TAKING ON THE PINK RIBBON AFTER A GOLD MEDAL

Suzy Balogh, at Michel’s Patisserie Wattle Grove

October is Pink Ribbon month and 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist, Suzy Balogh’s own brush with breast cancer has inspired her to join the ranks of ambassadors working to publicise the importance of supporting the work of the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Just before departing for the 2004 Athens Olympics, Suzy Balogh was at the pinnacle of her trap shooting career. She couldn’t wait to get home to share the news with her family that she’d made the Olympic team, a dream she had been working towards for many years.

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SURREAL

Surreal adj - resembling a dream

Surreal would have to be the best word to describe the way I feel about my holiday, both while I was experiencing it and now that I'm back home.

It was a dream holiday I had planned for so long and with a tinge of sadness, I realised this morning that much like an actual dream, I've opened my eyes, I'm back home and my dream holiday is over.

But true to my "life's like a cupcake" style, I must spin the whole thing into a positive...and how shall I do that?  By being grateful that I got to go at all, by reminding myself that this is hopefully the first of many wonderful holidays, and by reminiscing every now and again about the wonderful memories made with my family!

Instead of boring you with all the details (which of course, are exciting to me because I was actually there), I've decided to share just a few highlights through some of my hundreds of photos!

First stop: Disneyland, Anaheim...