What. A. Weekend.

As you might have known, this Saturday was the Los Angeles Revlon Walk for Women's Cancers at the USC Coliseum, and my family and I were there to support the cause.

The walk didn't begin til 9 am, but the venue was overflowing by 7 am. It was quite the inspiration one needed on an early Saturday morning (especially since there was NOT a cup of coffee in sight anywhere) before a long walk in the bright morning sun. Despite the lack of caffeine, I was ready to go - I had the sun block on, the comfy running shoes, the new sports bra on :), and lots of 'let's do this ish' kind of energy. My family was also all aglow and excited to do this walk together, mostly in support of my mom, but mainly because they're all good people who care about others going through what we did just a few months ago. Even my sometimes-antisocial mom had a blast, and my dad (who was the only man with our group) felt really proud and brazen to be there supporting his wife. They really can be cute sometimes.

We walked and jogged and walked (though not always together) and finally made it to the finish line at the coliseum where more celebrations continued. ;)  We finished our 5K walk before noon but the day seemed later because we were all a little tired from the long walk, early call time, the sun, and the excitement of the day. I mean the creativity in team costumes alone were fun, and don't forget the loud music that played to keep the adrenaline up!

We capped off the day going out to eat shrimp and crab (and beers) before we all broke off to go our separate ways home.

My fave part of the day you ask? My family all together in support of a positive purpose, my parents getting out of their comfort zones, enlightening my niece to participating in something that goes beyond herself, and the opportunity to really contribute to others. However I think my true favorite thing began even before that day and started with all the support we received leading up to this day, including the participation of all of you to make this day possible - whether it was through your donations ($895 total!) or positive messages, it all helped, and for that I thank you. :)

But enough about me. How was your Mother's Day weekend?

This weekend Christi and I had a big ole party at her house to raise money for Breast Cancer and Alzheimer's research.  As both of our moms have both been affected by these horrible diseases, we thought we'd have a party to raise moola for the cure. 

Needless to say between both of our awesomest friends and colleagues, we raised over $1,000 that we're splitting down the middle for the two foundations. We were some happy campers - and so were our guests. We had tons of food, a funny Bingo announcer, and tonsssssssssssssssss of drank! (Can you say "leftovers for days!")

Anyway, I capped off the weekend with a visit to Dodger's stadium where I am multi-tasked getting a tan and lots of relaxation. :) I like to believe that the Doyer's actually won that game simply because of my rare appearance. Methinks they're trying to sucker me into being a die-hard fan. #winning

Next weekend the party continues with some mother-daughter love at my cousin's pre-Mutha's Day pool party where I will continue to work on the tan. :)

If you're sad you missed out on the fun, please feel free to join our breast cancer walk May 12 at the LA Coliseum, or donate to us. Either way, we can be found here. 

Thanks for your support! xo