Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer's - My Walk for my Mom, Beverly Halford 10/5/13

On October 5th, I was privileged to participate in the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer's.  I walked on behalf of my mother, Beverly who has had the horrible disease for some 10 odd years now.  She used to love Elvis Presley so I'll include some mood music that she would appreciate.

Fittingly, the day was absolutely gorgeous.  They passed out promise flowers in different colors to signify how Alzheimer's has affected you and to signify a promise to Honor, Care, Remember, and Fight.

There are four colors:

Blue:  I have Alzheimer's 

Purple:  I have lost someone to Alzheimer's

Yellow:  I am supporting or caring for someone with Alzheimer's

Orange:  I support the cause and a vision of a world without Alzheimer's

I have to say...it was such a beautiful and uplifting experience.  Hard for me to believe when it stems from such a truly horrific disease for both the person who has it and their loved ones.

Japantown - 6/1/13

Life's been pretty much crazy lately with trying to get situated for Adrienne to move to USC and all that it entails.  But I'm hanging in there and, despite what some people suggest, we WILL make this dream come true.

On top of all that, I started my new job (which I LOVE) and also have been studying my ass off for another promotional exam that figures heavily on math.  Not my strong suit.  And frankly, I took the test last Thursday and I don't think I passed. But if I didn't, I'll take it as a challenge & retake the test in 6 months.

I've been wanting to get these pictures on here but just haven't had time or energy.  But I'm going to take the time out of my housecleaning.  Win! Right?

I made a completely unplanned stop at Japantown and was glad I did.  They were having the Soy &Tofu Festival (two things of which I heartily approve) and there were some fun things going on.  

But first, I decided to do a little bit of shopping.  
I wanted to buy a lucky cat.  

But I ended up getting a lucky cat mug that sort of resembles an amalgam of my two kitties.