I'm Home ~ Quick Catch-Up Post

I feel like there is so much to say that in the end I won't say much at all! I thought I'd just pop in for a quick hello. I've missed having my regular blogs and keeping up with all of yours. I know what I'll be busy doing tonight!  Plus I have a TON of pictures to upload and share. Let's do some bullet points, shall we?

• I was in the two funnest races of my life! Walking the 5K was so silly, laid back and just plain goofy! My mom was a trooper and ran the last bit which is HUGE!
• The half marathon was a BLAST!! I couldn't have had a better running partner than Lesley, and I love that we decided to just ignore our time and have fun with it and hit nearly every single character spot. That Belle - she was trying to interfere with the Beast and I, but I won. You'll see! And Captain Jack? Back off ladies! I smooshed my sweaty body all over that gorgeous man!
• I think there were nearly 150 photos taken with my camera during Disney's Princess Half Marathon.
• I have decided to register for the Walt Disney World Half Marathon next January!! I guess I really can't stay away for too long after all!
• My legs feel fantastic and I can't wait to run again. 
• I loved getting to meet so many of you fellow bloggers. Rad Runner ... Disneyland Half we WILL me up because you have to do it!
• I slept about 3 hours before the 5K and 2 hours before the half. How on earth was I able to function?? Must be some of that Disney magic?
• Lesley is the first person to "experience" my pre-race tradition of my "bubble bath with Pre". The look on her face during our slumber party after I finished the LONGEST "quick shower to wash my hair" in history was priceless!
• The smell at the porta-potties before the half was horrible!! My mom and I decided they just baked in the sun after being used at the 5K the day before. Yikes.
• My first baseball game was fun! I got a major sunburn and had to buy a hat to keep my face out of the sunlight. Plus I ran into an old friend that was just two sections over!
• I got another free shot of rum in Morroco!
• I am totally in love with the black Princess 1/2 running jacket I bought. 
• I think the pocket on my running skirt is upside down? Did anybody else buy the skirt at the expo??
• Arctic Ease is awesome! The product felt great and I had a fantastic time talking with them (about rum) during the whole trip.
• Riverside is HUGE! Seriously HUGE!
• The Polynesian pool bar is the place to be.
• I don't want to be back. I'm in denial that I am actually home.
• I came back not totally pale!!
• I'm ready to do some major laundry and start gearing up for the Shamrock 15K in just 10 days!

Here's a photo that I love. I copied this from the site, but I am totally buying all of our pictures since they crack me up and you only have your first half-marathon one time. I'm in the black and argyle, Lesley is the tall Snow White attached to me. So. Much. Fun.!!

I never mention our time because to me it didn't matter. We threw out caring about time around 2 miles in and realized we wanted to laugh, take silly pictures and just enjoy it. So our official time was 2:50 and we actually ran nearly 13.5 miles with all of the zigging and zagging to get each of those photos!