A Sigh of Relief

As much as I didn't want to back out of last night's training walk, it's a good thing I did, for two reasons. First, I needed to work quite late, getting ready for my big briefing today. Second, we had torrential downpours last night, and I would have gotten soaked on the walk!

Now, I am breathing a huge sigh of relief. My briefing is over, and it went really well. I'm even happier about the former than the latter! I plan to walk home from work this evening, and I'm actually looking forward to it!

I am also feeling some relief from my earlier anxiety about fundraising, because as of yesterday, Mom and I have received $2443.66, which means we are 41% of the way toward our goal. I am still nervous about getting to $6000, but the challenge seems less daunting than it did a couple of months ago.

Today, I want to thank Nick, a friend and former coworker of mine, for his generous donation. Nick and I met a little over a year ago, when he became my officemate. Ironically enough, the day after Nick started working with me at Homeland Security Institute, I applied for my current job! But, of course, one had nothing to do with the other, and for the three months that Nick and I shared an office, I felt so lucky to have a wonderful officemate. In the year since then, we have remained friends and grab lunch when we can. Nick is the father to 1-year old twins. As I said to him yesterday, his donation makes it more likely that by the time his babies are adults, breast cancer will be nothing more than a memory. Thank you, Nick!