I Can Fly

 Oh my gosh! What an incredible weekend. I am so thankful to have such wonderful friends.
Last year my sister and my friend Liz sent me the link for the first inaugural Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathon in Disneyland. I didn't really think I'd ever go because I'd want to do it with friends and I really didn't think I could get anyone to go. It's so far and expensive.
A few months ago my friend Kelli sent Shauna and me the link and said we should do this. I was super excited and Chris gave the go ahead, so I signed up.
We were going to drive down but thankfully Cameron and Lani had some expiring buddy passes so we lucked out and bought them. Flying was SO much better than being in a car for 10 hours each way.
The trip was planned!
At the last minute, Shauna had a friend from Texas who had also signed up but wasn't able to make it. 5days before we left we talked Lani into coming with us. I am so glad she did.

We got in early Friday morning and headed to the expo where we picked up our shirts and bibs. It was packed!

 We saw these cute green tutu's for sale, $25. Shauna had worked her magic before hand and got us the same tutu for the race, $10. I love bargain shopping!

After the expo we changed into some cooler clothes and headed to DISNEYLAND!

It was so much fun. At first, even though I was having fun, I missed my kids being there and felt a little guilty. It was easy to forget them after that and enjoy being with friends who didn't whine in  the long lines. 

 We dragged Lani on Tower of Terror. Shauna and Kelli love this ride, me not so much. We couldn't get Lani on for a second round, I can't say I'm sad about that. Lani and I hung out and people watched while the others got their fill.

 The night before the race we stayed strong and played at DL, showing off our cute green shirts.

 Morning of the race I was so thankful for the time change. We had to get up at 4:30am, which my body thought was 5:30, so it wasn't too bad. We walked a mile and a half to the start. Turns out Sean Austin was running with us. So fun, I love him from the 80's.

 We stopped during the race to pose with Peter Pan and Wendy.

 We finished! Lani didn't start with us because she was in a different coral and we had already planned on her running alone in case she didn't finish. Her farthest run was 6.5 miles before this and that was back in November so we didn't know what the day would bring. As we sat down after the race Lani called to say she was near mile 12. I couldn't believe it, she was amazing!!! I am so proud of her strong finish.

 After the race we cleaned up and headed back to DL for one final day in the park. There was lots of sitting.

 We rode Splash Mountain and ate churros. This made Shauna super happy. It's her favorite ride. We mostly made her sit in the front where she got drenched. Thank goodness we had poncho's!

 By 9pm Lani headed back to the hotel, sore and tired. 10pm Shauna and I were beat so we headed back too. Kelli closed the park at mid-night. Crazy girl. I'm secretly sad I didn't stay. I could have made it (probably not but I like to think so).

 Monday we traveled home back to our lives. It was a fabulous, but exhausting weekend. I would totally go back and do it all over again.

 Thanks ladies for such a great time. No race will ever compare.