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What can I say....these days aren't getting any easier. When I'm around people, it's ok, I don't think so much...But the moment I get home and have a moment or two to reflect, it hits me. Tonight was senior awards night at CT ... thanks to Mike Sotostky, and the Cruisin', we were able give two scholarships tonight in Courtney's name. I refused to think about it much cause it was going to be hard enough...but wow, watching all her friends and classmates stand up and receive awards was harder than I thought. I couldn't help but wander, What would Courtney be like, would she have gotten any scholarships? would she have won any awards? what would she be interested in crime scene investigation? or would she have gone back to wanting to pursue marine biology? She even mentioned teaching at one point, maybe she would have pursued music.....Mrs. G was a great influence on her.
(as I'm writing this my Pugg, is getting beat up by my cat, Mojo, and he doesn't even have claws...geeze)
anyway....Courtney won't be with the class of 2008 as they graduate this year, at least not in human form, but I wish nothing but the best for all of them. I hope that as they all move forward, every once in a while they stop and remember Courtney. Even those who didn't know her so well, or those who didn't even like her, maybe just maybe they will see an orange butterfly, a flower or a beautiful sunset and think of her and smile.
I do want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all the seniors tonight at the awards ceremony, the class of 2008 has certainly accomplished a lot and they have so much to be proud of and we are all proud of you too!!
ok....now I'm just rambling and it's late so I will sign off now.
Much Love ~Anita |
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Hard to believe in just a few minutes it will be May 14th....2 years since Courtney left this world. Over the past few days I have been reliving her last days and they seem to be some of the hardest memories I have to deal with. I mean...of coarse we knew for a while that it would happen, but your never really ready for it. On Friday May 12th Courtney slipped into a coma. She was still there, but sleeping, never to wake up. I always slept in the chair beside her bed...but it still wasn't close enough. I fell asleep at 3am and my mother (who was sleepin on the couch) woke me up at 4am when she noticed something wasn't right. In that hour between 3-4 am May 14, 2006 the most amazing and inspirational person I have ever known was called home. I didn't only lose my daughter, but my best friend. In the two years since she was diagnosed we were inseparable. I was with her every night in the hospital, They let me share a room with her at the Crichton Center, and of coarse the recliner by her bed at home. Our car trips to Pittsburgh every month, laughing, talking and singing the whole time. Night's at the hotel's when we would watch tv and raid the vending machines. It was our "girl" time..lol. Sounds strange I know...here we were going to the hospital the next day for more tests, Chemo, or MRI's...but we enjoyed our time together. I miss that...I miss her.
I bring this all back up again, well obviously because it is almost May 14th, but also because I have so much to be thankful for. Tomorrow/Today depending on when I am done typing..its getting close to midnight..anyway...we are having a memorial service at the cemetery. Last year a few of Courtney's friends said a few things and I was really a little to emotional to say anything myself, but there was so much I wanted to say. So I'm gonna put a few things here, just in case I cant say it tomorrow. I lost a major part of me May 14, a part of me that I will never get back. But in the years before that and to this day I have also gained so much. She brought a lot of amazing people into my life, way to many to mention in this blog, but I'll hopefully be seeing a lot of them later today. I don't know what I would do without them!! The Mlakers, talk about an incredible family. I actually think Jenn was one of Courtney's first friends when she started school here. They have been so caring and helpful, I could never repay their kindness. I just hope they know how much they mean to me and that I really consider them to be a part of my family. Way to many other to mention and I am so tired and emotionally drained right now I cant possible thank everyone. Just know I have an incredible memory and your kindness is never forgotten.
It is officially midnight and May 14th. I want to write more, but I think its best if I stop here for tonight.
Much Love always ~Anita
my heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears still flow,
how much it means to lose you
no-one will ever know.
Much Loeve in heaven beautiful and I'll be missing you forever VCLR
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It's hard to believe it's been almost two years...but before I get to a new blog I will let you know that we are having a little memorial service at the cemetery again this year. Of coarse it will be on May 14th at 5pm. If you need directions or a ride, let me know. I'm not going to call everyone or send out messages and emails, if you want to come .. come .. don't expect an invite, I just don't have the time. I don't hear from many people any more and I quite frankly I'm tired of trying to keep up with everyone and everything. If you need more info, just send me a message, call the house, the cell, IM, email, work, I'm not hard to find.
It's been a rough time, knowing all the graduation parties are coming up, all of Courtney's friends are graduating and moving on with their lives. She wanted to go to college, she wanted to move to New York City and have an apartment with her friends. Now someone else is going to be living out her dreams. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm fine with that...I'm not. I can't help but wonder what she would be like now? What would her senior year have been like? I know life goes on, but damn It's not easy to watch. I guess you would have to be in my shoes to know how that feels. How it feels to think that one day the very people who spoke of Courtney often won't speak of her at all. Is that possible? of coarse it is. I'm not going to go on anymore about my pain .... you couldn't possibly understand it so I'll keep that between me and God.
So onto better things....CRUISIN' FOR COURTNEY III. May 11th at the Conemaugh Township Highschool. I can't tell you how much this event means to us. I mean this event was named for Courtney...and even if people show up and don't know who she is, at some point during the day they probably will. I'm always more than willing to tell anyone and everyone all about her. Special thanks to Mike Sotosky and his family again this year for pulling it all together. This would never be possible without him. Can you imagine one little girl making such an impression on this man that he is willing to do all of this in her name? We are blessed to have him and his family in our lives.
I'm not gonna say to much more tonight because I am exhausted, my stomach hurts and I have a headache, but I felt I should update this blog a bit. I will try to write more often...just recently it's hard to write without getting to emotional. I don't want anyone to come read these blogs and go away feeling sorry or depressed, thats not my intention. This is my life so I'll take the good with the bad and hope for the best.
Much Love ~Anita
hold on to the ones
who really care, cause
in the end they'll be the
only ones there.
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Just a few things in this blog....something that touched me really touched my heart this week. It's so hard to put it all into words, but I really think it's important that I try. I want to work up to what happened though.... I've been pretty sick the past week, flu, sore throat, lost my voice and it's still not back 100%, anyway, also been feeling like I've let people down. I mean I was really feeling like I needed to know that I've touched, made a difference, in someone's life. Like in some way's I didn't do that because all those that used to be around me, used to be here to tell me that, aren't here anymore. Like if I didn't hear it, it must not be true....right? I must not be doing enough in my life to make people a difference to anyone. Then in church Sunday morning it became so clear to me. I don't know how he does it...but somehow Brad tends to know what's goin on cause he made it make sense to me again. I cant repeat word for word, but he made it clear to me that it doesn't really matter that WE know how much we have done, but how we represented our father in our actions...That we did represent our father with our actions. Like maybe I did make a difference in someone's life, maybe someone's faith is a bit stronger for knowing me, maybe someone took a minute to help someone else because of something I did for them, maybe maybe maybe, it doesn't really matter, because in my heart I know that my faith is strong, and when I do something to help someone else or comfort someone else its because thats the right thing to do, that's what Jesus did, and I do it to honor him and his love for me, for the gifts he has given me, and the love he has shown me. My heart has always wants to help, wants to heal those that are hurting, wants to return some of the love that I have been given, that's all I've ever wanted.....the difference now.....I don't need someone to tell me I have, I'll just do it to honor my father. That's just the first part...the second part is the really touching part....Brad played a song by a Christian band call "Leeland" (I added the lyrics below)....anyway....very powerful lyrics, very moving, but the most amazing thing happened, during the song I had the feeling I was in the same room with God, actually sitting at the same table with God, it was only for a moment but it was the most amazing thing I have ever felt. Then tonight I was talking with Casey and she was at a Christian concert this weekend, heard the same song (w/ a diff. band singing) and she had the same feeling I did. I was just amazed....I still am.
Carried To The Table Lyrics
Artist(Band):Leeland
Wounded and forsaken
I was shattered by the fall
Broken and forgotten
Feeling lost and all alone
Summoned by the King
Into the Master’s courts
Lifted by the Savior
And cradled in His arms
I was carried to the table
Seated where I don’t belong
Carried to the table
Swept away by His love
And I don’t see my brokenness anymore
When I’m seated at the table of the Lord
I’m carried to the table
The table of the Lord
Fighting thoughts of fear
And wondering why He called my name
Am I good enough to share this cup
This world has left me lame
Even in my weakness
The Savior called my name
In His Holy presence
I’m healed and unashamed
You carried me, my God
You carried me
Ok sooo then I have something else on my mind (shut up I know I know....lol) Sometimes when you care about someone, you think your doing the right thing by saying what you think they wanna hear, what will make them feel better, but that doesn't work. When they catch on to you its really hard to get them to believe in you again. What do you do, how do you fix it? Just have faith that they know it was done to hurt but to help and nothing else. Maybe I shouldn't worry so much about everyone else's feeling's....who knows, time will tell I guess.
I've also come realize something else.....I really don't need anyone else, I will carry on with or without you, I will get knocked down but I will always get back up, I don't need anyone's approval, I don't need anyone else's praise, I don't need to be everything to everyone, I just need to be me and enjoy those that want to come along with me for the ride 
I think that's enough for now....and I hope it all makes sense because its 1am and it's really not making much sense to me anymore....lol
Much Love ~Anita |
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A little warning ....this one is a little emotional for me.
Just when you think you've got a handle on things and your emotions are in check...a little something comes along that just knocks you right back down. Christmas was very hard this year...I guess It all started with the sending of the Christmas cards. Unless you've been where I am your probably thinking I must be going crazy...so let me explain. I had to sign our family cards this year 'Love Jim, Anita and Cara"...brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. The year before I signed them to include "and Our Angel Courtney". This year I didn't know what to do...I didn't know the proper "etiquette" for such a thing so I went with what I thought was right and didn't include her...and damn if that didn't just tear me apart...still does. Watching Cara open her gifts and being sad thinking back to the fun Courtney and Cara had opening all their gifts together. Spending time will the family, nieces and nephews and knowing that 3 of them will be graduating this year and it should have been 4. Missing how even at her lowest point she was still making everyone smile.
The new year was going better....I've been taking photography classes and really enjoying them. I've been saving to purchase a new D-SLR camera and doing tons of research and I finally decided on the right one for me...things were going well.
THEN...it happened..something as simple as doing my taxes. I use a simple computer program (turbotax) and it has all my previous years information already stored so it makes doing my taxes much easier, anyway, we get to the "dependent" part, and there is her name right above Cara's. It may seem like nothing to everyone else but I know it took me more than 10 minutes to finally give in and delete her name. I read everything I could read just to see if I could leave her name there, not to claim her, I just didn't want to permanently delete it from that stupid form. It may sound stupid, but to me it's like closing yet another chapter and it's breaking my heart. Seems like everyday something else comes along that I have to delete Courtney from....the Christmas and birthday cards, the family vacations photo albums, the government forms, her magazine subscriptions, her cell phone, her email accounts (I could go on and on...but I think you get the picture). I know no one can help and no one can stop time so that things don't change....sometimes it helps me to just write a few things out when there isn't anyone around to listen, or there isn't a shoulder to cry on, so thanks for reading.
Thanks to everyone who still visits this site.....much love!!
Live, Laugh, Love
Always ~Anita
P.S. I'll be posting more about "Cruisin' For Courtney III" very soon.
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I feel like writing down a few things (I know 2 in one week...wooohooo)
So here we are....Jan 2008....why is that important? To most people it really isn't, it's just another year. But to 17 and 18 year old kids all over the world this is the year they will all be graduating high school (hopefully). One of the best years of their lives.....can you see where this is going? I'm guessing no...lol. Anyway, this would have also been Courtney's year. I've noticed lots of her friends have photo albums or just photos on their pages that say "Class of 2008" ... and it occurs to me, Courtney won't be in any of them. I know what your thinking....life goes on....right? Of coarse it does, and I'm not asking for time to stop, just letting you see a few things through my eyes. I see the little notes, initials, and photo's of her slowly being replaced, and I expected it, that doesn't make it any easier. I know she won't ever be forgotten....I'm just trying to get used to the fact that all her friends are graduating this year and moving on.
Let's add that to the fact that this is January, my busiest month of the year at work. Under normal circumstances I thrive in this type of atmosphere. The non stop booking of vacations for happy families who wanna go to Disney or travel to the Caribbean or even cruise the Mediterranean, but this year it's hard to concentrate. Every time I look up from my desk I see teenagers running past, laughing, holding hands, YELLING (btw, stop that shit, I am trying to work ya know..j/k), my point...Courtney can't, she didn't get to have her first real date, or her first real boyfriend, a chance to play in the marching band...I could go on and on and on. But that's life right? it is what it is and you deal with what you have been given. I had the most amazing angel in my life for almost 16 years....and I'll be loving and missing her until I take my last breath.
Anyway....I'm just saying
Be grateful for what you have, because there are those who have nothing
Live life to the fullest, cause there are those who will never get the chance
Speak whats on your mind, because were not promised another tomorrow
Much love ~Anita
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It certainly has been a loooong since I last posted. I really have been thinking about it and wanting to get one done but it wasn't to be. Anyway...better late then never I guess.
So what's been going on?
In November we had the 3rd Hope Through Hoops game sponsored by the CT S.O.N club. I played in the game, made and ass outta myself, but it was all for a good cause....Helping our neighbors while keeping Courtney's memory alive. After all, the event is still played in her memory.
End of November I went on a FAM trip (travel agent educational trip) to Florida. Loved it, swam with the dolphins, Sting Rays, and fishes at Discovery Cove, Had dinner with Shamu at Sea World, and rode my first roller coaster, Sheikra, at Bush Gardens. It was a great trip and I had lots of fun.
I starting taking classes on photography, which is something I've wanted to do for many many years. I'm loving it and signing up for more. Learning everything I can...keeping myself busy.
The holidays came and went and now here we are in 2008.
I backed off the work outs after my trip and with the holidays, but I'm back at in it now. Working towards meeting new goals for this year. Still tryin to make myself proud...and failing miserably, for the moment anyway.
Looking forward to May and the next "Cruisin For Courtney". Talked to Mike Sotosky last week and I've been hearing more and more from drivers who bring their cars out, looks like everyone is already getting excited about it. We have been discussing and trying to figure out more ways to raise money to help local families and charities, so if you have any ideas feel free to let me know. Next thing...we could use a little help. Last year we ran out of soda, water and some food items, if you or anyone you know would like to donate, please let us know about that too. It will be a great way to get out ans start off the 2008 Cruisin season. I will keep you updated with the details as they are given to me!!
Last thing for now....next week (Jan 27) my family and I are going to be baptized by Brad at Hilltop Baptist. Although we never belonged to or attended a regular church...Courtney's faith was strong. I wish she could be here to see this, to see how her life has brought us faith. Yes, I understand that in some ways she is looking down on us from heaven, but that doesn't make her not being by my side any easier. I think that's why I really haven't been writing a "public" blog in a while. The pain and suffering is still very much alive and well in my heart. It tends to come through when I get to talking about her.
I see all the fund raisers for St Jude's, Live Strong foundations, and Children's Hospitals and I want to help so bad. I want to give and I want to raise money, but something holds me back. My pain, cause these family's are still fighting, these families still have hope. There wasn't a cure in time to save my beautiful little girl and that makes me angry. But then I know the pain these families are going through, I know what the future holds if a cure or a treatment doesn't work. I want to help...but I don't know how just yet. I'm sure something will come to...at least I hope so. Maybe helping other's will help me deal, maybe it won't, but I know every little bit helps those children and families dealing with childhood cancers.
Ok...I would also like to say Thank you to anyone who still reads this...thank you for keeping Courtney's memory alive in your heart.
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This is a long one, so feel free to take a potty break ½ way through!!
Been a very stress filled summer so I decided to vent a little and let the few people that still read my blog know what's going on. The reason? Because I really haven't been myself lately...I've been a little testy and distant and I feel the need to say I'm sorry and explain a little.
1st of all...a day doesn't go by that Courtney isn't on my mind constantly. Some days it seems like she's only been gone a week, other days it feels like an eternity. It still hurts like hell and brings me to tears. My mind won't stop replaying those last days, the pain, the struggle, the loss. I keep telling myself, God had a plan for her all along and I was blessed to have such an amazing child in my life for 15 years.
2nd thing...This has been very financially draining year as well. You see I work on partial commission so when I was off for those 6 months (which I never regretted) I wasn't selling travel, hence I had no future booking to keep my sales up. We work on a 12 month rolling average so as the months rolled on, even though I was back at work, I didn't have sales to fall back on and it really hit me hard this year when my averages went down. It doesn't effect just one or two months, but an entire year. I didn't expect to take such a hit and we weren't prepared for it either. I am about a month behind paying my bills and it's ok, just very stressful. Then worse part...the funeral home, they were soooo wonderful to us and Courtney's service was just beautiful but I haven't been able to keep up with my payments there either. Up to this point they have been great about it, but they do need money too. I just feel like I'm disrespecting Courtney's memory because I can't make the payments.
3rd thing...Hope Through Hoops will be happening in November again this year thanks to the Mlakers and the S.O.N club. It is my intention to keep Courtney's memory alive, because of all the things she was offered that was all she ever wanted. Soooo...this spring I decided I wanted to play in the game this year. I have been working out, shooting ever chance I get and really trying to prepare for it. Then comes the dreaded plateau. I was doing well, and I managed to lose 30+ pounds. So your probably thinking, why does that matter? Well it matters because I have 20 more lbs. to lose before I will play in the game. Here comes the part many people don't understand about me...if I can't do something right and be good at it, I won't do it. Why would I want to set myself up just to fail again? Ok so lets hear it..."But if you never try how do you know you will fail?"..."When you fall off the horse you gotta get back up"..."You have to fail to succeed"...here's the best "Failure builds character". Am I close? Save your breathe, I've heard it all before.
4th thing...back to the weight loss. I am very hard on myself and I am my own worse critic. I used to think I could beat myself up if I want too. After all, it's all about "me" and no one else. If I'm tearing myself down who cares anyway right? WRONG!! As I continued to beat myself up and call myself a failure Cara was watching me and absorbing everything I said and did. Talk about pressure? She's 11 soon to be 12 and before you know it a teenager. What am I teaching her? I already see the negative effects my actions are having on her and I'm ashamed. So not only do I have to pick my stupid butt up I have to fix the damage I caused her too. I'm not sure how just yet, but it will come to me.
5th thing...disorganized mess. I read that if where you live and work is disorganized than so are your thoughts. Well I have to agree 100 %. Now my home isn't bad, as long as you don't go upstairs. Papers, books, laundry EVERYWHERE!! Lol. I can't find my bills when they need to be paid, I can't find important papers when I need them, (part of the reason why I get hit with late charges and can't get my bills paid on time). So of coarse I'm always looking for something and that adds stress too. My work isn't so bad...I have what I need where I need it now. I still "misplace" things now and again, but I'll live.
Now...before I get to the point I do need to give a shout out to a few people who put up with me on a regular basis. My husband Jim...what a guy and he'd have to be to stay married to me for so long (and he'll tell you that himself..lol) I mean this man gets up at 5 or 6 am every day and doesn't stop till he's ready for bed. He'll be working, in the woods, cutting wood for winter, cleaning the kitchen, fixing something, trying to catch Pugsly to kick his butt for peeing on the floor. But he still has time to shoot with me after work (thanks to Johnny, Kevin and Rob for letting me shoot with ya and taking it easy on me...well they used to anyway...hahaha). You think with someone like him around it would rub off on me, NOT...I am not a morning person and I probably never will be. Of coarse he has been losing weight too and it seems to come so much easier to him and for that I want to kick his butt. Unfortunately he still runs faster than me and I can't catch him!
Then there's Sherm, my best bud, fitness adviser and basketball coach. (He says he knows thing or two about basketball, but I just don't see it!! J/k lol). He's been there for me on days when I feel like giving up. He listens but he never judges, he even argues with me on occasion. The nerve right? Haha. Seriously though, he has been a comfort to me and I know he was such a comfort to Courtney. I'll be having a bad day and get a text message from him telling me a goofy joke, or inspiring me to get off my ass, or he'll be making fun of me...but I'll be smiling inside cause he cared enough to send it.
The reason wrote this blog was because of them. The only people on earth willing to stand up to me and tell me I'm wrong, even if I'm not! (You know I'm always right!!!). They keep telling me "Losing weight is all mental, allllll in my head". I didn't know how else to explain it except to tell you what's in my head every minute of every day. I am "mentally" exhausted, I can't concentrate on any one thing wholeheartedly. The point is...I am a stress eater, when I am stressed I eat!! Actually now that I think about it, I'm quite surprised I'm not the size of a tanker truck. Even with the things I left out, I am full in the "stress" department. I don't know how to do it all, and I don't know how to keep myself motivated, so maybe one of you mental giants can figure it out for me...lol...and if anyone else knows, feel free to share it with me!!
I don't know what the future holds for me or for those around me, but I will share this with you...for the first time in my life I don't want to give up. I want to do this no matter what it takes, just some days it's hard to keep going. I don't want to let Courtney down, I don't want to let my family or my friends down, and for the first time in my life, I don't want to let myself down.
I just wanna say I am thankful everyday for what I do have and for the people I have around me. I didn't write this for anyone to feel sorry for me or for pity, so please do not do that. I wrote this because under the surface we all have our own battles to fight and demons to conquer. Some battles are easy for some and more difficult for other's so...Don't judge what you don't understand.
Okay..I am tired of rereading and fixing typo's so it is what it is, excuse the errors and run on sentences!!
Much Love ~Anita
P.S. I almost forgot....I created 2 new Myspace pages to keep everyone up to date on the fund raising events, add them.
www.MySpace.com/CruisinForCourtney
www.MySpace.com/Hope_Through_Hoops
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Let me just start by saying...school starts next week and I can't WAIT!!!
CONGRATULATIONS DAVE WHETSTONE.....he took 1st place at Thunder Valley Last Saturday in the #33 car that everyone signed at "Crusin' For Courtney II". (I'll a few pics to the Thunder Valley tab soon)
Which brings me to one quick observation. (We get to the races early...Total Kaos and a lot of the drivers were having a car show prior to the races that night.) Anyway...after the races we were getting our stuff together and walking the 15 ft to the garbage can to throw away our empty bottles and such. I notice a family SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRASH CAN get up grab there stuff and leave their trash on the ground. HELLO !!! They were so close to the can the one guy could have used it as an arm rest. I don't care if someone else "gets paid" to clean it up TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR GARBAGE!! LOL
There is a very special person I need to thank again...Brad Griesheimer, he is the Pastor at Hilltop Baptist in Westmont. He was the pastor at Courtney's service and memorial service. Now I have never been a "church going" kinda person. When I was a child growing up in the projects my brother and I used to go every Sunday with the little old lady that lived upstairs. Then I tagged along with friends when I was growing up....but I never really "belonged" to a church nor did I feel comfortable in one. We always wanted to go but when you have been away for soooo long, you don't just walk in the front door and say "yo .. sup?" hahaha. Well ...we kinda did this year (I was joking about the "yo .. sup", anyway....we decided we are gonna get up early on Sunday (grrrr..I am not a morning person) and we are gonna do this. We get out of the truck in the church parking lot and who do we run into? Adam Marks, He and his sister Alicia, sang at Courtney's service. I couldn't believe the first time we attend church and Adam would be the special guest singing that day. If you've ever heard him sing then you know what a talent he is. Anyway, he sang 3 songs but the 2nd song he sang he wrote many years ago about a friend he lost. Didn't take long for the tears to fall but it was so worth it just to hear him sing. Sorry...got kinda off topic and that hardly ever happens..hahaha. What I was getting to was Brad's kindness brought us back to the church and to the Hilltop Family...and I call it a family because that's how it feels. They welcomed us from day one and I could never imagine going anywhere else. So a big THANK YOU to Brad and to his family. They always made us feel welcome and never pressured us to attend, but boy was he shocked that day when he saw us..lol. We enjoy going to church, and we enjoying seeing everyone Sunday morning. Thank you Brad for being so kind, and for taking the time to get to know us. "Everything happens for a reason"
Let me end by sharing one of my new favorite quotes:
"In life God does not give you the people you want.
He gives you the people you need; to teach you, to
hurt you, to love you, to make you laugh... to make
you exactly the person you should be"
Well there were a few other things I wanted to share but they will have to wait till next time. I'm pretty sleepy so good night and much love.
~Anita
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Can you believe the summer is almost over wow...anyway, onto what I wanted to write about.
Shari Custer-Napora, a friend of the people from Thunder Valley Raceway, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her friends and family are having a benefit for her at the Windber Rec park on Friday Aug 24th that will include a car show/cruise-in, live bands including The Characters and a bunch of other things. I don't have a lot of information on it, or her situation, but as soon as I find out anything else I will be sure to update you.
Anytime someone is suffering with any kind of cancer, just showing up and supporting them means so much.
Don't forget....This Saturday August 11th, Thunder Valley will host Total Kaos Car club car show prior to the races. Mike tells me that a few of the drivers will be out doing meet and greets plus signing autographs. Sounds like everyone will have a good time. We'll be there to support the guys and look forward to seeing everyone there.
Then August 19th, there will be a Car show at the Jennerstown Speedway. The guys from Deuces Wild will be there with there custom hot rods. They are a great bunch of guys and they made it possible for Courtney to meet the Steelers last year. So were gonna be there supporting them too.
Ok ... Nothing more to say right now, but if you are here and you are reading this...thank you so much for keeping Courtney alive in your hearts
Much Love ~Anita |
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