Help the families of our fallen heros...

On July 28, 2010, there was a fatal C-17 crash at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The plane crashed during a practice flight for an upcoming airshow, killing all four crew members aboard. This is so heartbreaking and it resonates with us so deeply. We mourn for the lost crew members and their families. These families are going through my husband and I's worst nightmare. All had spouses, many had children, and all have countless other family and friends- all feeling the tremendous loss of their loved ones. In another awful turn of events, one of the wives of the pilots killed, Melanie Malone, just lost her father less than two weeks later in another freak plane crash carrying the former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens.


The spouses in our current squadron wanted to show support for these families. We have decided to collect monetary donations and divide them equally amongst the individual family's preexisting accounts. This way the families can use the accounts for any need- dinners, babysitters, moving expenses, funeral arrangements etc. I built a website and paypal donation account to open up this opportunity to you and the general public. The site has biographies and obituaries, a condolences page to leave comforting messages for the families, and last but not least a donation button. If you would like to directly help these families, we ask that you please donate to this cause.


Thanks for taking the time to help these families, either with kind wishes or donations. Every bit helps!  Please, please, please share this with your email contacts, Facebook friends, family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc! The website itself has sharing capabilities to facilitate posting to Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, etc. I have created an html button for the website if you would like to add it to your site. The button and code can be found on my side bar.

Here is the website: http://ElmendorfFamilyMemorialFund.blogspot.com

Happy Independence Day!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

 

I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend! Do you remember I said I was training for my first 5K? Well, it's today. Starts at 7:30am. Wish me luck! I'm nervous! Here's to conquering fears and insecurities!

I'm going to run a 5K!

Recently, I decided to cross off running a 5K from my bucket list. My YMCA is hosting a 5K/10K on the fourth of July. I have finally overcome the fear and the excuses and I am just going to do it! If I enjoy it, this might open a whole new world of racing to me. I have started training for the event and thought I'd share my favorite gear with you.

ASICS Women's Gel-Nimbus 11 Running Shoe:

This has been my favorite running shoe for 5 years now. When I first switched to them, it felt like I was running on pillows. Finding the right type of running shoe for your foot type is crucial. Click here for some advice about finding the right shoe for you.

Moving Comfort Sports Bra:

I have always despised sports bras. I could never find one that would fit my small torso and bigger bust. Moving Comfort has created a line of wonderfully comfortable sports bras and they feature a "bra finder" that helps you select the perfect one for you by your activity level and bra size. I cant recommend them enough! I have the Fiona (pictured).

I am excited to check this off my list! Is their anything you have been wanting to do but haven't surmounted the fear yet? Leave a comment and let me encourage you!