Tay Tay and The Ren's Visit

Last weekend my sister and niece were in town for the Disney Half Marathon. Truth be told, my sister just wanted the Donald medal and I'm pretty sure that's the only reason they ran it.

I volunteered for the race and was able to hand out medals. I have to tell you this was one of the coolest experiences. I was able to see the elite runners cross (and medal some of them) and I watched the last person cross the finish line.The entire morning was a blur and filled with a sea of runners. I also had a bunch of friends running the race and was able to medal quite a few of them.

What I didn't expect was to see my niece cross the finish line as early as she did. When she came up to me I had to throw my arms around her. The girl crushed it and came in around 3:07 which is like 20 minutes off of her last time. I am so proud of her and cannot wait to see how well she does next month at Glass Slipper.

Not too long after Lorren crossed, my sister crossed and of course she had to yell, "Ammmmannnndaaaaa, where arrrreeee youuuuu???" And yes, my sister is that short and yes, I am that tall.

I am so proud of both of those girls and seriously cannot fully express how amazing it was to medal them. If you ever have an opportunity to volunteer at a race, do it. It's the most gratifying experience.

After the race, I picked up the kiddos and we headed over to Animal Kingdom Lodge to spend some time with Tay Tay and Lorren. The kiddos were beyond excited to see them and could not wait to head out to dinner with some of Tay Tay's friends at Teppan Edo.

This was the second time the kids have been here and they really like the place. Jill had plain noodles because she's Jill and Aaron noshed on pretty much everything.

After dinner we hung out in the parks and then headed back for our sleepover. The kiddos (Lorren included) loved standing on the balcony and looking at all of the animals. They were staying near one of the main housing units for the animals, so we were always able to see animals. There are also a few viewing areas on the way to the room and we managed to walk past during feeding times so we were able to see a lot of animals at once.

On Sunday morning we had breakfast at Boma which was so scrumptious. Seriously, if you have a chance head over there and have breakfast. After that we went over to Splitsville to bowl. It was a first visit for all of us and it will definitely not be the last. It was so much fun! The lanes put the bumpers up whenever the kids would bowl and they came down when the adults were bowling. I mean, I kind of wish the bumpers were up the whole time, I think we would have had better scores.

The weekend was short, but it was so much fun. I cannot wait for the girls to be back in just under a month.

I have a lot more to post, we have definitely been busy. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are having a lovely start to the week.

A little catch up...

I did it, I completed something on my 100 things to do before I'm 100 list. I made my own pie crust and it was crazy delicious! It totally took the potato-bacon torte to an entirely different level. It was so buttery and flaky and just melt in your mouth good. I also added some finely grated Gruyere to the top and Scott about lost his mind. It was seriously that good. Back to the list I have to say it was awesome to be able to check something off, only 99 more to go. I have a lot of the things started, and when I say a lot I think it's like 5.

School is going well, I am in my last week of class so things are about to get crazy. I have a paper due on Sunday that is 25% of my grade, no pressure, right? I'm getting a B in the class so far and I would like to keep it that way.

Training for the half marathon is going. I definitely slacked off over the weekend so I just ran a mile and a half yesterday and it felt pretty good. I need to get out and run the subdivision so I can get use to running on the road. I'm planning on doing a 5K in November and then some more in December and January so I can get use to running a race.

Speaking of half marathon's, Lani is running the Disney Half Marathon again this year and is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society again. She's going to be doing a blog party again with awesome prizes to give away to help raise money. Be sure to check out her blog for more info and her Team in Training Page.