Taking a break to fill this survey out!

USING ONLY ONE WORD

Where is your cell phone? table
Favorite Season?Fall
Your hair?Blonde
Your mother?Becky
Your father?Bill
Your favorite thing?faith
Your dream last night? sad
Your favorite drink?Iced Tea
What room are you in?Marriott Hotel
Your hobby? Crocheting
Your Fears? War
Where do you want to be in 6 years? alive
Where were you last night? Home
Something that you aren't? fake
Muffins?blueberry
Wish list item? Cures
Last thing you did? typed
What are you wearing?pjs
TV? on
Your pets?kiara
Friends?lots
Your life?happy
Your mood?tired
Missing someone?sister
Drinking?coffee
Your car?rental
Something you're not wearing? socks
Your favorite store? target
Your favorite color?plum
When is the last time you cried? yesterday
Where do you go to over and over?melrose
My favorite place to eat?Joys
Favorite place I'd like to be at right now?Chicago!

hello united!

Well I am back to traveling for work via airplane and not car! I have unfortunately parted ways with delta. sad.

18 miles.....!!!

Saturday was my longest run ever so far. It didnt start off to a great start b/c I went to bed so early on Friday night that I forgot to set my alram and Chuck had to wait almost an hour for Scott and I to get there to start, but we all made it to 18 miles! I didn't even know the Lakeshore path went that far south!

I would have never thought I would ever be running this long. I feel like after the first 4 things just start to blur together. I do have to say that I am blessed by the strength that God has given me to do this, I pray before my run and even during my run when i am struggling and when even when I am feeling good. I

So....2 more long runs to go before the big day, a 20 miler and a 22 miler.

Philippians 4:1313 I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

I'm on a Treadmill!

Oh my gosh, so we had our 15 mile run to complete late Friday. We were in ATL and were going to run half inside and half outside. The run was actually going pretty well, so we ended up completing the 15 mile run on a treadmill in the ATL marquis:-) Glad that is over with!

Awkward Family Photos

Just wanted to pass this website along... It brightens up my dad and it also makes me wonder if my family has anythig to add to the collection:-) I will have to look when I go home next!

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

Race for the Cure

Hi Everyone!

After completing my first half marathon in May of this year, I have decided to run the Chicago Marathon, which will be held on October 11, 2009.

In addition to running the marathon for my own personal goal, I have decided to join a charity group and run for charity. I chose to run for the Chicago Diabetes Project.

Why did I choose the Chicago Diabetes Project?

When I was in high school my dad always bugged me to run and told me I should join track. I pretty much thought he was crazy and I hated running then. However, in the last year and a half I have started running and now I really enjoy it. As some of you may know, my dad is a Type I diabetic and he has struggled and controlled the disease since was 14 years old. Prior to the disease, he enjoyed running and track but was not able to compete in these sports when he was diagnosed. With less technology back then it was harder to control. With the research that has been done in more recent years it is easier to control diabetes if you have the self discipline. So, I picked the diabetes charity because I have seen the ups and downs and my dad is the one who always bugged me about runningJ

Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. In 1985 there were 30 million diabetics. Today the number has skyrocketed to more than 197 million. By the year 2025, diabetes will affect more than 300 million people worldwide if the epidemic isn’t stopped.

The mission of the Chicago Diabetes Project is to make islet cell transplantation the most viable option for diabetes treatment. This international collaboration of qualified researchers and physicians is dedicated to finding a functional cure. To learn more, visit ChicagoDiabetesProject.org.

My goal is to raise $800 in donations and every little bit counts! If you are able, I would greatly appreciate your help in the race for the cure!

To donate please go to the website below.
www.active.com/donate/cellmatesontherun/staciwagnerchicagoma

And spectators are greatly appreciated throughout this run, so if you would like to attend, please let me know!

Love
Staci

So proud of my little sis....

Steph got a job with the USDA at the beginning of the summer and she wrote her first publication for the USDA yesterday for the weekly crop weather.

She wrote the Hot & Dry section. Thought I would pass it along b/c I am a proud sister:-)

link http://www.nass.usda.gov/weather/cpcurr/mi-crop-weather