The Lupus Walk was today.....

and we had a great time!!!! It was held at Tropicana Field in St Pete. We raised over $400 and had 11 people in join our team which surpassed our goal. It was so great to see how many people were out there trying to spread the word about what Lupus is and how it not only affects one individual but can affect an entire family. From the bottom of my heart I am truly grateful to all the wonderful people who donated and for those who walked with us. You've not only given me hope that more people will be aware of Lupus but also that one day there may be a cure. So that the next generation, such as my daughter, will not have to struggle in the same way many of us who now have Lupus do. Here are few pictures from the walk:







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On to yesterday:

Since Ray gave himself 4 day weekend we decided to take yesterday and explore the area surrounding the area of where our new home is. We had such a great time. We checked out the local YMCA which we can't wait to utilize and a performing arts preschool for Elena. I really want her to keep up with her activities and we were thinking that this may be the way for her to do it. Lastly, we checked out the beaches. Now since moving down here I have fell in the love with the beach. We love going to beach and just relaxing while Elena attempts to build a sand castle lol. Anyway, we thought we've got a glimpse at all the great beaches, well apparently we were wrong. We went to Coquina beach yesterday in the Bradenton area, and absolutely fell in love with it. Sugar white sand and waist deep clear water was just so beautiful, not to mention how NOT busy it was. All 3 of us were able to go and play in the water and still be able to see our stuff and not worry about anyone taking it lol. I guess it's just one more perk to buying our house :-)

White sand, blue water, big heron


So happy


My beach baby :-) It's like pulling teeth trying to get her to leave lol

Exactly one month ago....

I posted a realy quick update about the house....well here is another...It's done!!! Tomorrow we do our final walk through and on June 4th we move in!! We are so excited...this is so big for us, especially since we never really thought we would ever own a home. Here is a pic of it completely done.



On another note: I'm down 25 lbs since January first!!! Slow and steady wins the race!!