Tuesday, March 4, 2014

runDisney Finish to Start...Photo Hightlights of Walt Disney World 10K

Last scene of the night...the Double Buses! Crazy Long.

Ended the night in Magic Kingdom, watched Wishes Nighttime Spectacular
and just enjoyed walking around! Gotta stay loose!
Medal pic with B, Duffy, Diane and Grandmary!

Standing in line to see Duffy the Bear and had to take this pic...Gorgeous!!
 When I say the words..."The magical apple does not fall far from the tree."  I'm NOT kidding.
This is my Mom next to a sleeping man just outside of Via Napoli. BEST.

My DELICIOUS post-race pizza from Via Napoli

 Sunset over World Showcase.


Favorite time of the day to be at Epcot...late afternoon!


So this is one of my favorite pics of the entire weekend...Me, Mickey, Grandmary and B!
Walking in front of Magic Kingdom, Headed to the Polynesian and took this photo! Beautiful!

Polka-Dot Mouse Ear Twinsies. ;)
The one and only fabulous MojoDisney.

Met up with a big-time Instagrammer Friend, Dan!
We had fun catching up and chatting all things Disney!

Ran into HalfCrazyMama (Emelia) today and yesterday during the 5k.
However, we were having technical difficulty with the purple case and all so we grabbed another pic after the 10k!
We still took FOREVER to take this picture but....We Got It!!
Hey Look! It's Patrick..aka @whatthe5k on twitter....always good to see him!

Minnie 10K Finishers! Grandmary, Dellain, Diane and Leigh!!

Selfie with the sis, aka iplandisney!

I love my Leigh Marsh!!!
Yay!! Got the bling!!
Super proud of my sis..she's had all kinds of issues over the last year
and was able to run today...I have missed her lots!!!
Finish Line Photo with my Mom...and Background People!!
This guy doesn't look like he feels good. 
Oh my. I don't know what has happened to him.
I really wish I would have seen all of this going on behind me. lol.
Meanwhile, I'm still posing for my medal pic. lol. lol.
Found Diane at the Finish!
Family Reunion Area.
My pic is blurry but you get the idea...
Oh Marathonfoto, I think this pic is calling my name!
Carrie...chomping on that Minnie Medal!
This way to the 10K Finishers Pics!
Powerade, Dasani, Powerade...oh my!!

Hey! That's my bib and my new bling!!

How gorgeous are all of these Inaugural Walt Disney World 10K medals??
Hey girl. Whatcha' eating??

Finish Line Selfie with my girl Carrie!
Chip n' Dale hanging out near the Imagination Pavillion at Epcot!
Seen on my run...Disney's Boardwalk Resort. Beautiful!


Loved seeing "Football Goofy" on the course!

Carrie and Brittney with this guy!
Not sure which mile we picked up Dave but we were certainly glad we did!
Love that crazy boy.
And of course I see Kimberly on the course...
never see her at home in Bama but hardly ever come to WDW when i don't see her. lol.
Serious Posing going on right here.
Hey look! We found Erin from LoveDisneyRunning.blogspot.com!

Quality entertainment happening on the course.
I'm talking about me, not him. Ha!
Now THIS is a crew!! 
Jason from DisEnvy volunteering at the mile one waterstop!
 Had to stop for a pic with my friend. :)
Inaugural Walt Disney World 10K Start Line!
3.1 Miles down...45.5 more to go! Let's do this!!
#DopeyChallenge

Pre-Race with Mary Jo!
Starting this race with Grandmary and B!
I couldn't imagine being there without them.

Ready to run with my Bama girls Grandmary, B, Leigh, Diane and Dellain!

2nd Day in...found Lori and we are ready to run!


One of the first people that I ran into on the morning of the 10k was MikeandtheMouse.com....Love running into my runDisney buds and chatting all things Disney! :)

Monday, March 3, 2014

Disney Side @Home Celebration Party



Rise and Shine! It's going to be a magical day!
 Rise and Shine Folks! It's going to be a Magical Day!!

     For weeks, after being informed that I would be able to host a Disney Side @Home Celebration Party, I waited anxiously for my #DisneySide Package to arrive!! I have to say that was one pretty happy moment here at Long Casa when it finally arrived!

     Anyone who knows my family, knows that there are not too many spots in my home that you can't experience a little bit of Disney. We can't help it. Walt Disney World Resort and runDisney are two of my families' absolute favorites. 

     We could not wait to see what would be in our Party Kit!!

     How fun!! Our kit contained goodies from Disney Parks, Hanes, runDisney, HP, American Tourister, Muppets Most Wanted, Ocean Spray and so much more!

The UPS guy is here with our Disney Side package!
What a fun way to kickoff a #DisneySide @Home Celebration!!
Thank you American Tourister!
     I stressed and stressed over how to have my party. I kept seeing all of these fabulous ideas on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram on party favors, invitations etc. I was beginning to hit the panic button!

     Could I live up to the other Moms having these great parties?? Would my kids love it?? Gosh!!!

     So here's how our party went....I got to thinking about what the #DisneySide @Home Celebration REALLY wanted to accomplish and what it meant to me and the lightbulb went off!!

     I wanted to let my friends and family share just a little bit of our #Disney Side and that doesn't have to be extravagant. In fact, I was thinking just the opposite! Our #DisneySide is incorporated in just about everything we do so I wanted to give that to others.

     I got up before my kids early one morning, set the table like we were having a party and served my kids Micky Waffles. Now keep in mind that my kids are GRUMPY (grumpier than Grumpy Cat) in the mornings so I was hoping to chEAR them up by throwing them a magical breakfast party!!
runDisney chEAR cards used as placemats!
 The table was set!
Mickey Waffles for Breakfast!
Magical Breakfast happening.
Alyssa was excited. :)
Justin was butter-happy. :)
Lindy and her magical syrup. :)
Happy Kids!

    I surprised them and invited the grandparents over for coffee and Ta-Da and the party Just Got Happier!
Grandmary enjoying her magical coffee. :)
This fella is not having a "Dopey" time at all!
   Not only, did they love the Mickey Waffles, but I found them acting a little more magical to each other. They were beginning to show their Disney Side!!
Disney Doodling....


     The party didn't stop there...we had snacks later in the day using our DisneySide too. 
My kiddos favorite snacks....Oreos and Popcorn!
Izzy says she wants her own "Mickey Bowl of Popcorn".
    The BEST part of our party???  I had gone to the Disney Store, asked for shopping bags and bagged up some of the goodies provided for our @Home Celebration and left a little Disney Magic on the doorsteps of several of our neighbors. My kids absolutely LOVED spreading the Magic to others.
We spread the magic throughout our neighborhood.
From our Disney home to yours....
These are the items that we left on the doorsteps for our neighbors.
    So that's how our party went. I am going to make a little scrapbook of this event for them, print out the pics using some of the HP photo paper and continue to spread our "At Home Magic" with everyone around us!

     I hope you have enjoyed a little bit of our #DisneySide....
From our Disney Family to yours, HAVE A MAGICAL DAY!!!


The magic was wearing off on me too...this is how I set out for my day. :)


The #DisneySide @Home Celebration Kit!

Please visit DisneySideCelbrations.com for more information on how to show your Disney Side, recipes and activities for the entire family to enjoy!
Disclaimer: I received free products in order to host the Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own.