*gulp* The time has come! (Update on pg 4)

[ColleenSwerb]

Hi guys! (Sorry for the cross posting, just wanted to make sure everyone knew where I was disappearing to :p)

I'm heading down to VA/Washington DC for my big 60 mile Breast Cancer walk! I'll be walking fri/sat/sun and then staying home from work on monday, so I'll talk to everyone then!

Wish me luck and keep me in your thoughts if you can spare a few :thumbup:

[Paula]

Good luck Col!!

[kscwgirl]

Good luck sweets!! I'll be thinking about you!!!!!!!!!!!

[wildblueeyez]

good luck! and have fun!!!

[Joan]

You're awesome, Col! Sending you good vibes and good luck. :)

[LeeAndra]

You rock my face off, you know that, Wedding Buddy?! TTY Monday!!

[scrappinsweetie]

good luck!!! have fun :)

[Jennifer]

Good luck!!! It will be great! :)

[mommy2aria06]

Oh yay! Have fun!

[Nettio]

Wow, 60 miles, that's amazing! Good luck! :thumbup:

[scarletsierra]

Col, I just have to say that I think it is SO fabulous you are doing this. My mom recently supported those walking in the Chicago 3 day and she described how moving it was to see all those walkers. I know it will be a grueling few days for you, and probably emotionally too, but I know you'll have loads of supporters on the side lines cheering you on (like my Mom did) and you'll have loads of supporters...like me..cheering you on from afar!

You go girl! Do it for the ta-tas!! Kudos! Hooray! Thanks!

[lizzyfizzy]

awww! col, have fun and we'll all miss you while your away. we'll def keep you in our thoughts!!!

[Chels85]

Good Luck and have fun!

[newfiemountiewife]

Have fun Col!!!!

[scrapmonkey]

Wishing you a successful walk with no blisters!!

[Teresa]

Good luck, Col! :) You make us proud!!!

[GF Designz]

Good Luck hon!

[breakingbrie]

Good luck and have fun!!!!!!

[BrattyMeg]

Good Luck Colleen (((Hugs))) Ill be thinking about you!

[cynthia1900]

Good luck and have fun! Great cause!

[~Julie~]

Good luck Col!! Have fun!

[crystalbird]

What a great way to spend your weekend! Hope you have great weather! Good luck!

[meems]

have a great time! i'm sure it will be an amazing experience!

[pbumbaca]

Good luck Col! You are awesome for doing this!

[Megan Turnidge]

That is great! Have a wonderful time!

[DawnMarch]

Good luck and have a great time!

[schock77]

Just before I turned 30 this year, I lost half a "tata" (would that just be a ta?) :blink:

Thankfully I was able to be "rebuilt" with out any complications and now have nice lump-free tatas... anyway thanks for fighting for the cause girl!

Keep us psted on how it goes! :thumbup:

[nun69]

good luck!

[my4boys]

YOU totally ROCK Col.....have fun and you will def be in my thoughts!!!

[Brooke W]

Good luck Col! My mother and grandmother (and HER sister) all had it. Thanks for marching :)

[bderby]

Good luck!! and thank you!

[*Kelly*]

Wishing you lotsa luck Col!! :thumbup:

[MandaBean]

Just want to say thank you Col.

[SamaraGugler]

You go girl!!!!

Three cheers for the ta-tas!!!!

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Keeping you in my thoughts!

[digideb]

I hope to some day maybe do a 5k or something like that. My mom is going through radiation, so I'd love to do it for her! I'll be praying for ya! Have fun! :)

[crystalbella77]

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[my3hens]

You will absolutely be in my thoughts sweetheart! Lots of luck with your walk, I know you can do it!!

[Stacey42]

goodluck!

[scrappychic]

Yay Col! Good luck!

[babycake]

Thats amazing hun!!!! Good luck...let us know how it went!

[BrattyMeg]

I had a little contact with Colleen this evening..she said she walked 22.5 miles today and she's still alive :)

Hopefully she'll give an update tomorrow too!!

[breakingbrie]

That is awesome!! Thanks for posting the update! I can't imagine how she's feeling, but hopefully she's in good spirits, this being for such a great cause!

[newfiemountiewife]

Woah 22.5 miles! Go COL!!!!!

[LibbysMommy]

Woohoo!! Go Col!!! That is awesome!! :)

[meems]

wow! that is amazing! go Col go!

[Brandy]

((hug col)) that is amazing and I know how hard it was when we did the walk for life for my grandma...i was feeling it for a few days lol. You're doing an amazing thing.

[Nikki Epperson]

Awesome!!! Go Col!!!!

[tuneskids]

go Col, so dang proud of you!!!

[lizzyfizzy]

WOOT!!!! col!!!! your amazing chick! we miss you, keep up the amazing work!

[Joan]

Whoa, 22 and a half miles! GO COL GO! :thumbup:

[my4boys]

22.5 miles.....WTG Col. I think you are my new hero girl!!!!

[Penny Springmann]

Wow, 22.5 miles!!!! You go, girl! :)

[MelissaL88]

You go, girl! That's awesome mileage, Col! :D

[Angela Spangler]

Good luck!!!!

[ColleenSwerb]

Awwww you ladies are the greatest!! Thanks for updating for me Meg :)

I'm alive, and I'm doing better than I thought I would today, lol. I took the day off from work and Jordan called in last night after he met me and saw the shape I was in, lol. So he's been taking good care of me today. Not that it was hard, I slept from like 1 to 4, LOL!!

We walked 23.5 miles on friday, 21 on saturday, and 16 or so yesterday. And o.m.g. are my puppies tired. It was the hardest, most emotionally challenging but rewarding thing I've ever done. My feet and legs and shoulders are all achey today, and I've got some mondo blisters to take care of as well. But, as one of the cheerers wrote in sidewalk chalk on a GIANT hill yesterday, it doesn't hurt as much as chemo would. And I walked to try and end that sort of thing for all the women out there. And let me tell you, it's like they spend the whole weekend TRYING to make you cry! Lol! Between the opening and closing ceremonies, where they did special presentations involving survivors who were walking with us, to the 300+ person cheering station that made me cry on day 2 (a little girl holding a sign that says "Someday I want ta-tas to save" ?!?!! COME ON NOW!!!) I am SPENT! LOL!

For real though, thank you so much for the kind words and good vibes you sent this weekend, I totally appreciate it :) I won't be walking next year, cuz I'll be getting married or on my honeymoon, but I definitely plan on being involved again in the future :)

[cheltzey]

Col, you're so awesome! What an incredible experience! WTG!!

[Brandy]

aw col! your update made me cry, it is an amazing thing isn't it? I know what you mean, I was a mess durring the walk for life we did. And yes that little girls sign was to cute.

[SamaraGugler]

Col-
THANK YOU so much!!!! You are an inspiration!!!!

[rochelle789]

What an amazing accomplishment for a wonderful cause! You should be proud!!

[Jennifer]

Col, that is so amazing!!! I really admire what you did!

[crecia27]

That is SOOO awesome Col :thumbup:

[breakingbrie]

That sounds like a seriously amazing experience!!!

[scrapperjade]

Col, that is SO great! Way to go for doing that!! You are amazing!

[tanbanan]

Thanks Colleen! What an amazing event to accomplish!

[scarletsierra]

Thanks for the update, Col! I just knew it would be rewarding (and challenging) for you! HUGE kudos, chick! HUGE.

[pbumbaca]

Col you are my hero! Congrats on finishing! It really brought tears to my eyes reading your recap. I'm sure it was just an amazing experience. Thank you for walking!

[HeatherKS]

That is so fantastic Col! What an amazing experience! Way to go!

[newfiemountiewife]

Col, that is so amazing! I'm glad you had a wonderful, even if it was emotional, experience. You are a hero to me! We had the Relay for Life here, and our itty bitty town of 3000 raised $21,000.

Congrats on your accomplishment!

[my4boys]

As I said before...YOU are my hero Col. My SIL was diagnosed but thankfully VERY early and is good to go now but a friend of mine was not so lucky and is on her second round of chemo right now. So thanks so much for all you did, you are AWESOME!!!!!

[~Julie~]

Wow Col you are amazing!! Thank you so much for doing it!

[bderby]

That is so awesome! I have heard that the 3day is an amazing experience and also very emotional! one friend told me that they couldn't go into the remembrance tent anymore because it was way too much!! I am a one year survivor and hoping to do the 3Day next year!

[ColleenSwerb]

Thanks again ladies :) I'm wearing my cute monkey slippers at work today cuz my feet are still too swollen to wear anything else, lol. I'm hoping to get a more in depth account of the weekend up on my blog at some point today, but we'll see. :)

Becky, congratulations!! I hope you do it next year, it's such an amazing event. I think we raised more than $7.3 million this weekend, which is a new record for the DC walk :)