and then some...

so last night was the trivia night for a dear friend of mine. you can read all about her story at:

http://stephanie.aw1.com/index.html



the event was SOOOOOOO SUCCESSFUL!!!! i'm am super impressed with how well this event went off. those who put this together did an AWESOME job and deserve so many kudos. my favorite part was the shirts the volunteers were wearing:

Cancer picked

the wrong

BTCH

those shirts could not have been more accurate. she is an amazing woman, and such a fighter. and the most amazing part is you would never know that she had cancer. she won't tell you about it. she won't talk about how she's feeling from day to day. in fact, i may have known she has cancer, but i didn't know she was stage 4 until recently. and it wasn't her that told me. she is amazingly strong, independent and humble. she would never ask for anything like this, ever. she wants no one to "pity" her. i just cannot believe her strength. it just amazes me.

there were 50 tables of 8 and COUNTLESS raffle and silent auction items. there were some live auction items, too! they were trips to various places like Disney World, Lake of the Ozarks and Destin, Fl. they even raffled off one of the shirts that the volunteers were wearing and got over $100 for it. stephanie signed it, too.

it was just so amazing. i was tearful last night, and typing this out, i'm tearful again.

one person, and i'm sorry i forgot who she was, gave a little speech and awarded stephanie with a star and has labeled her "and then some."

and she fits that label perfectly. she IS everything...and then some.

i'm so blessed to have her in my life and i can't imagine her not being my friend. i'm so glad that she has evolved from "my cake lady" to my friend. she is someone i can turn to, and she'll listen and offer advice. she is someone i can just talk to and BS with. she is someone who would do anything for anyone.

it was awesome to see such a turnout. to see all the family and friends who support her. it's just amazing. even people who don't know her...had tears in their eyes when she walked through the door. evidence of that was all around. she has touched everyone with her strength, her power, her determination and her love.

i love you stephanie!!!! and you know we are all praying for you!!! you're fighting a great fight! and you'll show everyone that you are beating this thing they call "cancer".