I think I was just expecting more from Space Mountain. Have you been on the one in Paris?Two great updates and I love your purchases
Loving the empty MK pics, always a lovely site.
Sorry SM was a bust for you.
10 miles in the snow
You're one tough cookie! You will be so ready for the 
goodvibesV&A's would have been nice, but not in the budget for this trip. Maybe one of these years. It's not Citricos either, but that is in my long term plans for me and DH's solo trip.
Your boys will probably love Space Mountain. I just had higher expectations because the ones in CA and Paris are better IMHO. If you've never been on any version FL version is probably fun!Great purchases!!!
Sorry you didn't enjoy Space Mountain!We will be riding it for the first time in April. Hmm...I'm anxious to see what the boys think??
YAY!! for Philharmagic!! Love that show!! It's always so much fun!!!!
Yeah I was pretty messed up by the cold. I've never felt that way. I don't think I've ever been that cold for that period of time in my life (for your readers: I grew up in Michigan by the way...) It was really awful. And it took a long, long time for the cold to leave my body. It felt like it was down to the bones and had to slowly go away. I really don't want to go through that ever again!! And I'll tell you what, I was not a fan of cold weather before this race, but I am even less so of one now. I think it kinda gave me a mental scar. Sounds odd I know, but it feels that way.
Doesn't sound odd to me at all! That cold was something else! Not something I want to experience again either. Hopefully next year is warmer!
Remember I turned the heat up when I got to the room, and then you turned it up (not knowing that I already had) when you came in? lol We had it toasty!
It could have been 90 degrees in that room and we still would have felt cold
I was FEELING it bigtime in my right leg, a place where I had never been sore before from running. It got worse as the afternoon/evening went on...and became comical at one point...Let's see if you remember that moment, Jenny.
I think I remember it. It's in the next update
You crack me up. YOU may not be a butter connoisseur but I am and that was some darn good butter!!!
Ok, honestly I can't remember which one it was, since we did eat a fair amount of butter on bread that weekend!
I think that was the one that was whipped and sweetened (with honey maybe?) And I was EXTREMELY hungry at that point and that bread and butter hit the spot.
Here come da butta, baby! (Will Smith fans will know that one.)
I think you're right that it was the honey butter. CA grill had the sea salt butter
I was showing off that medal every chance I got, as will be seen!!
Do you have it displayed in your house?
I rode Space Mountain for the first time on our last trip, right before they closed it down for renovations. I hadn't realized it was open again. I wasn't a huge fan - it was very jerky. But, I'm glad I did it once.
I love how you have your medal displayed with the photo in a frame.
We hadnt slept too great the night before, wed gotten up at 3:00 am and wed run 13.1 miles in the cold rain. That is enough to tire anyone out I think. So we enjoyed our wait. Eventually they called our name and we made our way up the stairs. Ive eaten here before, but I didnt notice how many stairs there are. We were both walking a little slower than usual as we made our way up. They escorted us to what they said was the best table in the house. And they were right. Here was our view.
Our server came over and told us this was the engagement table. We assured her there would be no engagements tonight. (I dont think our respective DHs would have liked that.) Here is a shot of the menu.
They had salmon in them. I love crab cakes and I love salmon. I dont love combining the two flavors. Anyway here is a shot of the room from our table.
While we were eating Cinderellas mice came flitting around.
(That is pretty doubtful. Chick Fil A is one of my favorite places.) 
I guess it was easier. Can you imagine us if wed run the full marathon? Anyway we made it out of the castle and were on our way.
I was disappointed when I went on the one in Florida, I was expecting it to be even better!
I'm not a big space mountains fan either, my big problem with it is I'm 5'10 with long legs and everytime I ride my legs are in my chest. AKA, there is not a lot of room in the cars and I feel cramped the whole time
on your times!!! Can't believe you were then able to spend the day at the park afterward. But, being at WDW, how do you not.
I love crab and salmon is pretty good, but definitely not together. Salmon has too strong of a flavor for that. A milder white fish might have worked, but not salmon.
So Liz isn't the only one that knows the going down stairs backwards trick
I'm glad I'm not the only one disappointed by the Florida version. That table really was the best seat in the house. Not quite sure why we got it, but I'm not complainingYes I have been on the one in Paris and it is really good, I love how you move up to start your launch and then they open up the sides so you can see the whole park and then boom...away you go
Aww bless, you girls must have really been feeling the afterburn. Least you had a nice dinner and in the Castle no less
Love how you were seated at the engagement table and given wands too
I'm 5'9 and I know what you mean about leg room. That legs in the chest thing probably isn't helped by the jerkiness of the ride either. Now I've done it and know I don't need to do it again (at least not until one of my kids want me to ride it with them.)I'm not a big space mountains fan either, my big problem with it is I'm 5'10 with long legs and everytime I ride my legs are in my chest. AKA, there is not a lot of room in the cars and I feel cramped the whole time
Your dinner looked great, that view was spectacular. The engagement table, that's too funny
Running through Disney is extra special. The thought of it is what keeps me going during training. And you were right about the empty parks. The other parks were probably even quieter than Magic Kingdom.Love all the pics from the Marathon.
I remember thinking on that cold day how empty the parks would be, actually considered driving over but knew the hubby would think I was nuts.
Your running philosophy sounds great. I had never thought of attempting running a marathon, but something about running through WDW sounds so special.
The crab cakes were definitely interesting. I guess I didn't think about what they'd actually taste like when I ordered them. I just saw crab cakes and thought "Yummy." I actually ended up kind of picking around the salmon and mostly eating the crab. I wonder if anyone likes the flavor comboCrab cakes with salmon??
I think Monster's Inc was a great choice.
Everything sounds like it was yummy...um well except the salmon in the crab cake...hmmm.
Everything was yummy (well except maybe the crab cake). We really were sore, but luckily we both felt a bit better the next dayYour pictures are beautiful inside the castle!!
Ahh...you both sound so sore! I really don't know how you did it...getting up at 3, running in the cold rain for 13 miles plus touring MK....wow!!!
Though it took me a couple of days to feel completely normal again.It was Liz's idea not to crash. That was one of the reasons I trained harder than my normal training for this half. Because I knew how I normally felt after a half. By training harder I really was less tired after the race (though the cold made me sore). It was the only day we had for the parks so we had to use it
Don't be too impressed. It was just the only day we had to visit the parks. I'm sure next year when I stay for the week after I'll take it easy the afternoon after the race.It was a great table. I guess it's just luck to get it. I wonder if that Space Mountain picture is connected to photopass. I didn't think about it at the time because we didn't do photopass this trip, but now I'm wondering.Great seat at CRT. I think that was where me and my mom sat one year. I hope you had a wonderful celebration and dinner. I also love the Space Mountain picture. I am glad they added 'on ride photo' now I can't wait to ride it again and buy the picture to go with my Splash Mountain photo from 2004
Here you can see the lights of the Carousel through the castle walkway.
and one eyed Mike was great too. (He had a Perma Wink for us.) It was an enjoyable show and we were most happy that the seats were just the right height. Not too terribly difficult to get in and out of. After the show we headed over to Main Street for Wishes. The park was really uncrowded. We walked up two minutes before the fireworks started and claimed a perfect spot on Main Street. There were some definite advantages to the cold. Here are a few firework shots. 
In all fairness I think she was hurting a bit more than me. So I told her I’d meet her back at the room and I enjoyed the short walk back. Call me crazy, but I like walking. I guess I like walking even on days that I complete half marathons. I actually beat Liz back to the room and was just heading out to get some hot chocolate when she made it back. (Love those refillable mugs that come with the Deluxe Dining Plan.) Anyway, we didn’t stay up long though Liz did do a little DISing on her I-phone. I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer and slipped into a dreamworld.
I'm glad I'm not the only one disappointed by the Florida version. That table really was the best seat in the house. Not quite sure why we got it, but I'm not complaining
That cannot be fun
