour Get out the Vote push for the 2006 elections my roommate at the glamorous Best Western in Warner Robins, Georgia was an older lady who smelled like my grandmother and carried her make up in a Caboodle.  I do not have the best of luck with these things. 

"Not tenting."

Click. Done. Check to make sure it says no tent for this gal. Yep. Registered!

We're doing our part - registering, training, fundraising - have you done yours? It's never too late to donate! Links to the right! Thanks!

To sleep or not to sleep (in a tent), that is the question...

You may be asking yourself, 'What made Beth and Tracy decide to take on the challenge of training to walk nearly 40 miles and raise at least $3600 collectively in a mere 12 weeks?' Trust me, we asked ourselves the same question...

When deciding to participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, one must ask herself:

1. Do I have anything planned the weekend of the walk? (Easter is the week before and we're not in/attending any weddings... check.)

2. Am I comfortable with being decked out in pink? (Minor sacrifice... check)

3. Am I capable of walking over 39 miles in two days? (Guess we'll have to start the training to find out...)

4. Will I be able to raise $1800 to participate in the walk? (With the amazing support we've already received from friends and family, we're well on our way :) But another donation couldn't hurt. Visit our personal walk pages by clicking on the links to the right of this post to make your contribution and join us in the fight against breast cancer)



5. Do I have to sleep in a tent???



(Image courtesy of a Google search for "camping hell.")

Nope! You can reserve a hotel room instead of sleeping in "Friendship Park." Which is in Maryland and I'm sure is charming, but for us it sounds only slightly more appealing than sitting through the Justin Bieber movie. So that means we are able to come home, take a bubble bath, open a sophisticated Pinot Noir and have our roommates bring us the Colletti's Smokehouse from Good Stuff after a long day of hoofing it around Washington in our finest pinks.

After carefully assessing the most pressing questions, and guided by our muses from Saved by the Bell, we decided to Go For It!