2002 Ski for Women

Super Bowl Sunday is the annual Ski for Women event, which is a fund-raiser for Anchorage's women's shelter.  This is a ski event in which only women are allowed to participate, so there are women of all ages skiing (infants strapped to moms up to grandmothers).  Many people dress up in costume, to make the event more fun.

In 2002, Cheryl's office entered 8 skiers.  We were the "Caped Crusaders - Superheroes fighting Domestic Violence."  We had Bat Girl, Wonder Woman, Super Girl, Captain America (Cheryl), and Captain Volleyball (Tamara).

This is the shadow box that I created to display the handkerchief that I used in my bridal bouquet.  It was hand-made by my Great-Grandmother Minnie for her wedding.  My Great-Aunt Nora then used it in her wedding.  Aunt Nora didn't have any children, so she decided to pass the handkerchief on to me.  I will give it to Tamara when she gets married, as she and Grandma Minnie have the same birthday.

I, and two women I work with, completed the 25K Tour of Anchorage on March 3, 2002.  We skied 15.5 miles in a few hours.  It was a beautiful day in Anchorage, with the temps pushing 32.  We skied with hundreds of other skiers, some skiing 40K and 50K that day.  This was the first time the three of us had attempted anything like this and we had a blast.

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