A Rainy Relay

So, the Relay For Life was this past weekend and it was not the perfect day for a Relay. It was COLD, RAINY and MISERABLE for those that attended. However, everyone that did attend, made the best of the day and seemed to have good spirits regardless of the weather. My parents came down for the weekend and had a good time too. Cory was one of the honorary Survivors and that was cool, but the day did not turn out as planned. We were there for the opening ceremony and for the team introductions and then we grabbed some lunch and went home for a while. The girls were shivering, wet and ready to be out of the cold. They were even dressed in their giraffe rain coats, had jeans on and were troopers for the first hour....then they had had it. So, after lunch and a change into dry clothes, Cory and I returned for the auction in which we both donated something and we wanted to see how it did. I bid on this AWESOME pink purse with a TON of gift certificates inside.......over a $300 value ($444.00) is what we actually came up with. We won it for $300!!!! I almost love the purse more than all the goodies inside!! I donated a flower pot of flower cookies on sticks and it went for $70!!! Cory made and donated Oriole bird feeders and they brought in a total of $130....so we thought that was pretty darn good!! Then, wet and cold once again, we went home for a while to warm up and check on those we left behind. We again, returned to grab some of the pulled pork sandwiches and see what was going on. The event coordinator decided to call it at 7:00 pm because the rain was just not giving up. So we grabbed supper and went home for a night of relaxation and cards with the family. The closure of the Relay will be this week, hopefully with no rain attending!! The next day brought family time, cards, shopping, great food and an end to the weekend. Now our weekends are pretty laid back as we have to wait for something to arrive!!!