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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Recap Part 1: Fit for a Princess Expo

I can hardly believe that our Disney Princess Weekend trip is over! Heather and I have been talking about this trip for a year now and it went by SO fast!

On Friday afternoon, I got off work and saw my Physical Therapists. They told me everything looked/felt wonderful and they wished me well on my run!

I made it home, grabbed my bags, picked up my mom, then we were FINALLY on the road!! I can’t believe that was all a week ago today! CRAZY!

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We drove to New Orleans to meet up with Heather’s mom, then onto Biloxi to spend the night at Heather’s house. She wasn’t home – she was already in Disney at a special RunDisney event!

Friday morning, we left Biloxi around 3:45 a.m. and began the 9ish hour drive to Disney!

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YAY we made it!!!!

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First stop: The Expo!

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It was all about the Princesses this weekend! Red carpets, tiaras, pixie dust….it was awesome!

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Red carpet entrance into the Expo

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The Expo floor

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Getting Pixie Dusted!

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Our mom’s closed their eyes when the shield was put over their face, so we made them take a picture with their eyes closed! Hah!

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Yay! Hello friend! :0)

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I met up with Mrs. United States for a quick picture (didn’t know she was going to be running near us most of the race!)

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We also spun for free bags of rice! Too funny!

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SO excited for the weekend’s festivities!

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After the Expo, we had to pack all of Heather’s stuff in the vehicle along with our own. Wow. Needless to say, she couldn’t see out of the back window!

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We made it to the Grand!!

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We had a gorgeous room with a great view!!

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I loved listening to the band/piano every night!

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The Lobby

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After getting settled, we had appetizers in the concierge lounge, then we boarded a Monorail for EPCOT for the Pasta Party!!

Up Next: The Pasta Party!

11 comments:

  1. Awesome!!! That sounds like so much fun!!! Can't wait to see the next post. :)

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  2. Great photos! How cool is that your mom ran with you! How did the race go?

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    1. The race was fun!! A LOT of people ran/walked it but it wasn't bad!

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  3. what a blast!
    love all the photos!!
    Mrs. US - that cracked me up.

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    1. Thanks so much!
      Yes, Mrs. USA actually we ran most of the Half somewhere near Mrs. USA! She's really nice!! :0)

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  4. Loved the photos!!!! I can't wait to hear all about the pasta party and the race!!! Next year I'm so doing it. :) Good luck in all your running endeavors!!

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    1. You so should!! Princess is an awesome race! Thank you very much!!

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  5. So fun, I cant wait to hear the rest of the run trip!

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  6. That's so cool! I love the red carpet entrance to the expo!

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