Home to VA

I came home and was here a couple days, then

I got SICK AGAIN!

Michaels mommy sent me some lovely get well flowers :)

Its so cold the pool froze solid! Very cool!

I may have tested the solidity by throwing a rock of hefy-ish weight onto it from the hill above. It just skidded across and made a great icy sound. hehe very satisfying!

Last Night

The last day we had at Disney had the most amazing sunset.

We had dinner at Be Our Guest it was fabulous! 

What a way to end the trip! 

AWESOME! Lets do this again next year!

After the race

After the race we went home and changed into WARMER clothes and went back to the Expo cause I had forgotten something I had already paid for. I was SO EXTATIC to see Princess Minnie Mouse doing Pictures! I NEEDED one with my Medal. 

I had dressed as Bell, therefore another photo needed.

Listening to Mariachi band in Mexico drinking my Fave drink again. 

Goofy liked my medal so much he decided to try it on.

Downtown to do a little shopping

Cinderellas Carriage was there, from the movie. Cool huh!

STARBUCKS in Hollywood Studios. YES! YES! YES!

The day of the race this is how far I walked.

The next time I went for a pedi I found that my big toenails are both seriously bruised from all this. Eak! I guess war wounds are to be expected lol. Princessy ones at least!

The Big Day!

Woke up at 3:30. I was to nervous to sleep too deeply, but I did my best. 

Got dressed and pinned on my bib.

On the bus at 4am. Never had I seen so many women be so happy to be up so early to exercise.

SEE! The Disney Cinderella shoes Mikey got me for my birthday!

Walking up to the starting area

Good Morning!

People trickling in slowly.

Do you see "Feels like 27" in ORLANDO?!?!?!
Everyone was SO COLD! in tutus and running tights pre-dawn.

The DJ kept everyone moving. It was like a Jazzercise (or zumba)  class! Super fun!

And at Last I See The Light!

Line to the starting line.

The first Coral started so early! By the time we started they had already finished the race haha! 

No Joke!

The first mile I was SO COLD I couldn't feel my fingers. Just think, we had been standing in the cold in a parking lot since 4:30. We didn't start the race till 6:50ish. and remember, "Feels like 27" BURRRRRRR!!!!! I couldn't tell if I had my phone in my hand or not it was literally numb. Legs didn't want to move and I get asthma in the cold so Basically the first mile I was NOT having a magical time. D was AMAZING. She could have lapped me a hundred times if she had wanted to, but she stayed with me and just let me walk my panic attack away. The first mile is through a parking lot and along a frontage road that is in trees and really NOT interesting to look at. Not inspiring you know? SO many people, crowding to stay on the pavement and out of the dirt on the sides.
I was CONVINCED that I would be last and all kinds of horrible things. In the first mile I was ready to quit, blamed myself for thinking I could EVER do this, my foot was HURTING, I knew I'd never make it and EVEN if I did I would be the last one and so on... Isn't that amazing? Something I had been working towards and looking forward to for months and in the FIRST mile I was convinced I should just quit?!?!

Then we got to the first mile marker and it kinda hit me, your 1/3 done. Oh wow! then I got SAD that it was going by so fast and my pity-party-panic attack was SO OVER. And I had so much fun after that! People watching was almost the best part! Everyone's costumes, theme groups, who was crazy enough to wait in a hour long line to see Mickey ect...

Just getting into Epcot, Stopped for a picture.

Just see Spaceship Earth, Stopped for a picture. 

By this point I was so happy. 

It was the FROZEN 5k so we got to see the Arendell Royals.
the Olaf face is a hat the runner got at a Disney on ice.
 I LOVE this shot, looks perfect!

Running under the Monorail was really cool!

See, we finished!
(PS that is not our ACTUAL time, remember we started WAAAYYYYY after the first corral)

Way to go D!

I DID IT!

SEE!

Day Before the Race

D finally made it! We put on our matching hoodies and went out for our Grand Adventure. 

This shot took longer than you'd think, we kept sitting backwards so it would say Friends Best lol

At the Running Expo we took advantage of the photo ops

My first Bib! Im so proud!

Transportation to the expo sign at the hotel 

At ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney

After the expo we stopped over to say hi to Penny,
I mean Pluto!
I miss my Penny girl.

We HAD to get D her First Visit Button.

Help theres a Tic-Toc-Croc trying to eat me!

Mommy and Me in front of the Tea house where else...

We had an EARLY dinner at the UK Pavilion at Rose & Crown and headed home to get a good night sleep before our EARLY morning. 

My NEW FAVORITE Bedtime drink!
Grande, Decaf, Vanilla & 1 pump Cinnamon Dulce, wet, whole milk, cappuccino.
Its a bedtime hug in a cup! 

And the Hoodies were hung by the tutu with care in hopes that race day
soon would be there...

I got this bow for my magic band, I wore it during the race too.
www.etsy.com/shop/MadHatterBows
Oh ya I had Beauty and the Beast earrings too! You can see them here,

www.etsy.com/shop/HybridMomentsDesigns

Etsy is a wonderful place.

Now its bed time. We have to be on the bus by 4am. yes AM. 

Getting there

It snowed a bunch the day before my flight, the most it had snowed in Richmond all year in fact.  I felt bad for Michael, he was constantly having to calm me down because I was CONVINCED it would be too snowy and the would close the airport. (To be fair the DID close it the day before)

But I was able to get out no problem at all. Mikey's dad came in to have a boys weekend while I was away with the girls. Fine by me!

De-Icing the plane before takeoff.

Thats my apartment! I see it!!! We flew right over!

I MADE IT! now to find my mom...

I did find her and the first thing we did was go to the Senses Disney Spa and get mani/pedis.

Gold to match my Belle costume.

and Pink cause its Princess weekend DUH!
I also may have glued (or epoxied if you prefer)
sparkling crowns on my flip flops... the needed bedazzling!

I laid my race day stuff out FIRST thing so it was all organized and I could relax.

I had made myself a Dumbo pillowcase 

D's Care package on her pillowcase :)

That night we went to ride Dumbo.