Trip planning is basically the greatest thing ever!
Definitely! I'm super excited for this one since the start AND finish lines are in the parks! Should be so cool!
Yeah, I guess I can't really complain.
And at least the layover is on the way home and I'm not losing any Disney time!I'm so excited to stay there! It's just SOOOOO Disney...I love it!
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I'll allow it.
Consider it research for next year, hmmmm???I for sure need to do that with their counter service places. There are supposedly lots of hidden gems!!Maybe I need to go research the menus and acclimate myself to the DL food places I don't know a lot about...so I can plan what food I won't be eating
I'm pretty "meh" on Tink so I don't think I'll be quite as excited about the merchandise...who knows, maybe they will blow me away with something!!I'm eagerly anticipating the merchadise previews so I can see what I won't be buying as well
Found money is always awesome. Those pants are sooooo cute!! I'm so glad they work for you even though they are a little big!
I actually think I saw those (and a matching top) in Disneyland in December!
I love the retro feel too! Of the 3 on=property resorts, that is the one that I haven't *really* explored very much yet, so I'm excited to have an entire weekend there.
Oh noooo. I'm not happy with my flight change either, but I'm still arriving in Disneyland at the same time and am still leaving at the same time on my departure day as originally scheduled. I would be FURIOUS if the change had actually cut in to my Disney time!
Thanks Gisele!I sort of know what you mean...I'm trying to be happy for the people that are at WDW now but it's hard!
That's something I was looking at yesterday and I'm not totally decided on what I'm going to do yet, but I WILL get some sort of annual pass. I'm not sure if it'll be another Premier Pass or a WDW pass though. If there's no price break for renewal I'll most likely get the cheaper WDW annual pass and then buy my Tink weekend tickets separately - I can't find any documentation that says how much it is to renew the Premier Pass, so it's possible there's no price break. Most of what I have planned for end of 2016/beginning of 2017 is WDW-related...if I thought I was going to make it back to Disneyland another time besides Tink weekend, I think the Premier AP would make sense, but is it's at that crazy $1400 price point to renew, I don't think it'll make sense. So glad I got my current pass before that insanity went into effect...
I'm not gonna lie, I thought about it - with my current flight I'll be waking up that last day and heading right to the airport. If I changed to that red-eye I'd get that whole day in the parks...but somehow (and this may be sacrilegious to say) I'm not sure it would be worth it!
From the little I have seen of it so far, it really is! I'm planning on taking millions of pictures in the hotel alone!
Thanks!
Really looking forward to it!
Hi!
And thanks...me too!!Princess was my first race and I loved it so much! I am so excited to do it next year.And yay for Disney trip planning!! I'm tentatively looking at Princess 2017 for my first Disney race as a new runner, so I'll be stalking all the runDisney stuff now
Let me know if you have any questions!And I love all your fancy running clothes! I'm definitely not to that stage yet - I stick to Old Navy right now - but I can see the nice stuff becoming very addictive
IT IS. I'm coming up on my 1-year INK-iversary (placed my first order with them in late March of 2015)...I shudder to think how much money I have given them since then!!I have to admit, I have been struggling a little bit mentally lately.So glad to hear your rehab is going well! I know you will be back at it soon! So much of healing is mental and you've got that in the bag
I have days where I think I'm going to start running again any day now! And then days where I think that maybe this will take longer than I want it to. I've had a couple of the second type this week and it's not fun!I hope she likes it! I'm not sure if we are planning to run together or separately...I might be way too slow for her at that point.
AHH ME TOO.
It was fine (1.65 miles in a little over 30 minutes) but boring. Sort of crazy to think that I was struggling to take the dog around the block a little less than a month ago - I'm glad that I'm feeling so much better!
I think between that and Princess weekend officially starting, I'm a little down in the dumps today. That and the fact that I looked ahead to this weekend's weather forecast and saw that Saturday will be crazy amazing here as far as weather is concerned - high of 54 forecasted! My first thought was, "that will be PERfECT running weather!" And I got all excited for my long run...and then remembered that I can’t really run yet. 
Thankfully it didn't happen again for the rest of the day, but (pardon my French), what the actual frick?? 
We celebrated by going out to BW3 (I know it's called Buffalo Wild Wings, but it will always be BW3 to me) for some fried food and trivia. 
It sounds like a NIGHTMARE. This has been helpful for me to realize - I plan on going on day 1 next year at, like, 4 PM or something weird. Hopefully the crazies will be gone by then! The merch just isn't worth it, and come on...this is coming from ME.
You look adorable in your Steampunk and way to go Team Nerd on the win!!
I know we thought Wine and Dine was pretty nutso and we were there early enough to avoid the worst of it.
SAME!!!
I need to include more Disney pics in my posts. Everyone likes Disney pics!!Me too! I was a little bummed about it over the weekend, but not as sad as I thought I would be.I'm glad Princess weekend is over and you can move on from that, and nothing better to help you move on than thinking about your next trip.
I think it's to the point now where I am more sad that I cannot run, not so much that I am missing races, if that makes sense.I have to admit, my patience is starting to wear thin.
I did get out for dog walks at least, so that's something! Thank you!!Congrats to you and Mr. A on 11 years together.
Crazy so think that we have been together for 1/3 of our lives. 
Would you believe that I haven't worn my Steampunk tights yet? I've taken the tags off but haven't worn them - I need to change that!@Keels was my inside man (woman) for the Princess madness, and some of the issues actually went beyond the expo. It was truly bizarre to follow along during the weekend.I didn't hear about the expo issues, but sounds like it must have been a mess and especially if you are considering skipping it.
I definitely plan on focusing on the positives next year, cuz ain't nobody got time for ridiculous drama, but...WOMEN. Ammi right?? 
Holy crap! Punching over jackets and glasses and punching a cast member??? That's insane. No merchandise is worth that.@Keels was my inside man (woman) for the Princess madness, and some of the issues actually went beyond the expo. It was truly bizarre to follow along during the weekend.
From her and from Facebook, I have heard about:
- People punching one another over jackets and wine glasses
- A Cast Member getting punched
- Something about an "auction" for a jacket? There's a video but I need to actually watch it to get the full scoop
And from other points throughout the weekend:
- Looks like about 20% of the field got swept during the half!
- Many cheaters (course cutters, corral jumpers, people that crossed the starting line and finish line but have no other splits or pictures from any point on the course...HMMMM...) --> I know this happens at every WDW race, just as disgusting no matter when it occurs!
- Women openly making fun of other women for their weight, clothes, being at one of the pre-race parties alone, etc.
Can you freaking believe that?! No wonder Princess gets a bad rap!!
I saw the jacket video. I thought that was crazy. I've never heard this sort of craziness for the other races.SAME!!!
Me too! I was a little bummed about it over the weekend, but not as sad as I thought I would be.
I have to admit, my patience is starting to wear thin.
Aren't these little tastes of weather sort of...good and bad? Like, I love the odd almost-70-degree-day here and there, but then we have snow in the forecast for Thursday. Such a tease!
Thank you!!
@Keels was my inside man (woman) for the Princess madness, and some of the issues actually went beyond the expo. It was truly bizarre to follow along during the weekend.
From her and from Facebook, I have heard about:
- People punching one another over jackets and wine glasses
- A Cast Member getting punched
- Something about an "auction" for a jacket? There's a video but I need to actually watch it to get the full scoop
And from other points throughout the weekend:
- Looks like about 20% of the field got swept during the half!
- Many cheaters (course cutters, corral jumpers, people that crossed the starting line and finish line but have no other splits or pictures from any point on the course...HMMMM...) --> I know this happens at every WDW race, just as disgusting no matter when it occurs!
- Women openly making fun of other women for their weight, clothes, being at one of the pre-race parties alone, etc.
Can you freaking believe that?! No wonder Princess gets a bad rap!!
FOR REAL!! And then I think back to what Jess and I did during the Dumbo trip...waiting almost 3 hours before the expo opens...this is all craziness. I'm seriously scaling back on my merchandise expectations.
The 20% figure came from me...
Right? I mean, shoot...I COULD have gotten my Little Mermaid medals after all! I could have just showed up and crossed the starting line and then hung around for a bit and then snuck back onto the course to cross the finish line!....oh no, wait, I actually have integrity.
I know!! I read about the person who was alone at the party earlier in the day, and Keels told me about the other incident. I read her message right before dinner and seriously lost my appetite for awhile. People are so awful!That makes me sick that women were making fun of other women. One of the reasons I love running so much is the overwhelming nature of support that most runners provide to other runners. I guess you are never too old to be a mean girl.
Really...I was trying to convince Mr. A to come for the 10K next year and after telling him about all of this, he gave a big ol' NOPE to that idea. I have to say that it has really dampened my excitement for next year!
As a woman, I hate to say it...women can just be mean. It's like every awful stereotype you hear about women is rolled up into this weekend. Adults that REALLY think they are princesses getting together in a big group is just not good! The entitlement is just astounding. Make me wonder what Tink weekend will be like...
From her and from Facebook, I have heard about:
- People punching one another over jackets and wine glasses
- A Cast Member getting punched
- Something about an "auction" for a jacket? There's a video but I need to actually watch it to get the full scoop
And from other points throughout the weekend:
- Looks like about 20% of the field got swept during the half!
- Many cheaters (course cutters, corral jumpers, people that crossed the starting line and finish line but have no other splits or pictures from any point on the course...HMMMM...) --> I know this happens at every WDW race, just as disgusting no matter when it occurs!
- Women openly making fun of other women for their weight, clothes, being at one of the pre-race parties alone, etc.
Can you freaking believe that?! No wonder Princess gets a bad rap!!
UGH!! I just don't see how people this this is okay?? And cutting the course that late in the race, really? Just actually finish at that point!!
I know! It's awful.
I'm the exact same way...that's why I deferred. I knew I wouldn't be ready.
HA!! That's hilarious! I just can't see wanting an item so badly that I'd punch someone over it. And I agree, they're crazy over-priced anyway. Sigh...
I read about that on facebook, and thought seriously that's just sad, women can be so catty, which is one reason Princess isn't a priority for me. I did enjoy following along as my brother and his daughter ran the 5k and his wife ran the half as her first half. They all had good experiences at least.
Yeah, I just cannot fathom being that mean to someone! It's just so sad.
I'm glad your family members had fun!! Okay, so I just watched the video - somehow it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I think I thought it was a literal auction, but still - too many people crammed way too close together for my liking! Makes me feel bad for the CMs working the expo.
I've heard that rD reviews cases like this later and will actually disqualify people - I hope that's true so that their fraudulent performance cannot be used toward Coast-to-Coast or for Proof of time.
I just really don't get it! Why sign up if you don't intend on running?Ah, thanks. I thought about you yesterday saying that you had to take 4 months off for it to go away when you had this...I don't know how you did it for 4 months. I'm approaching 2 months (I guess closer to 3 months since I was on a break before the sciatica came along) and I'm going INSANE!! Some days I feel like I'm close to being able to run again, but it's been up and down. ARG!!
