Let me start off by saying that it was so hard not to pack this weekend. I really wanted to, but I figured I could just do it this weekend. Im really only going to be there for 2 days and Sunday were driving back right after the race, so no real need to plan for Sunday except for something comfortable.
Were still deciding how to drive down to DL b/c of the construction thing. My dads leaning towards 101 down until LA and then hook up w/ the 5, but while its a really pretty drive, especially from Pismo down through Ventura, it just takes so long. Im thinking we go down on the 5, and once we get on the 5 from the 152, well just check the 5 website to see how bad it is, if theyre working that early that way we can cut over to the 99 until the Grapevine. So well see. Hopefully, Ill get my way. I dont mind the 101 on the way home, b/c well just be going home and sadly, DL wont be there when we get home.
Went to Michaels and Party City for inspiration or a spark of an idea for the race accessories this weekend. I'm not really a creative person, but I was hoping for something. I'm not big on the costume thing for me; accessories yes, but not full on. I would get to hot and it would drive me crazy!!
Last year, I got a foam sheet and cut out a Mickey Head to pin on my hat, so that's kinda where my thinking is, decorative, but not inhibiting.
First up was Party City. I started w/ the costume area, b/c they're getting stuff out for Halloween. I saw a Mickey Ear headband that I was thinking about, but started thinking about the pressure above my ears around Mile 9-10 and decided against it. But aside from that and something I would have to carry like a wand or gloves, not much help for me. Then I went over to the party sections and didnt really know if I wanted to go more Princess-y or Mickey. So scanned both sections, and decided on Mickey. The princess section didnt really have much that I could do something w/, and you kind of need the costume w/ them. Then I found some cardboard Mickey Ear things, so picked those up. Heres a pic:
Hopefully they wont be too tight, didnt take them out of the bag yet. I figured I could bend the ears up and it could lay flat along the top of my hat.
At Michaels, I picked up some green puffy paint, a lime green duck tape sheet, green ribbon, little tiny green sticker rhinestones and these lime green sheer, "girly" shoelaces. Shoelaces~ obviously, are for my shoes, intertwining them w/ my real shoelaces. W/ the tape sheet, I can cut out designs and stick on me somewhere and the ribbon can go on my hat as well, but no idea yet. The nice thing is that the DIS color is lime green and Tink is green so at the very least I could hang on to stuff until January if I dont use it. The puffy paint is to write on the Mickey Ears and the rhinestones for my nails for the Tink ½.
I really want those Mickey ear barrettes that I've seen in the past. If I can find those, I can just snap them onto the sides of my hat! Im hoping that they might have them in the
Disney Store in DTD, that and some cute little Mickey head stud earrings that I can throw on.
Okay, random question for anyone reading this who wants to throw their 2 cents in. I was watching Sleeping Beauty last night, and the green fairy, Fauna, reminded me of Betty White for some reason. Not Betty White now, but like Golden Girls era Betty. I remember thinking this when I was younger too. Does anybody else see this or am I just cazy!!
So thats about it for updates on my planning so far. I can tell the trip is coming up soon, b/c as fast as time has been flying by, all of a sudden, this weekend it halted to a stop and every hour seems to go by so slow! But Im almost in to a single digit countdown, so its not all bad!!
But after the '93 trip, it was at least once a year, but it helps being closer to the park.
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I'm so excited!! Thanks again Kathy!! 
That's the song that was played when I walked down the isle. Might be a little cheesy, but it was PERFECT, being we got married at Disney World. 
