I got a flurry of donations in this morning. I felt so supported, so loved, and so incredibly amazed at the generosity of the people around me. After I dropped off my bike and did some retail therapy (and pinkberry) to calm me down after how unexpectedly emotional I got over that... I came home to discover I had received even more donations and hit the $5k milestone.
When I signed up for ALC last September, I thought to myself, "Well, I think I can train and be ready to pedal 545 miles... but $3000? That's a lot of money to raise." I mean, $3k! Let alone, achieve any of the higher milestones. But then an amazing thing happened... people from all walks of my life showed up and supported me! Donations poured in, from close friends, old class mates, even people I haven't been in close touch with for years.
I was overwhelmed. And, this afternoon, after posting a humorous comment on a fellow rider's facebook page, I lost it. I started laughing uncontrollably (now, my comment was humorous... but it wasn't THAT funny)... and the laughing turned into crying turned into laughing turned into ... is it possible to laugh and cry simultaneously? And I just sat there like that for a good 5 minutes. Or 50 minutes... who knows. I didn't have a very good judge of time at that point.
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