I’m not a huge fan of this story- but I feel like it’s significant enough to be worth something. My last time out panhandling before winter holidays back in December, I was downtown having a pretty average fundraising day with Molly. Right up until the moment I struck up a conversation with a woman who […]

During our last meeting we had the incredible opportunity of hearing Mike Thompson speak. Since being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a blood cancer, when he was 10 years old, Mike has beaten cancer FOUR times. It was so cool to be able to hear Mike’s story. But beyond all of the operations he has […]

“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard batte.” -John Watson I came across this quote last weekend and it really resonated with me. I just wanted to share it with anyone who cared to read it. Wishing you a beautiful day, full of kindess.

I have been on the Texas 4000 team since the Fall of 2009 and have therefore sat through my fair share of Texas 4000 Monday Meetings. This Monday’s meeting, February 7th, is a meeting that will live in infamy. Its Friday now and I still find myself thinking about it and wanting to tell everyone […]

I went back to Lone Tree (the camp I’ve worked at for four summers) this past weekend. My boss (Steve) is like, Jack of All Trades (worthy of capitalization). He has experience in all kinds of adventurous/athletic things (making him intimidating at face value… but really not too bad overall). Ie: rock climbing, rappelling, mountaineering, […]

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my Texas 4000 blog, and for that I’m terribly sorry. In order to get you up to date, I’m going to bullet some high points. -Riding with Bicycle World Memorial City -Enjoying my family -Completing my 2nd marathon -Doing a 50-miler on New Years (and nearly collapsing […]

Can you believe it? We have just a little over 100 days before we leave to ride our bikes from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK! Today, there are 3 things I would like to share with you: 1.) Looking back to a little less than a year ago, I remember talking to my mom on […]

I attached my camera bag to my bike!!! Snazzy. Now time to finally get over this head cold so I can go ride! I haven’t ridden in over a week because I got a nasty cold last week that prevented me from going on even the Saturday team ride. 🙁 But, my nose is finally […]

When I signed up to ride my bicycle from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska I knew I would wear many different hats. I knew I would train, lift weights, and ride. I knew I would fundraise, be it through heartfelt pleas and random panhandling. I knew I would learn, from cancer statistics to stories of […]

My brother-in-law is now officially that: MY brother in law! Ok, let me rewind for a minute- my brother in law was diagnosed with acute t-cell lymphoblastic leukemia just under a year ago, approximately 8 months after proposing to my sister and two months before their wedding. The news stomped on years of future planning, […]