July 15, 2010

Relay Top 10

The top 10 reasons that Relay for Life -Idaho Falls 2010 was amazing:
(Note: This is all according to my professional opinion)


10: The Survivor's Lap. So sad and inspiring to see all these people walk the track together after being united by something so awful. There was one man who reminded me so much of Chris. He had a similar scar and a similar walk. That brought back so many memories.

9: Our "We Love Neil" sign. The theme was "Party like a Rockstar", so we of course wanted to have something to honor our family's #1 love, Neil Diamond. Only later did we realize that it probably looked to like we had lost a family member named Neil and that we were honoring him. Sorry for the misunderstanding, folks.
8: Our awesome rock-star plastic glasses courtesy of Wal-Mart. Stars and Hearts are so classy when used as sunglasses. Good thing we put Che' and Carlie in charge of decorations this year. They were stupendous.
7: Hallie and her hyperness. This girl is so funny. She loved running around the track at full speed with her high heeled shoes. She is such a diva sometimes. She stayed up till midnight until my mom took her home to bed. Don't worry, we are still recovering from that lapse of judgement.
6: Added members of our team this year. What can be better than the team we had last year? One that also includes Che', Landon, Carlie, my mom, and Dave as members. Next year, we may even recruit a few more. Who wouldn't want to be part of Team York?
5: Family support. Grandma, Mari Ann, Linda, Hailie, Carter, and Sue all came for a portion of the night. There is nothing better than when (nearly) the entire Clark family is together. Too bad my mom has promised to take my life if I post the video of her and Sue dancing together. Let's just say it is something else. And that is being nice.
4: Seeing Devin's sales skills. He manned the booth for quite a while in the evening and I am sure he had a dandy time selling bows, blankets, and kid toys. Love the fundraising efforts.
3: Late night games. Nothing is better than playing a few competitive games, except playing them at 3 in the morning. I think these guys got as far as to set up the board for Ticket to Ride, but not much further. Landon, Che', Devin, and I occupied a good portion of the night playing a single game of Spades. Who won you ask? Devin and I clearly.
2: What can top late night games? This keeps getting better. Late night karaoke of course! We belted out a fantastic rendition of "I will Survive" and were glad we got to go first after we realized we were the only ones who were not taking the karaoke very seriously. Oops. Sorry again folks. Maybe next year we will bow out of the competition. Not likely, though, not likely.
1: The best part of Relay for Life? SURVIVING THE NIGHT!! We made it staying awake the whole time (well, most of us did.) Better yet, we helped an amazing cause. I want to personally thank those of you who donated to our team. I am very grateful to know that I have friends and family who support me in the things that are important to me, such as this. Thank you again for helping to make a difference in the lives of those who have cancer or will have it in the future.

'Till next year!

5 comments:

Kenfrizz said...

my new blog is dancingsewingmachine.blogspot.com
hope to see you at the family reunion-kenna

LaNdOn AnD cHe' said...

Oh kim, I loved this post. Is it weird that I am already excited for next year? I am already thinking of new ideas to keep us occupied. Above all, it was just so good to see you and finally be able to chat! I have missed your guts!

Jen said...

What a fabulous post Kimbo! I hope you don't mind that I copied you and did a little top 10 post of my own. Thanks for driving up here to come. It was a blast!

lisa said...

Thank you for NOT posting the video I would have been embaressed for Sue!!

AB said...

We are back in Idaho so Brett can work with his dad. I have been working at a few offices and I just got a job as a hygienist that I start next week!