Off We Go

Wow! What an amazing send-off. Standing in front of the Cancer Center surrounded by family and friends, it was hard not to be totally overcome with emotions. I could’t hug my children enough. I could see the pride in their eyes. That alone makes all the struggles worth it! My diva girls were right there too! Then as we were about to pull out, one of my students showed up! Thanks Cam for coming. That really touched me.I will do my best to make sure you have A’s in all your classes-I owe ya! It was such an honor to be led out by Scott Shuey’s teenage daughter (he was one of our warriors who passed away a short time ago).Team white started our first shift at nine. It was oh so cold(30′s), and although I thought I was prepared for the cold, I quicky realized I wasn’t. There wasn’t a thing we could do about that, so we dug in and started peddling. Don and Mike did a great job of keeping us safe. We didn’t talk much tonight; I think we were all just settling in and trying to deal with being up past our bedtime! After seeing 8 roadkill, we made it to our expected transition in Murphy, NC. It was great to pull in to the cheers from the yellow team. They are off on their way. We got changed and back in the van. We passed team yellow. They looked good in their paceline, and shared a wonderful view with us-thanks Beth! Now we are in search of a hotel to crash for the night and rest up for our next shift at midnight. Team White is STRONG for the fight!