I did it!!

Yes i did it....yesterday was the BIG day,my race for life in celebration of my friend julie's life.
Which i am proud to say we completed in just under 39 minutes,jogging all the way without stopping...i was very pleased with myself seeing as running has never been one thing i have been good at!!

We set off in plenty of time,you had to be there at least a hour before the race started.

On arrival you had to pin your numbers on mine being 1162 & also your back sign on which you could write your own personal message.

I had the t shirt done with julie's picture on & this is the message i wrote on the back sign.

Colin julie's hubby said to me to ask julie to run with me & i know she did...

Preperations getting under way...

This my friend margaret my running partner..margaret lost her hubby charlie four years ago too cancer.

This band kept us entertained while we waited...

These two ladies were really enjoying the band..we joked they would'nt have any energy left to do the race after all the dancing!!

Listening to the intro...

Us girls moving towards the stage as things get going....

The intro before the minutes silence to remember those who you are running for..

Waving for the race for life photographer....

I love this picture it really sums up the great atmosphere....

Starting the warm up...

Margaret didnt think she would have enough energy to do the race after the energetic warm up!

A sea of pink....

& stretch two,three four....

Cutting the pink ribbon start line....

Us girlie's start our race....

Here we come...

Wave for the camera....

We did it..here we are a bit more sweaty but so happy we have done it. A great feeling of satisfaction.

A wonderful day,a day to remember always. I reccomend it to all of you girls out there,it is a magical atmosphere & of course you are doing it for such a good cause & for those you love. x

My lovely mum & dad came too see me finish....

& we celebrated with some bucks fizz...

& some fairie cakes with a pink theme of course!!

Thanks so much again to those of you that sponsored me so generously,i will leave the link to my sponsor page at the top of my blog as people can still sponsor me online until 12th sept 2010.

I have a rough idea of what i have raised but i will let you know the definate figure when i know for sure,lets put it this way i am very pleased & i know julie would be too. xx

Time with friends...

We have just spent a lovely long weekend with our friends from ireland...

Mr h picked them up from the airport thursday morning & they flew home monday morning...

A lot of the time was spent sitting outside....eating,drinking,laughing,relaxing...

Enjoying the sunshine....

& the surroundings...

barbi's lit with matches from my new matchbox holder...isn't it sweet?

Switching on the lights when the nights closed in....

Inhaling the sweet aroma of jasmine....

Even the frogs joined in the fun....

A lot of drink was consumed of the alcoholic variety...bottles were opened with our new novelty vw bottle opener which mr h mounted on this chunky piece of wood.....

We had a great weekend as i said eating drinking at home & in our local italian restaurant & our local thai...sunday was a beautiful day so we took them on one of our favourite walks along the lane across the fields through the nature reserve stopping at the village pub resting for a few hours enjoying each others company before walking back through the fields....

I hope your weekends were filled with sunshine....

This morning i went for a run....trying to get some practise in for sunday,the big day is fast approaching for my race for life...starting to get a few butterflies now!!

Wish me luck....xx

The raffle has been drawn....

The raffle has been drawn & the winner of 'leonora' is....drum roll please!!
The lovely lynn of sea angels http://sea-angels.blogspot.com/ i am soooo pleased it was you lynn,thankyou so much for sponsoring me in my race for life.
Julie would have been pleased too because like me she was mad about the sea & that was one thing julie loved to paint most.
Thankyou to everyone else who has been kind enough to sponsor me so far...there is still time to sponsor me,you can do so by clicking on the link at the top of my blog page.
Look forward to hearing from you lynn..leonora is very excited about going to her new home!!

Alfresco & a special keepsake...

Another week has passed since i last done a post & what a lovely week it has been too!
The weather has been great..too hot at times but great for alfresco dining which we did all over the weekend...

Light up the barbi mr h...

& lets enjoy outdoor living...

Mr h is incharge of the cooking outdoors....

Eating with the air filled with the aroma of roses & jasmine....

Yummy...my plate,vegetarian style!!

And look at our first two strawberries growing nicely & just starting to rippen until i go out tonight & some very naughty birdie has eaten the whole flippin lot & i bet i know which one it was too the same one that keeps digging holes in the flower beds & flicking it everywhere!!

Beware mrs blackbird i know who you are..you cheeky little whatsit!!

As you know we went too cambridge last sunday to collect something very special & this is what it was...

My painting by my dear friend julie who you know i lost to cancer,this is one of the last paintings julie done shortly before she died for her last exhibition which sadly julie was'nt here to see.

It is called 'clifftop daisies portwrinkle' which is in my beloved cornwall.

Here it is framed in my bedroom so it is one of the first things i see when i wake in the morning & one of the last things i see before i go to sleep...

We need to hang it on the wall really as it is a pastel painting & needs to be treated with some care...

Thankyou julie...i will treasure it always. xx

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS COPYRIGHT ON ALL JULIE BRETT PAINTINGS,THANKYOU.