I call this one "Fun at 4am"!!!
Day 1 began at 4am waking up with a nervous feeling. The team trip to the Plano Center included energizing music, laughs, camera flashes, laughs, Mama Nina Breakfast Tacos, and more laughs. We patiently waited for opening ceremonies to begin, checking out the scenery, cameras flashing, foot and shoe preparation, and still nervous all the while. 
Opening Ceremonies began at 7am, and included inspiring words and breast cancer survivors. The Z-Bra Girls are off on the route at 7:50am. We were towards the back of the walker pack due to a medical incident with another walker at the exit of Opening Ceremonies. Getting outside of those gates was such a great feeling, yet still nervous and thinking "There is still so much left". I was clueless as to what to expect for the next 3 days of my life. Yet, knew it couldn't be near as bad as someone faced with battling Breast Cancer.
Opening Ceremonies began at 7am, and included inspiring words and breast cancer survivors. The Z-Bra Girls are off on the route at 7:50am. We were towards the back of the walker pack due to a medical incident with another walker at the exit of Opening Ceremonies. Getting outside of those gates was such a great feeling, yet still nervous and thinking "There is still so much left". I was clueless as to what to expect for the next 3 days of my life. Yet, knew it couldn't be near as bad as someone faced with battling Breast Cancer. Some of the moments to remember on Day 1 were the beautiful weather that God graced us with, elementary students standing outside their school to cheer, costumes that many walkers and cheerers wore
, seeing the sweep vans for the first time (sweep vans come by to pick up walkers who need a hitch to the next Pit Stop), a dehydrated teammate who had to go to Medical City, finding items on the scavenger hunt, the full cheer stations, and of course, the end of that 20 mile day. We were 1/3 of the way through!!!!
, seeing the sweep vans for the first time (sweep vans come by to pick up walkers who need a hitch to the next Pit Stop), a dehydrated teammate who had to go to Medical City, finding items on the scavenger hunt, the full cheer stations, and of course, the end of that 20 mile day. We were 1/3 of the way through!!!!
Arriving to camp at 5pm felt like such a victory. I never thought I would enjoy seeing the sight of a tent that I would actually be sleeping in so much. Once we got back to cap, it wasn't time to wind down. The evening concluded with find your bag, roll your 35 lb. bag to your tent site, set-up your tent (although we had some boy scouts come rescue us), decorate the tents, check out the grounds, dinner and entertainment, and finally shower in the shower truck (which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, way better than at campgrounds), wind down and hit the bed at 9:30pm. Day 1's night of rest was not so restful. I must say, some of that nervous feeling still lingered.
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