I survived my first Walkathon!!!

One down and two to go!!! My son and I did the MS walkathon yesterday. We chose the 6 mile route (we had the choice of 3, 6 or 10) and we had beautiful weather. We went from the South Street Seaport over the Brooklyn bridge, around Brooklyn and then back over the bridge and back to the seaport. The walk was lovely, the weather sunny, but not too hot and my company was great. The worst part of the trip was the train coming back (NY trains always seem to detour on the weekend due to constant track work). We were wearing t-shirts, shorts, baseball caps and I had a fanny packs, so we felt very touristy!! Other than a bit of sunburn on the neck and arms, we faired very well. And I raised 500 dollars toward MS. Next week we are doing the march of dimes walkathon and then we will do the Aids walkathon in May. On the way home, I asked my son if he was impressed with me since I could never have done this last year at this time. After much hemming and hawing becuase teenagers find it difficult to say anything nice about their parents, he grudgingly admitted that while he was proud of me, the charity to me was secondary becuase I was walking for myself first. I think he did sort of, kind of, admit he was proud of me even though I had to fish for it!! I did tell him that I was proud of him and honored that he volunteered to come with me. I took a disposable camera so when I get the pictures developed, I will upload them. Hope everyone had a great weekend, Sue

Whoohoo! Way to go! Go Sue, Go Sue, Go Sue! Shake your groove thing! Go Sue You did great! How nice that your son walked with you. I have teenage boys too so I understand what you mean about getting them to say anything. I'm sure he's very proud of you. Lizzie

Thanks, Lizzie! It really was a great day and my son certainly helped make it so. have a wonderful day! Sue PS - still shaking my groove thing!!!

What a wonderful thing you have done - a great accomplishment for YOU and a great fundraiser for MS. Wow - you never know what you can do now until you try. Great job. Carolyn

Thank you, Carolyn! It was wonderful. I'm still glowing from the experience! Sue

I am proud of you, your son is proud of you and all those people who donated are proud of you!!! You must be on a serious high. Enjoy it! Be proud of yourself! We all are. sarah

Awww, thank you! I'm still high from the walk 2 days later! It was great and hopefully this Sunday's will be just as good. Take care, Sue

Sue, what a great accomplishment for yourself and for raising so much money for charity. Your son is proud even if he was unable to express his feelings to you, that's kids. Keep up the good work. Sher

Thanks, Sher I know my son is proud of me, but he goes to great lengths to bust my chops, too! I'm so proud of him, too, for doing this with me. (This is the same child who when I asked him if he was volunteering to help at his 8th grade graduation dance, asked me if he was getting paid for it!). Have a wonderful day! Sue

What a great memory you and your son will have to cherish forever. Good job with the 6 miles and good luck with your March of Dimes and AIDS walks. Have a awesome week! Jenni