One full day

One full day has gone by with the auction and it is going very well. We hope you consider bidding on these items! Remember all the bids go to supporting the Pink Sprinkles which means that each donation supports Susan G. Komen for the cure. The auction will be up until next Wednesday.

Pat Neshek Autographed Baseball

Two baseballs autographed by Pat Neshek, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Thank you Pat Neshek for such a generous donation! When bidding on this item please specify the number of items you are bidding on. (Max. Number - 2).

Each baseball has a minimum bid of $20.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Homemade Almond Cheesecake

Yum! This is a great cheesecake for any occasion. Just think, its one less dessert you have to bring to that holiday party! It will be a cheesecake made from scratch for you on the date you choose. If you win this item, you should consult with the donor at least a week in advance to when the cake will be desired. This cheesecake can serve about 20 people. This cheesecake was generously donated by Kathy Rivard.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Homemade Apple Upside Down Cake

YUM! This is a great cake for any occasion. It will be a cake made from scratch for you on the date you choose. If you win this item, you should consult with the donor at least a week in advance to when the cake will be desired. This cake will be made by one of our own Pink Sprinkles! Thank you Laurie for this donation!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Karma Gift Card

Karma is a fun clothing store on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. The value of this gift card is $15.00. There are multiple of this item. If you are interested in bidding on this item, please specify how many you are bidding on (max. number - 3).

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Punch Pizza Gift Certificate

This gift certificate is good for any location of Punch Pizza. The value of this gift certificate is $25.00.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Core Power Yoga - Free Unlimited Yoga for a month

Looking for a new way to build your strength or maybe gain some flexibility, or just get back into shape? Try Yoga! This gift card is good for 1 month of free unlimited yoga at Core Power Yoga. There are locations in St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Edein Prairie, Edina and Uptown with a new location opening soon in the Stadium Village area. Thank you Core Power Yoga for this donation!

Retail value is $150.00

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Bibelot Gift Card

Bibelot is a great gift shop with locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul! This item is a $25.00 gift card to any of their stores for any item(s) of your choosing. Makes a great birthday, holiday or any occassion gift! Thank you Bibelot for this donation.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Caribou Coffee - 1 free drink each month for a year!

1 free drink of you choice of any size each month for a year! That means that you can get that large Camp Fire Mocha each month and not worry about spending the big bucks on it! Thank you Caribou Coffee for this donation!

The retail value of this item is: $40.00

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Caribou Coffee - 1 pound a month for a year

One pound of Caribou coffee beans of you selection each month for a year. You get to choose the month on which you start this offer too! Great for any coffee lover! Thank you Caribou Coffee for this donation!

This item has a retail value of $125.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Pink Ribbon Fleece Tie Blankets

There are 2 fleece pink ribbon tie blankets up for auction. These blankets are warm and cozy and perfect for those fall and winter days. These blankets have been hand made by one of our very own Pink Sprinkles!! Thank you Melissa for this donation!

There is a minimum bid of $10 for each blanket. Please specify in your bid the quantity you are bidding on. (Max. number 2).

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Laptop Computer Lock

Targus Laptop computer cable lock. Great for those people who study in libraries and coffee shops. No key required! Works with any laptop computer!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Sony Sports Armband Radio

A Sony Sports Armband radio. This item includes headphones, arm band and a belt clip too! FM/AM tuning, preset keys.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Iomega 100MB Zip Drive and Disks

An external zip drive used for storing those large files. Zip discs are included.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please review the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!!

Chipotle Family Pack Gift Cards

Multiple Chipotle Gift Cards. Good for 4 Burritos, 1 order of chips and guac., and 4 drinks. Please specify the number of cards you are bidding on. (Max number 2). Thank you Chipotle for this donation!!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Chipotle Gift Cards

Multiple Chipotle Gift Cards - Good for One Burrito, Burrito Bowl, Salad or Order of Tacos. When placing your bid on this item specify the number you want. (Max. cards 10). Thank you Chipotle for this donation!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Smile Picture Frame

Yellow Smile Picture frame. The Phrase: "Go on and smile! let that charming grin spread across your face!" Thank you The Afternoon for this donation!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Giggle Picture Frame

Green picture frame with pink heart. Phrase written on picture frame: "So its True! You're the giggliest girl in the world! and what a delightful title to have..." Thank you The Afternoon for this donation!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Healthy Sexy Hair Products

Pumpkin Rehydrating Shampoo and Conditioner. Product is endorsed by Katherine McPhee. "Perfect for all hair types."

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Pink Ribbon Lipstick Case

A black lipstick case with a pink ribbon on the outside. Lined with pink material and includes a small interior mirror. Thank you Regis for this donation!

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Pink Ribbon Change Purse with Key Chain

A black change purse with the pink ribbon logo. The change purse is lined with a pink ribbon fabric. There is a key chain attached to the zipper too! Thank you Regis for this donation!! We have multiple of this item.

Minimum Bid: $1

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions posted in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Gucci Compact

This is a purse size black Gucci Compact in black protective case. Thank you Gucci Watches for this donation.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post. Thank you for your support!

Gucci Keychain

Silver Metal Gucci keychain. Thank you Gucci Watches for donating these items. We have multiple of this item.

If you are interested in bidding on this item, please read the instruction post on August 26th. Thank you for your support!

Czech Crystal Purple and Black Bracelet and Earrings

This item was made by one of our own Pink Sprinkles! Thank you Sarah for this donation!!

If you want to bid on this item, please read the instructions posted on August 26th. Thank you for your support!

Czech Crystal Purple and Black Bracelet and Earrings

This item was made by one of our own Pink Sprinkles! Thank you Sarah for this donation!!

If you want to bid on this item, please read the instructions posted on August 26th. Thank you for your support!

Multicolored Bead Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set

This set was made by one of our own Pink Sprinkles! Thank You Sarah for the donation!!

If you want to bid on this item, please read the August 26th post. Thank you for your support.

Pink Swarovski Crystal Bracelet

This item was may by one of our own Pink Sprinkles! Thank you Sarah for this donation!

If you like this item, please read the instructions in the August 26th post.

Black Necklace with Clear Swarovski Crystals and Matching Earrings

These items were hand made by one of our own pink sprinkles! Thank you Sarah for this donation!

If you like this item, please read the instructions from the August 26th post and place your bid in the comment section.

Silent Auction Instructions

Hello Readers! Welcome to the Pink Sprinkles last fundraising event before the walk!!! Our Silent Auction. All the items will be posted on this site tomorrow. We thought that you would benefit from the instructions prior to the auction starting.

All the items will be posted in invidual posts with comment sections.

If you would like to bid on an item, please put your name (or other designation), email address and bid in the comment section.
(Example: Pink Sprinkle pinksprinkle@email.com $50.00)

*** BY POSTING IN THE COMMENT SECTION WITH A BID YOU ARE OBLIGATING YOURSELF TO DONATE THE AMOUNT OF THE BID TO THE PINK SPRINKLE'S SILENT AUCTION. YOU ARE FURTHER OBLIGATED TO PAY THE AMOUNT NO LATER THAN ONE (1) WEEK AFTER THE BID CLOSES****

The auction will close on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9pm.

If you are the winning bidder, you will receive an email from the host of the Auction confirming you won.

You will be emailed direction to make payment and arrangement for your item to be delivered. (Payment will be accepted in the form of cash or check only). We are willing to mail items to the winning bidders if the winning bidder does not live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

We will not deliver the items to the winner until we have received payment for the goods.


All donations will be donated to the Susan G. Koman for the Cure Foundation to support breast cancer research and to help those who have breast cancer, and their familes.

Thank you for your support! We appreciate everyone's help!

Warmest Regards,
The Pink Sprinkles
-- Melissa Hunt, Sarah Squillace, Jodi Young, Laurie Young --

The Auction

Tomorrow night we are meeting to arrange stuff for the silent auction. So keep an eye out right here for all these fun items. The rules will be posted tomorrow night. We are absolutely willing to ship items to you as well. So, even if you don't live in the Twin Cities and you like something, feel free to bid on it. Remember, everything is going to the Pink Sprinkles! It is our last fundraiser before the walk so make it worth it!

Its the End...

I have been meaning to post for a few days, but I was looking for the connector for my camera to the computer. I have yet to find it. I wanted to post the 2nd to last day of walks with the post, but I guess I'll have to do that at a later time.

Will and I went to see the Twins/A's game on Tuesday night since we both couldn't make it to the Wednesday day game. At the Tuesday game I took pictures of the players who walked. I thought it would be a cool thing to add to the post, but as I said, I'll do it at a later time.

The "Walks for a Walker" program officially ended Wednesday afternoon after the day game. So, if you said you would donate according to the number of walks the Twins earned from the first day of the season until August 20th, please feel free to donate at any point. If you did not say that you would donate, but feel the need to support the "Walks for a Walker" program, it would be appreciated if you could donate too!

Here is how things stand at the end of the Program:

Twins walks as of 8/20/08: 396
total walks in august: 79
walks in July: 82
walks in June: 71
walks in May: 106
walks in April: 58

Cubs home runs as of 8/20/08: 142
Cubs home runs in August: 20
Cubs home runs in July: 28
Cubs home runs in June: 32
Cubs home runs in May: 33
Cubs home runs in April: 29

Like I said earlier, I will continue posting. The next "big" thing that will be on the blog is our silent auction. We have some great items for you guys to bid on. As a teaser, some include chipotle gift cards, jewelry, gucci items and other fun stuff!! The auction will start next Wednesday!!!

Thanks for your support thus far! I greatly appreciate it!

One more day

There is only one more day left of my "Walks for a Walker" program. Its kind of sad that it is ending. I really don't know why... I guess it was something to always write about. I do think that I will keep track of the number of walks the Twins get during this season. Maybe Will will want to bring back his blog someday and write about it. I'm sure there are some statistics that can be formed from the number of walks a team gets.

If you are just reading my blog for the first time, I established this "Walks for a Walker" program to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 day walk in the Twin Cities. With this program people are donating a certain amount of money (of their choosing) for every walk the Twins earn from the first day of the season until tomorrow. I chose tomorrow because it is 1 month from when the walk is and it is the end of the A's series. If you want to donate, feel free to use the walks the Twins earned this season as a basis for your donation. Look at it this way, if you donate 5 cents per walk that is $19.40 or if you donated 50 cents per walk that is $194.00. (those numbers are based on walks as of last night) So, you can see the wide range of donating options.

I have also been keeping track of the number of home runs the Cubs hit because one of the people donating is a huge Cubs fan. I would even be willing to find the statistic of your choosing and figure out a donation plan for you.

I currently have raised almost $1400 for the walk. This value does not include all of the donations coming from the Walks for a Walker program. I need to reach 2200 by next month. I hope you will consider helping me out with this effort.

Don't worry, even after tomorrow I will keep you informed on what is going on with my walking. As a side note, Betsy, Will's little sister left for college today. It is really weird that she is going to be a freshman in college. When Will and I started dating she was only in 6th grade. How is that for making a 26 year old feel old? Oh well. Everyone needs to grow up. I wish her the best in her new adventures.

Here are your statistics:
Twins walks as of 8/18/08: 388
Cubs home runs as of 8/18/08: 142

Up North

Once again, I'm up north with my friend Sarah. She is also on the pink sprinkles and we walked at the beginning of the training (I posted pictures from that one earlier). This time we walked up in Ely. It was a great day to walk too. We walked almost 11 miles. We planned to walk today, but Sarah developed the grossest blister so we didn't walk. I really don't blame her for not walking because this blister looks PAINFUL! Instead, we are beading (or Sarah is) and making bracelets and earrings to sell for the silent auction. We will be having an online silent auction at the end of the month. Look for it!

I haven't watched the Twins recently. I guess the last time I watched the Twins was Wednesday night, but I was flipping back and forth between the Olympics and the Twins. That's the problem with the Olympics, I can't watch the Twins at the same time. I really do need the screen in screen sort of thing.

Anyway, here are the updates: (Only 3 more days to go!)

Twins walks as of 8/17/08: 377
Cubs home runs as of 8/17/08: 142

Same Old, Same Old

Nothing new is really going on with the walking progress. Yesterday, when I woke up to walk, it was raining and cold (mid-50s). Needless to say, I didn't walk. I slept in and it was wonderful. However, when I got home from work yesterday I did walk. Will was home and I asked him if he would walk with me. He said he would (which is always nice). He was editing some manuscript for a book for a friend so I waited until he was done. In the mean-time I got dressed and played with Hildy. Well, Hildy decided that she wanted to be a "pack-dog" and bring Will her toy dog. So I put it on her back and she walked into the "study" with the dog on her back. Then Hildy came back into our bedroom (where I was) with my bandana. So Will and I started this game. (We torment hildy). I sent her into the study with a tshirt for him to wear when he walked. She came back with the tshirt, so I sent her back into the study with a tshirt and a pair of shorts. However, she kept losing the shorts on her walk from the bedroom to the study. She would look at the shorts, then look at me, so I would put them back on her and she would carry on to the study. Hildy is a smart dog. Its too bad that I didn't get her when she was a puppy or I would have her trained to do all sorts of things.

Will and I walked our first mile in the rain. It actually didn't bother me at all. I needed to do a walk in the rain anyway. As part of the training we are supposed to do walks in all types of weather. Pouring rain, I hadn't done before. You dry off really quickly too when you are just wearing running shorts and a tshirt. My knee brace was even completely dry when I went to put it on for yoga this morning.

The Twins lost last night, but they put in a good effort.

Twins walks as of 8/13/08: 367
Cubs home runs as of 8/13/08: 135

Deck Furniture!

This weekend was quite the eventful weekend. Relaxing, but eventful. First on Saturday, I walked about 10 miles. My goal for the day was 14-15, but I only made it 10... I set out to walk from my house to the Minnehaha waterfalls, back and around lake harriet and back to our house. However, when I got to the point where I could either turn left and go home or continue straight and go around the lake, I turned left. I was SO BORED! I had my ipod, but even that wasn't motivating. I wasn't tired or anything, just bored. I really needed someone to talk to during the walk and it would have been better. Will couldn't join me because he was home waiting for the gas guy to come out and fix our grill. We have a grill in the back yard that is hooked up to our central gas line. I guess next time I try that walk, I will recruit someone to walk with me at least part of the way.



Once our grill was done, Will and I decided it was time to go out and buy deck furniture. Let me tell you, buying deck furniture in August in Minnesota is the smartest thing ever! Everything was well more than 1/2 off from its retail price. I know this because I spent my winter researching patio/deck/outdoor furniture for work. The furniture is supposed to be delivered today! We also bought other stuff for our backyard (light bulbs, stepping stones, etc.).



Saturday night we went to see Betsy (will's sister) dance at the Irish Fair and then saw Flogging Molly. What a great show!!!!



After this busy Saturday, I woke up Sunday and walked 5 miles. It wasn't bad at all. Then we spent all day yesterday at the Irish Fair. Betsy danced for her last time. Sad! I guess not for her though seeing how she managed to hurt her foot again. I guess her foot is telling her its time to stop dancing. :(



Today is a day off for walking.



Twins walks as of 8/11/08: 364

Cubs home runs as of 8/11/08: 135

The girl in the back with her leg kicked is Betsy.

The girl in the white is Betsy.

A Twins Win

The Twins won yesterday (finally!). They had some pretty horrible losses for the past 2 games. Will and I were watching the end of the game yesterday and kept thinking that the Twins were going to mess up and lose the game. They almost did, except Denard Span made an amazing-home-run-robbing catch in the 8th. It was very Torii-esqe. For those of you who don't follow the Twins Torii Hunter was the king of robbing home runs from players.

Slowly we are getting our house put together. Yesterday we got rid of almost all of the boxes in our living room. Now we just need to figure out where the bookcase is going to go that is sitting in the middle of the living room floor. We also need to figure out where our lamps are going to go. My dad was very generous and sent us 2 beautiful lamps for our house that are from the same time period as when the house was built. We just need to find the right lightbulbs and outlets to plug them in. Hopefully we can get some of that done this weekend.

There aren't many more days left until my walks for a walker program ends. So, think about donating without the program. Or if you are still at a loss for how much to donate, use the amounts below as a guide (you can do 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, etc.) Just consider donating.

Twins walks as of 8/7/08: 342
Cubs home runs of as 8/7/08: 131

Meeting Neighbors

Last night was National Night Out for those of you who didn't feel the need to hang out with your neighbors. Will and I took the opportunity to meet our neighbors (well not the ones immediately next door to us, but a block away). See, we live on a "busy" street that wouldn't really work for a block party. But, we were invited to the block party around the corner from us. It was amazing how many people where there who were within 5/10 years of us. AND we weren't even the "newest" neighbors. There was a couple at the block party who just bought a house and are moving in at the end of the month. Everyone was very nice and welcoming. It made us even happier about our move.

I made these amazing brownies too - S'mores brownies. I can't take complete credit for the recipe, it really belongs to Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines. But I did make a slight improvement. I used graham cracker crumbs instead of quartered graham crackers. Anyway, here is the recipe:

- Make 1 box of brownies as normal.
- Bake for 5 minutes less than the recipe calls for
- Take the brownies out of the oven and cover the top with miniature marshmallows
- Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the minature marshmallows
- Cover the top of the chocolate chip/marshmallow mixture with graham cracker crumbs
put brownies back in the oven for the remaining 5 minutes
- Take out of oven after 5 minutes and let cool COMPLETELY (about 1/2 hour to an hour) uncovered. (This is very important otherwise your knife gets covered in marshmallows and you can't cut the brownies properly).
- Enjoy!!

I only watched part of the Twins game last night, but I heard it was awful. Here are your updates:

Twins walks as of 8/6/08: 338
Cubs home runs as of 8/6/08: 129

I know... It's August!

I have been kind of slacking in posting the past few days. I went up North for the weekend and didn't have cell phone access, much less internet access. However, I did keep up with my walking. I love that there are trails all over the state of Minnesota! It makes walking so much easier. Really, if you can't find a trail within 5 miles from where you live, then you aren't really looking (or that is the way it seems).

I didn't walk yesterday morning, or go to yoga, and I really felt it. I was SO tired all day. Then this morning I did my 5 mile walk and I am not tired or anything. I think waking up and walking gives me time to really wake up and focus my day. And there seem to be plenty of people like me. Every time I walk around the lakes, whether it is 5:30, 6 or 7a there are always people there. Minnesotans are so healthy compared to living in New Orleans. It could also be the weather. In New Orleans it is already 85 degrees by 6a. Here, it is in the 70s. Kind of nice, right?

I guess the Twins lost big yesterday, but it wasn't for a lack of walking. Here are the updates:

Twins walks as of 8/5/08: 334
Cubs home runs as of 8/5/08: 128

By the way, today is my mom's birthday! So if you want to give her a present, she would really appreciate a donation. If you want to donate to my mom, or myself or any of my teammates, send me an email or post and I'll let you know how to do it. THANKS!

OH! Here are the monthly updates:
Twins walks in July: 82
Twins walks in June: 71
Twins walks in May: 106
Twins walks in April: 58

Cubs home runs in July: 28
Cubs home runs in June: 32
Cubs home runs in May: 33
Cubs home runs in April: 29