Sunday, 17 June 2012

Dear Sarah...



Dear Sarah,

I promised that I would run
with your name on my back
and I did it today
with my lovely friend, Hilary,
and hundreds of other women,
cheered on by MrM and MissM.
We looked absolutely ridiculous
dressed up in fluffy boppers,
wings (me) and tutu (Hilary)
and I am still covered in glitter
but it doesn't matter because
everyone was entertained
and our friends and families
were incredibly generous
so that we raised £845
for cancer research.
Afterwards we stood in the sunshine
drinking pink fizz and eating cupcakes
and I thought of you and smiled.
It was a wonderful celebration
of life and of friendship.
You would have loved it.

Alicex

25 comments:

Mary said...

I am so glad that Sarah's memory is being kept alive by you like this.

xxx

ellen said...

Dear Alice,
You are a very True Friend.
This post has touched me more than I can say.
Love to you.

blackbird said...

Well done!

quinn said...

As I was reading, I thought, "Sarah would have loved this!"

zephyr said...

Awesome!!!

Sara said...

Thank you for running in memory of Sarah! What an amazing honor!

Ginnie said...

I'm so proud of you, Alice!

Ali said...

Well done Alice - a thing to be proud of!

Sue said...

I full of admiration for anyone who runs anywhere. Well done Alice!

The List Writer said...

This post made me smile too - what a joyous way to remember someone.

silverpebble said...

I am bursting with pride. Also a few tears xxx

Annie @ knitsofacto said...

Well done you!! And everyone who supported you. I hope you're not too sore this morning after your exertions, and that you've permitted yourself at least a teeny glow of pride x

dragonfly said...

A true friend to Sarah. Well done x

Paola said...

That's a friend!
Ciao Sarah ...

julie said...

Well done ladies!

Thrifty Household said...

Well done to you both! (You did her proud!)

Hilary said...

It was a fantastic day! Boppers, angel wings, tutus, facepaints...champagne, cupcakes. Smiles, laughs and remembering family and friends. Thank you, Alice, we did it! Your friend for life, Hilaryx

readersguide said...

Go Alice! (Just read about writing as Jo's 81 year old dad giving up his sailboat and now this -- everyone is making me cry.)

driftwood said...

so very proud of you Alice, a great achievement and a fantastic amount of money raised for a truly important cause xxx

Monica said...

Oh brilliant Alice! Well done!

I found any race for life I ran such a moving and uplifting (and sad too) experience. A real roller coaster!

Menopausalmusing said...

What a wonderful achievement! That's a great, fun photo of you both.

pushkasmarbles said...

Well done! Hugs for a beautiful post!

Julia said...

Yay Alice!! You look ready to take on the world :-).

Toffeeapple said...

what an amazing achievement, done with love and enjoyed with pink fizz. Marvellous stuff!

pebbledash said...

You did it! Well done Alice! And Sarah would have been thrilled. x