Catching up

On Oct 10 I took part in the Las Vegas Heart Walk. Well I helped out in the Go Red for Women booth. I was blessed to have Turk there with me, just a month out of surgery. What a trooper. I was also greatful to have the hellp of Christine Stoddard, Mrs. Texas US Continental 2010 who came into town to help out. While there Christine and I met other royality as well as survivors of both heart disease and stokes. Thank you to Crisa for allowing us to share in such an experience!



The following weekend I was a volunteer at the Justin Timberlake Shriner Hospital for Children Golf Open. I wasn't able to get to close to Justin but was able to meet and photograph with actor/comdian Geoge Lopez. What a nice guy. It was a long weekend but being on the 18th green where the tournament was literally won and lost made it all worth while.


On Oct 22nd I was lucky to help out with one of my favorite organizations, Think First NV. Think First is a nation wide non-profit organization that promotes using your mind to protect your body. One of the events that Debbie Kurn does is sponors helmet give aways and that is what we were doing this day at our sponor Land Rover Las Vegas.


Nevada became a state on Oct 31 so every year in our capital city Carson City there is a parade and Turk, Brandon and I traveled this year to participate. This year we celebrated Abraham Lincoln's presidency. It was a bit chilly so I was thankful for the faux fur coat that I received as a gift for winning the title. After the parade we were walking around a bit and it was so cool to meet persons in period clothing.

Loreen and I were blessed to have the opportunity to visit Chicago in December. We took the risk and sat in the 3' x 4' box 103 stories above the ground at the top of the Willis Tower (aka The Sears Tower). We only heard a few cracks. Haha. Our visit to Chicago was to attend the premiere of Tiara Magazine. I was interviewed for their spring issue. Get your subscriptions now at www.tiaramagazine.com. The rest of December went by with extra hours at work and spending quality time with Turk and Brandon. We then got lucky and were able to have Christmas dinner with Turks children and grandboys. I found it quite easy to cook gluten free, and no one noticed. Tricia, Turk's middle child, was diagnosed with Celiac disease so she isn't able to eat food made with wheat, rye or gluten.

Well that catches us up through the first of the year. I promise to up date for what has happened thus far in 2010 in my next post. AND I promise it will be with in the next couple of days.
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