As mentioned on Monday, I spent a good portion of my weekend planning our upcoming Princess Half Marathon trip. I am SO excited for this trip, I am counting down the days…on a daily basis!
My parents are coming along with us and this will be our first time to travel on vacation together since our Alaskan cruise during the Fall of 2011. We have a lot of fun with my parents – we are all big goofballs and kids at heart so we work well together.
Our dinner reservations for the trip are booked and so are most of our Fastpasses. Only problem I’ve run into is this (can anyone help me?)….my mom/dad and Jason/I have two separate reservations. I cannot for the life of me make the fastpass + times correspond with each other for both reservations. I worked on it until midnight last night and became frustrated so I quit. Any suggestions or advice?
Anyway, back to Princess…
Things I’m looking forward to:
- Having all three of these medals around my neck – I’m going for the Glass Slipper Challenge! I cannot wait!
- My husband is seriously considering run/walking the 5K with a friend of his. To say I’m shocked is the least. He told me about his decision last night while we were driving to dinner and I screamed so loud I’m surprised the person in the car next to us didn’t hear me. Those are words that just don’t come out of my husband’s mouth!!
- I would be interested in running the 5K as well, but if there’s a meet up and if I get in, I really want to go to that instead – I know Marathon Weekend didn’t have one and Tink’s hasn’t been announced…so I don’t know what to do. Decisions, decisions. What would you guys do in this situation? Would you register for the 5K anyway, then choose the meet up if the opportunity arose/if you got in?
- Expo shopping! I’m aiming for a Dooney (if they have one) and a pair of the beautiful new Cinderella New Balance shoes. I love the pink/black ones as well but they remind me a lot of my red/black Minnie shoes…so I think I’m going to go blue this time!
(Uhhh…don’t pay attention to our time, lets just say we had a lot of fun while running Princess 2012.) :0)
- Catching up with friends – it’s going to be a great weekend!
- I also cannot wait to reunite with blogging friends and meet new ones! I hope to see many of you guys there!
- Last but not least, I cannot wait to actually run the Princess 10K and the Half Marathon. I love love love Disney races and Princess is a favorite of mine. There’s nothing like a Disney race – the course, the entertainment, it’s one of the most magical experiences I’ve ever been a part of! :0)
Will I see you at Princess? If so, which race/races are you running?
Yes! I am so excited for a royal bachelorette weekend with the girls! :)
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to all of the same things. I just finalized my costume and I am so excited! :)
Karen @karenlovestorun
Awesome, Karen! Can't wait to see it!!
DeleteHope you have a great race weekend! Personally, I would consider picking the 5k over the meetup...because there are no guarantees. :) -Christine
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine that's my thought, too!
DeleteI'm so crazyexcited and counting down the days as well!!! Ahhh! As for FP's, that's tough. I thought I read you could link/connect friends & family on the site and then match up your FP+ reservations, but with how complicated it already is (uh...times out every single time you make a reservation. gah!) I would doubt it's easy to do. Good luck, I know a lot of people are frustrated with the changes. I have ours made and I'm pretty pleased with them, although the tiering at DHS and Epcot has me grumbling every other minute. LOL. I'm so excited for this race!
ReplyDeleteA friend sent a step by step process to me so we will see...going to try it this afternoon!
DeleteI'll be stalking you on social media and following along at home! :) You're gonna have a great time!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Jen! I'm really looking forward to it!
DeleteYay see you soon! Call the tech line for my disney experience and they can help you.
ReplyDeleteYes can't wait! I will try that next, thanks!
DeleteThey have Dooneys! https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?E4RT=Safetynet&CHECKSSO=0&E4C=active&E4P=74891389%2D9f9c%2D43fa%2D99cc%2Da990fb91bf84&E4H=bf4ba58089fcf4a67301d7e0bfd34c28&EVENT_ID=2096347&E4TS=1389808105&E4E=snrcz00000000&E4Q=a438a542%2Da30f%2D4b11%2Da8c2%2D77401d0587ee
ReplyDeleteIf that link doesn't work, go to the Princess page on RunDisney - registration - commemorative keepsakes - click on anything - scroll all the way down, "Click here to register now" and you should find it.
OMG you just made my day!! Thank you!!! :D
DeleteNo problem! Happy to help another Princess out =)
DeleteI wish I was going for princess. Maybe 2016. If we didnt live so far north, we would be making trips a lot more frequently.. I love Dooney!!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand!! I love Dooney, too! :0)
DeleteHave fun!! I want to get my hands on a pair of those Cinderella shoes as well - hopefully at Tink this weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood luck, hope you are able to snag a pair! :D
DeleteGood luck! I've never done a Disney race, but I would probably sign up for the 5k, haha. I hope you get that purse!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim...their 5K's are fun, too!!
DeleteI'm running the half and it's my very first one! I'm so nervous and excited that I try not to think about it haha. I'm dressing up like Ariel and I'm so excited to get my costume together! And I should probably start getting my trip all planned out since it's coming up next month!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! SO excited for you, Kristen!! What a fun first Half!! Hope you have the time of your life! :D
DeleteOf course you'll see me at Princess! I am so beyond excited for my 2nd half and my first runDisney experience! I'm considering the 5K also but like you, if they do a meet up I really want to try to get in on that. I don't know what I'm going to do!
ReplyDeleteYAY! So glad I'm not the only one in that boat. I'm still debating on what to do...
DeletePrincess is totally on my bucket list because I have never worn a costume while racing and I think it is the perfect excuse too.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, Abby!! :D Sounds like a good reason to me!
Delete39 days! I can't wait! It's going to be great
ReplyDeleteYes! I agree! :0) Will be here before we know it!
DeleteThat's awesome about Jason wanting to do the 5k. Seeing as my other half isn't a runner either, I would do the 5k over the meetup any day. There will be others ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree, I'm just not usually in WDW or DL the day of the meetups...this time, I'll actually be there! I'm still debating but thanks for the input! :0)
DeleteI will be @ Princess! I would love to get those pretty blue NB shoes, but if the line is as crazy as I heard it was during Marathon weekend, I'm going to pass.
ReplyDeleteYour costumes were so cute in 2012!