thru the rain

did you know?

michelle sporting this sticker on her back

we were all smiles despite the rain as we walked around golden gate park.

a fellow lupus walker passed us up with her mini boom box blasting "i can see clearly now."

and though it wasn't gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day, it was a great morning to be among good friends for an excellent cause!

team fruit LOOP-US!

i met my fundraising goal and the norcal walk as a whole raised $121,000 for lupus research, advocacy, education and support services.

special thanks to my supporters. sha-shabooya....roll call!

bev

kitty

nicky

leeser

cristal

melissa

vu-dawg

sharing

several weeks ago, i took a peculiar circuitous route from the ferry building to my destination at battery & broadway. i walked between the craft booths bustling with tourists and against the traffic of the farmers market patrons, along justin herman plaza, through four embarcadero center, past a couple parks, the safeway, and several high-rise condo buildings in the fi-di.

not a particularly interesting city walk, but it was a beautiful day and i was in no rush. as i walked alone on my meandering path, it led to some meandering thoughts...

if i don't tell anyone i took this walk, no one would ever know i was here taking this route today. well except for these nameless people i pass on the street. but to them i'm just as nameless as they are to me, so what would be the value of they knowing i was here?

i realize no one has to know every thing i've done, everywhere i've been. but sharing is love. and it has been a while since i've fully shared my thoughts here. and it's even been quite a while since i started this thought and restarted this entry. lately i've struggled with what to share and when. largely because there are reflections on major experiences, both bad and good, from the past few months that i'm still trying sort out in my head.

so consider this entry as collateral for those thoughts. hold me to it...