2017 Princess Glass Slipper Challenge Day 1 – The Expo
My day was full even before I was at the airport for my departure to Orlando for the runDisney Glass Slipper Challenge. Our daughter was honored as student of the month so there was a special breakfast for her at her school at 8:30 that my husband and I were invited to attend. It was hard for her to say goodbye but she turned around and gave me a big smile before she went to her classroom. I still hadn’t fully packed because I had a going away party for a coworker at work the night before; so when we got home from the breakfast I had to throw last minute items in my suitcase, write notes for the kids, and get myself out the door by 10:00. My husband drove me up to the airport so we had the chance to spend 45 minutes together. I think that’s the longest time he and I had alone time together while awake in a long time!
I arrived to the airport at 11:00, got through security in less than 5 minutes and took my time in the terminal. My flight was really easy and I spent the time enjoying some music and time to relax. When we landed I felt like I was just there (we actually were there the first week in January). But it felt like I was home. I was glad to be there. I got my car and drove straight to the expo to meet up with Mandy.
The expo had a few new perks this year. They offered a wine and cheese plate and also had manicures from the Senses Spa! I thought that was a nice touch. Something I may consider doing next year even though I do my Jamberry Nail Wraps myself. Mandy, Kenn and I enjoyed a wine and cheese plate and discussed our plans for our night and the following morning and also caught up a little since we hadn’t seen each other since last April!
After that I visited Jeff Galloway’s booth to have him sign my bib and then took a loop around the expo to see what the vendors were offering. I did some shopping at the Rinse booth and the runDisney official merchandise area before leaving to head to WalMart for a few essentials for my room, and then to my hotel. After I checked into my hotel, I went to Disney Springs to grab dinner. I couldn’t wait to check out all the new changes at Disney Springs and to do some shopping at Tren-D and get my favorite soup from Earl of Sandwich!
I love going to Disney Springs. It’s such a great place to walk around and even just to window shop! They have a lot of entertainment, especially on the weekends, and I can always pick up a bite to eat and it’s close to my hotel. I was back to my room around 9:30 and had to get all my race gear laid out for the next morning and say good night to my family. By the time I settled down to get to sleep it was after 11:00 p.m. with a 3:30 alarm clock set for the next morning. Check out the video of the day and stay tuned for the Enchanted 10K Recap.