Heavy Breathing For Discovery

Hey Everyone... it's been a while since I last wrote, so I apologize for that, but nothing too exciting has happened. I have my next visit on 2/7 for some blood tests, so I'll be able to give some more info then. This post is about a Fundraising event that myself, Kristin and our two friends Sara and Chris are doing. It's called Hike For Discovery and it's raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It's a long ass hike in the Rocky Mountains in June and I need to raise $4,500 to do it. That definitely seems like a large number, but I'm more concerned with the actual hike. I've gone on a few mini-hikes before, but I'm not a Hippie so I've never gone on a long, multiple hours, multiple miles, and multiple thousands of feet in elevation kind of hike. The training for this hike is pretty much every weekend and I have to buy a ridiculous pair of high top hiking boots. What will most likely get me through the entire hike will not be the feeling I'll get when we reach the summit, not the determination to not let cancer hold me back from such a physical feat, not the fear of letting everyone down that donates money to the cause, but one simple thing: The pure joy of watching my beautiful wife to be, Kristin, get the shit scared out of her every time she hears a noise from the forest. She's scared to death of a bear/mountain lion attack. So scared that she's going to buy something actually named "Bear Repellent". It sounds like something that should be on Batman's utility belt and I don't think she'd be able to get it open in time to stop a bear anyway, but she will probably be the first and last person in the world to buy that stuff, which by all estimations is just water. Now for the part I hate, here's the website I have if you'd like to donate money to Hike for Discovery and towards my goal of $4,500. You can donate $1 or $1,000,000 or whatever, I'd greatly appreciate anyone giving away any amount of money they earn for something that can help people. Here's the link: www.active.com/donate/hfdnonj/lymphomawedgie I'm going to always put this website up on the top of the blog so it doesn't get lost in the updates. Thanks ahead of time to anyone who donates and I'll post another update after my appointment on the 7th. Go Hokies.