What's in a name????

Each year we do the Walk to Cure Diabetes. At these walks everyone has team names. We wanted a team name that was different and meant something to us. Shanie is a HUGE Tim Burton fan and so of course The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of her all time favorite movies.

I think it was at the age of 11, and with Shanie being the creative nut that she is, she drew a picture of Sally with her arm off and needles sticking in her arm. Those of you that have seen the movie will understand the arm being off. :-)  

So we decided that this would be the picture to go on the back of her team shirts for the walks. She also drew a little girl with a "thinking" bubble above her head. So we put that on the front of her shirts. And now for the name......

I came up with Shanie's Dream Team. I figured the little girl on the front was dreaming of a cure. And the family and friends that join us each year to help us raise money are for sure the best! And with the best team, we have the famous "Dream Team". So this is who we feel help us with this fight. Shanie's Dream Team. Shanie came up with "The Nightmare Before The Cure". Again, huge Tim Burton fan. This was no surprise. But it all tied in together. She had the little girl on the front dreaming of a cure with her Dream Team helping her fight, and of course for those that live with this disease, it is for sure without a doubt a nightmare!

So Shanie's Dream Team was born! And right now Shanie is living the nightmare before the cure!