Great Strides 2010

Yesterday Nick and I along with some of our biggest supporters walked int he 2010 Great Strides walk. It was so much fun and really nice to see everyone again and meet new faces as well.This was the first year that I raised A good amount of money to go to finding A cure.It means so much to me and yet every year I find my self procrastinating until the very last minute.Nothing changed this year I just kicked butt and got as many donations as I could. With your help our team ROCKED this year, We even got the Great Strides fever and are doing the Fort Clinch walk on the 15th.

This year was also VERRY bittersweet, I got to meet Jeremy Masons Mom. Jeremy Mason is A young man who passed away with Cystic Fibrosis not too long ago. He was A very talented young man who played the guitar and also sang.I have previously wrote about Alex Colbert who passed away A few months ago, Jeremy and Alex were best friends. They would actually plan there hospital visits so they would be in together. That is when Nick and I met Alex and Jeremy,Nick and the boys were always in the hospital at Wolfson's together. That is where we learned of there love for music,At all hours of the night... hehe

Yesterday was the firs time I met hist mother, And she was such A amazingly strong woman. I found myself not able to talk about the loss of the boys and yet so happy that she was able to make it to the walk. She was A inspiration to me that there is hope and God forbid anything ever happened to my husband I WILL MAKE IT THOUGH... Thanks Nancy

We have decided to do the walk At Fort Clinch and for you Nassau County Folks, We would love to see you there. Just go here for details and to register and or donate.

Working hard

Hey Yall, I hope you guys had A great Monday....I know after A nice weekend its hard to get back into the swing of things, At least for me it is. I just wanted to ask everyone to PLEASE say some extra prayers for Nick tomorrow. Two weeks ago he had A Dr. appointment and his lung function was pretty low. So they asked him to come back tomorrow and see if they have gone up any more. Nick has been working hard to make sure that they are better. I know he is going to be so bummed if they are still low. Not only does he have A Dr. appointment tomorrow but I will not be able to go :( This makes me so sad, I really HATE to miss his appointments,Especially ones like this.I also wanted to do some recruiting, Team "Walking for Nick" NEEDS walkers. The Great Strides walk for Cystic Fibrosis is going to be on May 1st at Hannah Park. The walk is A TON of fun and is A great cause to be apart of. This is our 3rd year doing it and every year our team gets bigger and better. It is so nice for Nick to know that the people in our community care about finding A cure for CF. The walk is VERY child friendly and is right on the beach,The provide lunch which is catered by outback steakhouse and is Oh so yummy. If you would like to walk with us just click on the button below and join our team. There is no cost to join but we do have A team shirt that we have and you can get for 15 dollars.

Unfortunately everyone cant make the walk, But you can still do your part to make A difference. For every dollar that is donated to the CF foundation .90 cents of that dollar goes towards finding A cure... That is AWESOME, So please help CF stand for CURE FOUND and donate. NO AMOUNT IS TO SMALL.Just click the DONATE NOW button on the right page of the blog. Nick and I are SO blessed to have the support that we do from everyone, I am forever grateful for you. Thanks.

Check out our GREAT STRIDES page!!!!

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AmandaBrown6088

TWO DOLLAR TUESDAY!!!!

Today is TWO DOLLAR TUESDAY!!!!

Just click on the link and donate 2 dollars to our team and help CF stand for CURE FOUND

Whats 2 dollars right...

**Please re post in your Blog,Face book, My space Etc...Thanks!!!**

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AmandaBrown6088

WALKING FOR NICK

My amazing husband who continues to fight the fightGetting pumped up for the walk Our 2009 Great Strides team "Walking For Nick"

Our First Great Strides walk If you get A little tired during the walk they will take ya back to the pavillionGREAT STRIDES 2010 HERE WE COME!!!! It is that time again people, Yes I know you are excited!!!! From now until May you will CONSTANTLY be reminded about our fundraising efforts for Cystic Fibrosis and the 2010 Great Strides walk. For the past 3 years Nick and I along with many dear friends and family have participated in the annual walk as team "Walking for Nick".Each year our team has grown bigger and bigger and we have raised more and more money in the fight to cure CF, I can only hope that this year our team will be bigger and better. This year is so much different for Nick,As he will soon be getting evaluated for A double lung transplant. I can only hope that while Nick waits for this AMAZING gift of lungs he will be blessed in A even bigger way. I pray that while Nick waits for lungs through your efforts and help with fundraising and even your small donation A CURE WILL BE FOUND. The walk is in May at Hannah park and is SO much fun. It is Catered by Outback steakhouse and is right along the beach. It is A VERY kid oriented walk and really just A great family day. If you are interested in joining our team WALKING FOR NICK please go here and sign up!!!!

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AmandaBrown6088

If you are unable to walk with us please consider fighting for Nick and for everyone else who is fighting the fight. This year Nick and I have lost TOO many friends to this horrible disease and this is A new year and time for A CURE. So please help CF stand for CURE FOUND and donate. The awesome thing about the CF foundation is that when you donate .90 cents of every dollar goes towards finding A cure...Please know that NO donation is to small. All you have to do is click on the Great Strides button on the right side of the blog. Please know that it means the world to Nick and I.

Below are just some of the fun and easy fundraising ideas that you can do to help us beat this disease.....

• Jeans for Genes—On a specified day, employees can make a pre-determined contribution (e.g., $5) to the CF Foundation for the privilege of wearing jeans at work. Make it a challenge—see which department or branch has the most participants. If you work in an environment that is already very casual, consider a hat day, sports team jersey or crazy-shirt day instead. Download a sticker template for participants to wear.
• Ice Cream Social—Host an "ice cream social" in your office and ask the president of your company, or a department manager, to scoop the ice cream. Employees can make a donation to the CF Foundation in exchange for a frozen treat, and see their favorite senior manager in action!
• Bake Sale—Ask your co-workers to help you make a variety of baked goods, and sell them for a price that will ensure you'll make a profit. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are great times to hold bake sales, because people are always looking for easy and delicious gifts and treats. Be sure to publicize the bake sale ahead of time so people bring lots of money.
• Penny Wars/Jar Wars—Select a specific week, and ask employees from each department in your company to contribute coins to their department's coin jar. At the end of the week, the department that raises the most money wins.
• Collections—Ask your church, synagogue, or meeting hall if you can address the congregation and take up a collection to support the CF Foundation.

Catching up

Happy Memorial Day!!!! I absolutely love three day weekends. It gives you time to relax and catch up on things. This weekend has been so pleasant and filled with lots of fun. Nick and I just found out that we are going to be A Aunt and uncle. We are so excited for Nicks sister Courtney and her husband Chuck.Not only are we celebrating the big news from Courtney and Chuck but we have Tyler's graduation coming up. So we had A little get together this weekend with lots of family and friends and had such a great time.As I have said before I kind of fell of the blogging wagon for A while and am trying to get with it and catch up. So lets see... Nick and I got accepted into the Sunny Seashores resort. We are ridiculously excited about that. It is at the Disney Vero beach resort in June. It is where other people with Cf and there families from all over the United States get together. We are happy because sometimes it is nice to get together with other people who know what you are going through and just relate.So not only do we get to go but it is totally FREE. How AMAZING is that!!! They pay for our rooms at the resort,all of our meals and activities.So we will be headed to Orlando June 18-23rd for that. The great strides walks are over now which is kind of bitter sweet. The walks are so great because you get to hang out with other people like you and chat while at the same time raising money to find A cure for this terrible disease.I have met some amazing people through the great strides walks and through this blog. I know that we are so close to finding A cure and truly are making A difference. With that being said I hope everyone has a great week. XOXO ALWAYS

SOUNDOFF SUNDAY

My Sister in law Meagen and I riding the golf cartMy future Brother in law Chuck,Off roading
Nick and I My Dad and all his children on his birthday

Happy Mothers Day

Our team Walking for Nick

The whole team,Well there are some missing.. Slackers

I cannot believe it is already Sunday. The weekends go by entirely to quick with not enough rest. I was so sad because Saturdays are usually my days to sleep and and also spend with Nick. Unfortunately I had class Saturday morning so... None of that was accomplished. During the week I am so busy with work,school and homework. I sometimes feel like I don't always get to spend the time I would like to with Nick. Last night A friend of ours had A birthday party and that was a lot of fun. It is definatly getting closer to summertime, I couldn't believe how dang hot it was outside last night. Nick I think was feeling A little wore down today so we slept in this morning. It drives me crazy because Nick never stops, He is constantly doing something . He is so passionate about everything he does,unfortunately it wears his little body out.I literally have to make Nick take the time for himself and just have A chill day in bed with some movies or in his case basketball right now LOL. Today is not only Mothers day but my Dads birthday!!!! So Nick and I went over to my parents house to visit with them. It was nice I got to teach my little sister how to make A milky way cake and I must say it was SO yummy.My little sister amazes me at how much she is growing... She is 11 years old and as tall as I am. She is so amazingly beautiful to me. She has the best personality ever which I think of course she gets from me LOL..On another note, Nick and I will be doing another Great Strides walk next Saturday with more friends and family. I am also excited to meet Hope and Bub who are parents to Braden who is 8 months and has CF.If you would like to donate to our Great Strides walk please click on the widget to the right of the blog. Above are some pics from today along with the Great Strides walk we did last Saturday.Hope everyone has A blessed week. XOXO Always

Nick and I at the Hardrock after the Nickelback Concert A quote I saw at the Hard rock...Love it
Nick and I at the concert



My Mom and Step Dad with Nick

Mom and I at Fridays before the concert

I promised everyone pics,Sorry it took so long. I am just now getting back into the swing of things. Ya know I think I could really get use to that whole vacation thing.We have had some Major issues at work with our director. I am happy to say she is no longer with us and we are now in search of A new director.In the mean time everyone is SO happy and work is A more pleasant place to be.On another note only 2 more days until our GREAT STRIDES walk... Everyone from our team keeps saying how excited they are about the walk. If only they knew how happy that made me as A team leader.After the GREAT STRIDES walk Saturday since the walk is right on the beach everyone from our team is going to make A day of it and hit the beach.Anyways I hope everyone is having A great week. Don't forget to show some love and comment.... XOXO ALWAYS

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HELLO, I hope everyone is having A great weekend. Nick and I are just relaxing here at the house. I started school this past Tuesday so lots of homework already. I have to admit it I enjoy doing it. Its not like when you were in high school and you dread doing your homework. I am so excited about learning more because knowledge is power. I absolutely love working as A preschool teacher. This past Wednesday I met with the ladies from the CF foundation,I really love them. They are terrific!!! We have the Great Strides walk coming up in May. Last year I didn't have alot of time to fund raise but this year we are on the ball. I am super excited about all the fundraising we have going on. We are doing our online fundraising which you can find the link to at the right of the page. We also have A silent tea party we are doing which is so cute. Then we have our pinups that we are selling for A dollar at local restaurants. Once it gets A little warmer we will be doing some car washes. Our goal as A team is 1500.00 dollars, And without a dought in my mind are we going to reach that goal and maybe more. WOOOHOOO. Anyways Things are good Nick went to the Dr. On Wednesday for his study that he is doing. His lungs sound great and he even gained 2 more pounds. I am so proud of him . Hope everyone has A great weekend... XOXO Always

Helping CF stand for CURE FOUND

As most of you know CF is something that I am very passionate about. Every year they do A walk called GREAT STRIDES. It is A benefit to help raise money for the CF foundation. This year we will be walking again for Nick of course. Last year I didn't get to raise a lot of money because Nick was in the hospital right before the walk and I just didn't have enough time. This year I have HUGE fundraising goals for our team. As A team I would like to raise at least 1,500 dollars. 90 cents of every dollar goes towards CF related research and helping to find A cure. So if you could please take the time to go visit our GREAT STRIDES website and possibly donate that would mean the world to both Nick and I . No amount is to little. Please help us make CF stand for CURE FOUND. Thanks to everyone who is apart of our AMAZING support group. I know Nick is A shy guy and doesn't say much but it really does mean the world to him to know that all these people are fighting for him. Thanks again XOXO ALWAYS

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