Love the update! You have some terrific pictures!
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the pictures. I haven't seen FOTLK since 2008 so I was out full force with the camera!
Ed suffers from PF also. And he says the same thing - he doesn't feel it when he's running, only when walking/standing around. Luckily, it hasn't flared up in a good while. I hope it didn't bother you in the parks.
My foot was messed up the whole trip. It's still not right. It doesn't hurt when I run, but afterwards it flares right back up. I think its because I increased my runs from 2-3X per week to 5-6X per week. Then, as soon as I started wearing the flat tevas in the park - Bam! I have a little brace thingy that helps a lot.
I don't blame you one bit for not waking up your nephews. There is no way I would have woken them up either.
No freakin' way! Matt told me not to wake him up and I took that very literally.
And I'm sorry you didn't have your cinnamon roll. I hope you were able to get another one later in the trip to enjoy. I'm especially feeling your pain about the cinnamon roll because all I wanted for breakfast this morning was a cinnamon roll from Cinnabon. Ed & Reid went out to get me one & they weren't open.
I :heart: Cinnabon! So good! I will do a do-over cinnamon bun in October. I know Cynthia won't let me forget.
I'm a bit scared about the cookie toss. I'm wondering if it is what I think it is.
I think its probably exactly what you think it is.
But who?
This update was right up my alley! Expedition Everest and Festival of the Lion King are two my absolute favorite Disney things!
Really? I do love them both. EE is probably my favorite roller coaster there. It is just so well themed from start to finish. I really enjoyed FOTLK. I haven't seen it since 2008!
I can't blame you for getting a little 'snarky' like you said. They're not your kids. Not your job to wake them up!
There was no way I was going to wake them up, especially after the proceeding night's conversation. No freakin' way!
Ok now I'm wondering what a cookie toss is. I'm having fun making up things it might be in my head though.
Keep imagining what it could be. Hint - it wasn't pretty!
Wow, even more beautiful parade pictures! Very nice job.
Such a gorgeous parade. I can't wait to see it again!
Thank you! I'm glad I remembered that photobucket wasn't cooperating during my upload. How could I leave out "To Honor America".
Too bad you didn't get your cinnamon bun, but you're so maternal, giving your prized pastry to your family.
I was happy to read that it was your decision, after your hints I thought maybe someone stole it while you were out on your run!
I hid it in my room, so I knew it was safe. I am actually surprised that I gave both halves away. But I really felt bad for Nick being home with nothing to eat for breakfast.
Oh how ironic of your SIL, asking if you got her kids up.
I don't blame you one ounce for getting your back up a little! And good for you for just heading out to AK with a "I'm going, you can meet me there!" attitude. Love it!
I did tell her that Matt asked me not to wake them up so she wouldn't think I had totally lost my mind. But still, she wasn't there for the "don't wake me up" conversation, so some of it may have been lost on her.
Let me just say that not waiting for them proved to be a pivotal point in this whole trip.
You got some really nice pics in FOTLK and in the EE queue! That's my favourite thing about AK I think, it's all so photogenic!
Thanks! AK, as you probably already know, is my absolute favorite park to take pictures in. Photographers dream!
Great pictures as always!
Thank you!
I feel that I never spend as much time in AK as I should, maybe due to the heat. The details are so intricate and beautiful, and you really captured a good deal of them, so I'm impressed!
Thank you! I really started to fall in love with AK when I got into photography. I would see other's pictures and just love all the details. Then when I upgraded my camera and started taking my own pictures, well, the fascination just grew. There is so much eye candy at AK. I just love it there.
I'm intrigued by the cookie toss and am excited to read more soon!
Get ready. It's not pretty!
Oh I want to check out that path if it isn't too miserable out. Interesting that your plantar fasciitis doesn't impact your running but very cool that it doesn't!
Cynthia - I wish I could tell you exactly where that path starts, but I'm not sure. So ask when they give you a resort map. It's not that far of a run/walk and it will give you a great chance to explore the treehouse, pool hop if you want, and you can keep going right to the Springs. If you guys rent bikes, its a must!
How classic that she asked you if you'd woken the kids, I'd have been snarky too and a tad annoyed that they'd just left for a walk without leaving a note!
In her defense, she did not know that Matt had asked me not to wake him up.
Yeah - I was a little surprised that they left and we didn't know, but I guess they figured there were enough adults around to supervise the kids.
Wonderful FOTLK pics, that may be the single most thing I'm looking forward too, I can't wait!
I haven't seen FOTLK since 2008, so I was more than ready after waiting 4 1/2 years. It's a great show. Enjoy!
After the message that was conveyed to you right before you went to bed, they ask you if you got the kids up???!!!
How did you hold it together?
They really didn't know about the "talk" Michael and I had the night before so I guess they figured I would just starting getting everyone up. It was hard to hold it together, but I realized it would be stupid to get mad at them. I just tried to explain the situation. Still.
I like your pictures from EE. So you broke the rim of a lens in December? But you didn't actually have the camera out...just not put away well enough?
Exactly. I think the lens cap must have fallen off the top of the lens was near the top of the bag and I stepped on it. Now my lens cap won't stay on, but thanks to Teekathepony's suggestion I bought a lens cap holder and it worked like a charm. Whenever the cap fell off it stayed attached to the camera. Seriously, a life saver. Thank you Wendy!
Your run path that morning looks beautiful! I always forget that things by DTD are really close together! The Characters in Flight balloon looks so close!
It really did look close and I loved seeing it as a backdrop for several of my runs. SSR has such beautiful grounds. It's a runners dream!
Oh boy...I probably would have been a little snarky too at that point!
Tell me about it. I didn't want to come off snarky, but I was still stinging a bit from the night before. Not good!
AWESOME FOTLK photos!!! You got some beautiful shots!! I am almost positive that flash photography IS allowed there, and I remember being really surprised that it was!
Thank you! I think I did see flashes, which is surprising. In a lot of those shows the flashes can be bothersome to the actors. I took them all without a flash, just to see if I could do it.
Are you kidding me?
Your brother sounds like he's not very......brotherly. I know the feeling allllllll to well. 
And Aunt ME without her coffee is bad, REALLY bad! 
, but it does sound like a great thing! 
My feet always hurt SO bad after a few days of walking in Disney that if I tried to run, I'd probably die! 
