You can buy quite a few lovely breast cancer awareness scarves from great companies such as Ford and Coach. Of course nothing is quite as unique as the literal breast scarves from Japan. I have seen the photos several places around the Internet, but cannot find where to buy them. One site said that they were made as part of an artistic exhibition and were not widely for sale. Is it wrong that I really want one? What a fabulous fundraising conversation piece they would be!

Yesterday Nikki and I met up with Lynne, The Sewing Mom, who also lives locally. She makes beautiful handmade totes, and was sweet enough to make us some special Breast Cancer totes for the 3-Day. She makes a variety of sizes and styles. If you are interested, go visit her blog and take a look at her newest creations. I only wish I were as talented. We love the extra details, like the special pockets inside and out and the bows on each side. These bags are high quality and huge too– Nikki carried her laptop to work in hers today. We both commented that they easily could be sold in a boutique. Here are a few pictures:

If you like these, be sure to go visit Lynne and admire her other bags. I’m sure she might be willing to do a custom bag especially for you.

Check out this fun site I found on Lifetime.com where you can create a character and support the fight against breast cancer. Want to see mine? My “bra ID” is 561163. Have fun!

Yesterday I participated in the 18th Annual North Texas Race for the Cure with both of my parents. We walked 5K around the EDS complex in Plano with around 14,000 other people including at least 5000 Breast Cancer Survivors.

It was the perfect day too. It was overcast, but didn’t rain a drop. It’s been pretty hot here the past couple of weeks, so I am really glad that the weather turned out wonderful for the event. D drove us down early in the morning and picked us up near the Shops at Legacy when it was over.

Some wore pink signs on their backs in honor or in memory of lost loved ones.

This was a great practice walk for the 3-Day. Nikki and I have been training and leading walks in that neighborhood, so I was glad to learn a new route that we can try. It was nice that were were able to walk in the middle of the street too. I really don’t like walking in the grass.

Volunteers stood on several corners with signs and cheered the walkers on!

We made a few stops along the way. My dad stepped on my shoe and it came off, and he also had to stop to tie his shoes. There were also several water stations where we ran into “traffic” and weren’t able continue on at a good pace. Also toward the end walking into the tents there were too many people to keep up a good pace.

We finished an hour and 12 minutes at 9:12 AM.

We were somewhere in the middle of the pack when the race began at 8:00 AM. They let the hundreds of survivors start first, along with the racers who wanted to be timed. At the end, we were lead into the tent area where there were vendors with free food and a stage with bands playing. We also went into Elizabeth’s Garden where I picked up the tulip I had ordered in Memory of David’s mom. I am going to place it in front of our tent at the 3-Day too.

I feel so lucky and blessed that I was able to share this experience with both of my parents.

Hundreds of tulips lined the sidewalks in honor and in memory of loved ones.

I am very excited for Saturday’s North Texas Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It’s probably going to be hot hot hot here, but it’s for a good cause. Nikki is out of town with her man, mom and kiddos, so my mom is going to do the 5K walk with me. I went down to register her in person today. The area is full of pink flowers, flags, and hard working volunteers.

I am sure that I will have lots of great pictures and stories from the day. We are getting an early start at 6:00 AM. If you’re in the area, please come by to cheer us on or join us for the race. It’s only $30 to register, and you can do so that morning at the event. You get a free t-shirt.