Well, I guess it is time for my report...
Well DSIL and I left PHL to MCO on Friday. Got into Orlando about 10 minutes early...we didn't check in any luggage, to avoid the baggage claim area. So we went right to Alamo to pick up our rental car, which I prepaid for but could not avoid the line because I used an on-line coupon(I was very mad about this because it wasn't like I had to physically hand in a coupon, but that is another story) The Line for Alamo was outragous!!!!!!! We waitedd in line for about 45 minutes(I usually rent at national and have ever waited more than 10 minutes) We get our agreement and go out to the garage to get a car, grabbed a Chrystler Touring(very small) and head to the drive-thru check-out, and waited another ridiculous 30 minutes. THere were two cars in front of me and so I figured we would be ok...that was until the car in front of us decided it would be a good idea to hit the car in front of her
Who does that????LOL I mean I have heard of fender benders but geez...anyway, by then it is about 5:00pm. We finally get out of the alamo parking garage and this girl in front of us in a minivan with thier blinkers on is on the side of the road so I start beeping at her...NO JUST KIDDING
....we get out of the garage, and when we get to I-4, I for some reason went towards Orlando..well I thought that was were WDW was....after being stuck in MAJOR traffic for about an hour and not seeing ANY signs for WDW I called my DH and asked him which way I was supposed to go...UHM WEST...DUH..so I get off, then back on to face the MAJOR traffic again. We were going to go to the EXPO Friday night, but since we didn't get to the hotwl room until about 7:00pm we didn't go, but decided we would go hang out at Epcot since it was open till midnight. We went to Nine Dragons for dinner, then went and rode Soarin', Test Track, and Spaceship Earth before heading back to the hotel.
We get back to the hotel(Port Orleans Riverside) and I get into my PJ's and grab the spare pillow from the rack over the sinks. So I lay down and all of a sudden get this wiff of throw-up...EEWWWEEE...the pillow reacks(if that is a word)...so I throw it on the floor, and lay down again...well the smell is now overwhelming, and I think maybe it is in my nostrils, so I get up and wash my nose
...lay back down and still smell it...UGH...I smell the bed and low and behold the bed is DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!! I call down to the front desk and they say they will send up Mousekeeping right away, that they will clean up the bed...so I tell her that I do not want to sleep on a bed that I KNOW had throw up on it..I mean really what are they going to do, spray the bed then I have to sleep on a wet bad...UHM NO...So she says she will give us a new room, so we finally get to our new room at about 1:30AM. By then I am so TIRED!!!!
The next morning we decide to go to AK. SO we head over to there and go right for Expedition Everest...here are some pics...
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I thought this ride was amazing!!!!!!! Really like the detail of waiting in line and all...
Then we headed over to
for an early lunch...
After that we went over to Kali River Rapids and rode that then off to The safari were I didn't get too many good pictures because I was sandwiched in the middle and the guy on the end kept sticking his elbow out with his recorder..UGHH!!!!!
By then it was about 2:30 so we decided to head back to the hotel and spruce up. We were heading over to the Expo, then off to EOS to meet some Dis'ers. I also was a little disappointed with the Expo...I have bever been to one, but I was expecting more??? I was also very disappointed in the TINY shirts they gave us...I held up the large and said I may need a 2x or something...only got a xl, but I was so hoping to get one of the t-shirt style shirts the volunteers had on...I would have worn that all the time!!! OH well...While leaving the Expo I was starting to get nervous about the marathon...but then I looked up and Mickey let me know everything would be OK..
We then headed off to DTD..walked up to EOS were there were about 10 or so Dis'ers sitting. Luckily I had my DIS button on, they hollared over to me. Everyone was so nice..Perfectmatch300 & her DH(which BTW I LOVED the shirts, and her DH showed me a pic of them at their wedding(which I thought was adorable he carried it around in his fanny pack) and those shirts were so cute!!!...anyway, everyone was so nice and it was great to meet some of the people that I spend time with daily on the DIS. After getting a couple pics, me and DSIL headed off to shop a little and then grab something to eat...we were going to go to MK, but called to make ressies for dinner and found out they closed early for grad night..so then we were going to go over to Planet Hollywood, and the wait there was 1 hour 45 minutes, so we just went over to ASSp and ate in their food court and I picked up one of their nugs for DH..he loves to have coffe in them on the weekends...I am really glad MK was closed because my feet were starting to hurt and so we went back to the hotel after eating. I wanted to be to bed early because I wanted to be up at 3:30am...not sure why, but I am glad I did. I put my chip on my shoe, my bib on my shirt, and then started looking through the stuff...low and behold what do I come across..I priority seating card for Planet Hollywood...UGH...oh well...so anyway went to bed and the last time I remember looking at the clock it was 10:07pm...
3:20am the alarn goes off and I hit the snooze button...it can't be time to get up already...10 minutes later the alarm goes off again, and I get up and jump in the shower. I am really having butterflies in my stomach, but try an dcalm myself. I get out of the shower and take my two Aleve which someone advised and I am so glad I listened(thanks to whoever that was) We left our room at about 4:45am and went over to Epcot to take the bus over to AK. As soon as I got there I dropped to the floor and stretched. I felt really good. I felt even better when we came across our DIS buddies again. Got in line and waited for the race to start..out comes Minnie for hte count-down...
I don't remember too much after the gun went off, I know that I just had a great time...I had my fanny pack on, which made it difficult to run because it kept banging against my leg. And I totally forgot that my camera was in there, so I didn't take any pictures, which I was very disappointed about. The first 5 1/2 miles were very boring to me...and it seemed to take forever, but as soon as I got to MGM and went through the tunnel, I turned around and there wa (what I thought) the sweeper bus, well, I do not know where the energy came from, but I just took off running..there was no way I was getting swept. So it was through MGM, off to Y&B, and Boardwalk, and then before I knew it I was in Epcot...I think by then I was a little disoriented, because I said to the first lady I saw, "Where am I??" and she said you are in Epcot...what a relief...I started running again because I knew I was almost at the end...I started passing people which kinda made me feel good...I wasn't going to be last...I ran to Spaceship Earth, then walked around the bend when the finish line came into view..I knew I had to run across the finish line...2:23:47 later I crossed the finish line of my first ever marathon...WOW it felt so good..I was leaning up against the rail bawling my eyes out(I am a BABY!!!!LOL) and the medic came running over asking if I was OK..I said yes that I was just a little emotional...15 weeks ago, I couldn't go up my stairs without being winded and here I just crossed the FINISH line of a 15K...
I really wish I would have remembered my camera was on my hip...I would have loved a pic of me crossing the finish line..Oh Well there is always next year...
I just really wanted to say THANK YOU to whoever was on the sideline sheering me on...I know it was a couple WISH'ers, but not sure who, but thank you...it meant alot!!!
Anyway, after the race we went back to the hotel and got showered and then we were off to US, and to get something to eat. I had brought a Slim Fast Protein bar with me for that morning but ate two bites and thought I was going to get sick, so opted not to. ANyway we ate at Nascar Cafe, and when goin through the line at US some very nice man gave me and DSIL two Express passes, which was just awesome because we didn't have to wait in line for anything, it was great...and my feet were so thankful. It was 5:30pm, and then we headed off to the airport. We were horrified, becuase there were about 50 high school students in line for our plane...UGH they were so LOUD, but the teacher who was with them reassured eveeryone that she would keep them tame on the plane...I was very grateful, because I didn't hear them one time, and they had ALL the A boarding passes and she took them all to the back of the plane...that was great. So we are heading back to PHL...
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..this is a pic from the plane)
And so it ends my first ever attempt at a marathon. No I did not finish in the time that I had hoped, but I finished none the less. I am an athlete once again. I WANT to be a runner..I am not sure when the last time if ever I could say that. I WILL be a runner, I cannot wait to do the 1/2 in January, and I am even considering signing up for the Goofy...this way I am signed up for it, and if I train hard enough I will try it, and if not then I won't, but you better believe this was the start of something good!!
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