Hannah and I just finished the Relay For Life of Murray. Boy, we are soooo tired. It was held June 27 and 28 at Murray High School. The opening ceremonies started at 6:00 p.m. It was like a million degrees outside but we kept walking and playing. Hannah made some new friends with a couple of little girls who were admiring her Hello Kitty tent. (The pink castle tent does tend to stand out.)
Hannah got to get dunked in the dunk tank! She went completely under water - but it helped cool her off.
The luminaria ceremony was the most special part of the Relay. The luminaria ceremony is where we remember those who have survived cancer and those who have ultimately lost their lives. We had the White Peaks Centennial Pipe Band play the bagpipes. It was.....amazing. They played Amazing Grace and the first verse was a solo and when they started the next verse all seven of the bagpipes started. It gives me goosebumps to think about even now. Hannah and I watched the luminaria ceremony together and listed to the bagpipers and remembered Grandma. Just like the picture above, we had the word HOPE spelled in the bleachers during the ceremony. But as soon as the ceremony was over, we looked over to the bleachers and the word had changed to CURE. I can't even explain how special that part of the Relay was.
Hannah was so excited that she got to stay up until midnight. She was hard to wake up in the morning!
What a great experience for both of us - we got to raise money for the fight against cancer and spend some time together.
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