A Few of My Favorite Things & a Race, too! - Page 30 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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no clue how the heck you could walk let alone crawl after all that and then no sleep but sounds like you made the best with your last few hours!!! Excited to hear the announcement!!!
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What a shame to see this come to an end. I loved the page you did - so much went into that, I studied it for quite some time, just taking in all the details. And how on earth did I miss that Dole Whip? I think I even knew that it was there, but never got one!
Thank you...and I think I can sniff out a dole whip! HEE HEE!
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What a great way to spend your last hours at Disney! Epcot is my favorite park!
Curious about the announcement!
No need to be curious any longer...I love Epcot too!
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And an ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Hmmmmm......
See, that's why I don't like night races (says the girl who just signed up for ToT). The whole sleeping afterwards at 3 or 5 am thing simply doesn't work!! Your legs get soooo sore from lack of... well, I dont know. All I know is my body was more sore after the night race W&D 13.1 miles than after the Goofy 39.3 miles. And you still managed to get up in the morning and head out to Epcot. Hats off to you and Cammy. Wow!
WAHOO...I am so excited for you running the ToT! Yes, we got up...hey sleep is for non Disney Addicts!
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Great last few hours at Disney! I had the Dole Whip at F&G last year, it was the same thing Dole Whip and Alcohol - no real combination and just a puddle of rum at the bottom
That makes me sad...I thought the spiced rum sounded good!
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Great last day. Not sure how you girls were able to even walk much go as far as you did. Nice catch on the scooter. You are so right about that being the WORST ride at WDW.
At that point walking was much better than sitting...the plane ride home about killed us both...thank goodness for bio freeze!
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no clue how the heck you could walk let alone crawl after all that and then no sleep but sounds like you made the best with your last few hours!!! Excited to hear the announcement!!!
Yep...squeeze out every last moment you can...Disney trips are not nearly close enough together!
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Loved that page with Air Supply!! I can't believe this trip is coming to an end. Excited to hear about your announcement!!
I don't know why that page was so hard for me...I really wanted to capture how much I loved the concert!
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Glad you had a great time at Epcot before you left!
Me too...but honestly we were not a lot of fun that morning...
Here is my completed album! I promised it would be finished when I finished this trip report. I even went ahead and ordered it...I am working on modifying it a little so that I can give Cammy one more personalized for her! Just click on the link! I am pretty proud of how it turned out.
Looking back over the last 12 months prior to the race and now 4 months later things I still stop and think about the derailed trip & friends and how far I have come in my royal transformation to a Disney Queen (and I know just which one I am). I do really believe that God places people to come into our lives for a reason, maybe for just a short time or a lifetime. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a situation or difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They are there for the reason you need them to be, sent by God. Then, without any warning or even at an inconvenient time, you will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they walk away and never give you a chance to say you’re sorry or clear the air, heck they may even call you CRAZY leaving you hurt as well as blindsided. Not a day doesn't go by that I wish that I could fix things, say I am sorry, rebuild what once was, or just understand what really happened and why. What I must realize is that my need had been met, my desire fulfilled, and their work was done. The prayer that I had sent up had been answered and now it is time to run on...
On to the next PTR! LOL! We are in the process of assembling our cast of Queens (friends & families, too) along with some of our favorite princesses (daughters) to come together to train, plan, laugh and celebrate the moments during the Princess Half Marathon in 2015! You can bet there will be LOTS of cupcakes, probably some high and low points in training, but no derailed trips or friendships!
I also plan to get a PTR started for our Rome trip this summer in the next few days here on Passporters. I will post the link here when I get it going! Yikes, I cant believe this trip is 5 months away and I have not really done a lot of planning...just looking.
Roamin' in Rome for Gelato & Dancing Our Way Through Europe
What a great wrap up. I love the book. Congratulations on running another race in 2015. Can't wait to follow along! Looking forward to your trip to Rome too!
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You're planning on Glass Slipper!!!
Awesome!! Your cast of characters will have a blast, I'm quite sure.
I love your wrap up at the end. Everything is for a reason. Hard, or easy, for a reason. Glad you're able to work through this adventure and continue to move forward. Go get 'em!!!
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but sounds like you made the best with your last few hours!!! Excited to hear the announcement!!!
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I loved the page you did - so much went into that, I studied it for quite some time, just taking in all the details. And how on earth did I miss that Dole Whip? 
I think I even knew that it was there, but never got one! 
Congrats on your two future trips. 
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