Well, I'm trucking right along with the whole money raising thing. It's been quite the experience trying to let things go and not be completely consumed with worry about whether or not I'm going to make enough money. I'm planning on sending out little reminder letters come March to people who may have lost the info. Crossing fingers everything works out!
I (finally!) got my bike in the mail and I put it together. That was probably one of the most exciting moments of this month, if not this year! It's so pretty and I think I'm going to call him little Richie...but I'm not 100% yet :-D Took him for a spin today and he got all muddy, but that's okay because he'll be getting a lot more muddy come May. Riding him for a short amount of time today made me realize how different it's going to be riding for 6 hours at a time as opposed to the 1 hour I've been doing at the rec...yikes it's time to get moving!
Anyway, everything is continuing smoothly along. Thanks again to everyone who's supported me thus far; I couldn't do it without you!
--Sarah
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Happy Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day!
Hello!
I really need to get this whole blogging thing under control. Waiting a month between postings is just not okay! I need to put "blogging" in my planner and high light it because that is definitely the best way for me to get things done!
Well, I have reached $2,066! Oh my gosh, that is incredible. I always had faith that I would be able to raise the money, but honestly there were times in the beginning (before the letter writing campaign) when i was a doubter. I can not even begin to express how incredible it is to see the generosity of the people that are in my life. Wow. Every time I log into my Bike and Build account and see someone new has donated I can't stop smiling! There are absolutely no words that can describe how incredible people are. It's like I've always known how genuinely nice and caring people are, but this entire process has been a concrete example of love and generosity. I wish I could thank everyone thousands of times, but that might get annoying! I hope everyone who reads this can know how much I am truly appreciative of their support. Words seem to fall flat of my thankfulness, but they are my best tool for sending out this message!
In other news, I began my purchasing of Biking gear today! I bought shoes, a helmet, bike shorts, a rain-coat, and biking gloves. It was a bit of a sticker shock when I first got to the store, but the kind people of Big Shark were super helpful and knowledgeable about everything and were very patient with me (which was great because when I first got there I felt like I was flying blind!). My job up at school will help me get the rest of the gear I need and hopefully my bike will be coming at the end of this month (cross your fingers for that one, please!) I ordered my bike last month and since I'm on the shorter side I needed an XS bike, which Giant has on back order...therefore my tiny legs will have to continue pedaling on the good old stationary bike at the Rec Center up in K-ville! I'm so anxious now to get my bike because then the real long distance training can begin. I'll be able to get super comfortable on my bike and eventually it will be just an extension of my body! I'm going to name it once it comes in so if anyone has any good bike names just shoot them my way :)
Well, that's all I'm going to update for now. Again, thank you all so much I couldn't do this without you!
Also, be on the lookout for more frequent posts on this blog!
Biking to end poverty,
Sarah
I really need to get this whole blogging thing under control. Waiting a month between postings is just not okay! I need to put "blogging" in my planner and high light it because that is definitely the best way for me to get things done!
Well, I have reached $2,066! Oh my gosh, that is incredible. I always had faith that I would be able to raise the money, but honestly there were times in the beginning (before the letter writing campaign) when i was a doubter. I can not even begin to express how incredible it is to see the generosity of the people that are in my life. Wow. Every time I log into my Bike and Build account and see someone new has donated I can't stop smiling! There are absolutely no words that can describe how incredible people are. It's like I've always known how genuinely nice and caring people are, but this entire process has been a concrete example of love and generosity. I wish I could thank everyone thousands of times, but that might get annoying! I hope everyone who reads this can know how much I am truly appreciative of their support. Words seem to fall flat of my thankfulness, but they are my best tool for sending out this message!
In other news, I began my purchasing of Biking gear today! I bought shoes, a helmet, bike shorts, a rain-coat, and biking gloves. It was a bit of a sticker shock when I first got to the store, but the kind people of Big Shark were super helpful and knowledgeable about everything and were very patient with me (which was great because when I first got there I felt like I was flying blind!). My job up at school will help me get the rest of the gear I need and hopefully my bike will be coming at the end of this month (cross your fingers for that one, please!) I ordered my bike last month and since I'm on the shorter side I needed an XS bike, which Giant has on back order...therefore my tiny legs will have to continue pedaling on the good old stationary bike at the Rec Center up in K-ville! I'm so anxious now to get my bike because then the real long distance training can begin. I'll be able to get super comfortable on my bike and eventually it will be just an extension of my body! I'm going to name it once it comes in so if anyone has any good bike names just shoot them my way :)
Well, that's all I'm going to update for now. Again, thank you all so much I couldn't do this without you!
Also, be on the lookout for more frequent posts on this blog!
Biking to end poverty,
Sarah
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