I’ve pedaled my way through this Saturday at record pace! I woke up at five a.m. to get ready for the Fort Worth Tarrant County Race for the Cure. I was at the church by 6:30, and by 7:15 or so, we were all enjoying free bananas, water, tea, yogurt, Panera, and Starbucks — not to mention scarves, key chains, etc. Race for the Cure is like a free carnival that caters specifically to women; it offers a really positive, healthy atmosphere of friendship, strength, encouragement, support, and love. I’ve participated in the Arkansas race before, but today was my initiation into the Fort Worth version. I’ve enjoyed every one of my Race for the Cure experiences, and I walk to celebrate my grandma’s victory over breast cancer and to support my sisters in Christ who’ve also battled this disease, personally or in their family. Photos of our group come courtesy of Brandi. You may notice our crew has grown by the end of the race. With a 6:30 Saturday morning departure time, there were bound to be a few who overslept and had to catch up! But we all made it eventually. After I got home, Ashley and I went to the park, where we were reminded that today and tomorrow are Arbor Daze in our town. So, we went and checked out the festivities there for a while. Then we came home and watched Jeeves and Wooster, and now I am working on tallying receipts and checking our budget. Amazingly, I haven’t required a nap yet! I guess a 5K can really start the day off right! I’ll post the race photos now and Arbor Daze photos in a few days.