Making Strides in St. Pete

Hi All -

October is apparently now going to be our Making Strides Against Breast Cancer month. Last week, Glenn was in Orange Park and this past weekend we headed to the same event in St. Petersburg.

But before I get into that, I will tell you that we've had a new couple move into our neighborhood...a pair of what I believe to be Muscovy ducks. Glenn thinks they are ugly, but the dogs and I disagree.

Unfortunately, Glenn didn't get very close so you can't really see, but they are black with a red head, kind of like a buzzard.

"What are those things?!"

So anyway, on Saturday, we woke early and headed to Strides. It was a beautiful morning.

Great place to see the sunrise.

We met with a lot of people, and Glenn thanked a lot of volunteers. We talked with the reporter from the local news station, and saw a lot of people and dogs dressed in crazy costumes. Once again, the storm troopers made an appearance. (Apparently, this group of gentlemen dress up in costume and go to charity events all over Tampa - they were very nice to the little kids.)

It was the first Strides event I have been to, and I was very impressed by how many people showed up.

The walk was three miles long and went along the Bay.

We fell in with a group that called themselves the Hoochie Mammas. They did military type marching chants along the way, which was fun, although it was very hot and humid.

As we walked past the shoreline we noticed some commotion in the water, which ended up being a small shark going after a fish or something. It's hard to see, but perhaps you will note a small dorsal fin....

Anyway, it was a great day, although surprisingly tiring. We later went to Chad and Lisha's house to watch the Gators lose and eat gluten free cupcakes. Sunday, we were able to watch the Steelers win at home and watched an amazing documentary called Searching for Sugar Man, which we highly recommend.

So that's it for this week. Glenn is currently traveling across the panhandle (yesterday Jacksonville, today Tallahassee.) He'll fly home from Pensacola on Saturday. In the meantime, I am keeping myself entertained. With love from FLA--