Fight For The Cure

Hello friends and family-

Many of you know the cross that I have to bear daily with type 1 diabetes. It is distressing to realize that one in every fourteen people is affected by diabetes or its nightmarish complications. It was so easy for me to think of 14 people in my life, but very difficult to face the face that you or any of my friends and family could suffer from heart disease, kidney failure- even amputation- as a result of diabetes.

Won't you please help me in my campaign for the American Diabetes Association? Campaigns like this are going on all over the country and are vital to the search for a cure and the programs that support our family’s, friends and neighbors living with diabetes.

If we could contribute just a little, together we can make an enormous impact- both in lives of the 21 million Americans with diabetes now and the additional 54 million who are at risk.

Will you please help today with your gift of $15, $20 or even $25? Hopefully you know me well enough to know that I wouldn’t ask for something I didn’t strongly believe in. Your gift would be a part of my healing process instantly as I get to see your support by you helping me carry this present burden.

Plus, there's an added reason to contribute now- Dignity Memorial, and National Strategic Partner of the Association, whose efforts help to raise awareness of healthy living and enhancing quality of life, has agreed to match every gift, dollar for dollar, up to a campaign total of $50,000!

That means your $15 donation can double to $30...your $25 gift becomes $50. Whatever you send today can be worth twice as much in the fight against diabetes.

Your gift will be put to use immediately funding research to find a cure and ease the suffering of the nearly 15 million children and adults in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Your gift will help detect diabetes among the over 6 million Americans who don't know they are affected- before it's too late. Your gift will work to change the future of 54 million of our fellow citizens with pre-diabetes.

So please write your check to the American Diabetes Association today and return it to me. I appreciate your generosity, support, prayers and faith to see this disease conquered.

Grace,

Kim Boiko

Diagnosed in 1989.

http://www.diabetes.org/

Send checks to:

Kim Boiko

1913 E. 17th Street

Suite 117

Santa Ana, CA 92705

Riley

You think I'm cute? You should see my godmother!

I love when she comes to hang out with me. I get to lay out on the couch and she just looks at me with a goofy face and makes weird noises.

My favorite is when she makes funny noises on my belly. It makes me smile. Don't I have a cute smile? I think so!

When she stops making those weird noises, we get to make funny faces together!

Another reason why my godmother is the best is because we get to stay up past my bedtime. I'm even cuter when I'm sleepy.

What happens in Vegas...

Canterbury Wedding Chapel

Totally gets written about in my blog!!

Jon surprised me with a trip to the Hoover Dam and then a few nights in Vegas. Let's just say I deserved this trip after being the most amazing girlfriend all summer long as my man worked and worked to earn some money for school (and hopefully some shinny bling bling if you know what I mean?!) and I was so patient and not demanding.

This was the cute place we stayed the first night. And yes, Jon is rubbing the American flag on his arse. That's why I date him...

Of course Boulder City, NV (where the Hoover Dam is located) has it's own brewery with some great beer. The drinks were great, but the food was so so.

And last but not least, while we were in Boulder, we found a great Ma & Pa breakfast place were we both filled up on our hot morning coffee. The guys before us left some foods on the blinds... Jon was nice enough to point out to me that the food had probably been there from 3 years before. Now hopefully you understand what I mean by "Ma & Pa" restaurant.

This was our first view of the Hoover Dam.

Aren't we cute?

Did you know that the Hoover Dam was named after President Hoover because he was the man who signed for the building of the dam?

Those cylinder looking things move the water around to make energy. Don't ask me how that works, just trust me. That's what the information movie said.

It totally cost about $15 to park your car and another $40 for the tour... Jon and I drove up the hill a little further and parked for free. This is as close as we got to the dam, on the top of the hill (not counting driving over it in our car). That's not too bad if you ask me.

Then we finally made it to Vegas! We are standing outside the Luxor with MGM Grand behind us.

Jon and I standing inside the Luxor Hotel. This is where we met our friends from Lebanon.

Jon loosing his money.

Kim loosing Jon's money.

I must admit that I was the reason why we went to play the slots. Personally, I wouldn't even blame myself- I blame the movie 21. Ah, yeah, Jon and I had just finished watching it so I thought it would be a good idea for us to gamble. I thought we would win. Technically, I did win $14. It just took us $40 to get there... ;)

Of course we had to lay out. Too bad it started to rain right when we got there and stoped right after we packed up and left. Go figure, ay?

Since this is offically the logest blog ever, I am adding this picture as a shout out to Hallie and Stacey. I took this in honor of both of you!

San Diego Fair

Jon worked at the San Diego fair this summer.

Hallie, Stacey and I went to visit him.

And then I gave him a little sugar.

And the soft lamb! Bahh. But really- this animal totally reminded me of my time in Israel.

So, while we were at the fair, the girls and I saw a pig race. At first is sounded fun and cute, but it actually became really sad because the squeeling noises they made.

During the pig races, Stacey volunteered to win the prize if our pig won the race.

Our pig did and Stacey won a pack of Oreos.

The was the same prize the winning pigs won too!