Day 21 - Santee, CA - Part Two

The Bucket Trip wouldn't have been possible for me without some amazing support. I would be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to thank those who helped make this possible.

Catherine and Jamie, thank you for taking care of the kids in my absence. Each picture or video that you sent me of them kept my spirits up. I have missed them dearly.

I can't thank enough the amazing team that I have the honor of working with each day - both my leaders and my peers. Thank you again for not even blinking when I got my "ugly cry" on in front of you and asked for the month off to do this. As for my peers, I just want you all to know how fortunate I feel that I get to work with each and every one of you. I have learned so much from spending the last four years with you all on this time. The only other job that I had more laughs at was my first one at Disneyland (and most of the time in that job, we were laughing about pooh or vomit or a combination of the two). You are truly the gatekeepers of Walt Disney's dream and on a daily basis, you have the opportunity to change the lives of 11 people a day (one every 45 minutes). Thanks again and please, PEECK UP, PEECK UP, PEECK UP!

There is one person out there that, without his help, I simply couldn't have done the physical part of The Bucket Trip - Davey Albaugh. Davey has been helping me once a week for almost a year now at the gym to try to build up my overall strength. His encouragement and guidance put me in a position where I could do the heavy lifting on The Bucket Trip. I can't tell you how many times I had to support all of my Mom's weight and I could hear your voice telling me "YOU'VE GOT THIS!"

There have been so many friends back home that have been encouraging along this journey too: Rabbi Gary, Mike G, Traci, Cheryl, and Rueben. Thanks for checking in and helping me along the way.

Then there are the folks to that took the time while The Bucket Trip was going on to spend some time with me: Carolyn, Jenny, Anne and her family, Scott, and Jenny. It was amazing to see so many friendly faces while on the trip.

I hope the genuine affection I have for the Hatley side of our family came through in the blog. They were so amazing to us. I enjoyed spending time with each and every one of them and I can't wait to see them again.

The last group of people that I need to thank are all of you. Thank you for following along this journey. Your notes and your "likes" on facebook have been part of the fuel for me to keep going. You also helped turn The Bucket Trip into something larger than I ever expected. You honor me when you share the link on your facebook page. More than anything, I know that I have something special here. Something worth sharing.

From the bottom of my heart.

Thank you.