This Birthday has been the Best Birthday Week Since my Sweet 16 Birthday Bash!!!!!! So many of you contributed to my EXTREMELY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! This cruise that I’m on was a Birthday gift from @QTHouseOfBeauty Thank You for sharing your Space AND your family with me!!!! Its Truly Been MAGICAL!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! Mwahzzzzzzzz……
I can’t end this post without thanking my other Angels that made me feel UBER SPECIAL!!!! The Gifts Of Health and Love deeply touched my Heart!!!!
My Most Sincere Gratitude:
@TeeTee_71
@PhatBff
@FabFattieShan
@dailykat
@jeninRL
@slorunnermom
@whiskyd
@kthenb
@MizFitOnline
@KellyK_C : Who started a birthday count down 2 hours before midnight and Was the FIRST to wish me a Happy Birthday!!! 😉
As well as All The Love Muffins That showed me Amazing Love on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You From the Bottom Of My Heart!!!!!!!
Ok…last day on my #DisneyCruise *sigh*…. I sing this song EVERY MORNING as I watch the sunrise on my balcony!!!!
Me and Carla (@MizFitOnline) At the Disney Princess Half Marathon
Another wonderful weekend in the history books!! I have 2 important blogs to get out this week!! My FabFattie Cruise post and my Fitbloggin post!! I think the posts that have pictures to add tend to scare me a little!! I’m such a slow typist as it is and adding the pictures takes me FOREVER!!!! I also had many action shots to add to this post BUT quite frankly, the picture above tells the story!! This picture was taken when I went to Orlando to see @MizFitOnline (If you click on her name and it goes to her site, I want you to know that SHE Taught me how to do it!!! Hey Carla… I DID IT!!! *Proud Smile*) Carla taught me how to add links at #Fitbloggin!!! More details later…in THAT post!!! So, Carla, @workoutmommy and @AskWifey participated in the Disney Princess half Marathon!!! They ALL did AMAZINGLY well!!! When I go to see my friends compete, I am content just feeling the energy of the race and catching a glimpse of my friends in their glory!!! PLUS, I usually meet some really cool spectators along the way!! It’s a WIN/WIN!!! This race was no different!! I took my family up to Orlando. We stayed in one of the Disney Resorts and went to Animal Kingdom!! On the day of the race, they slept in while I went to the finish line at Epcot!! I had my 2 Blackberries and my ipod and off I went!! Carla was so freakin fast, that she blew by me!!! Once she finished the race, she called me and asked me where I was!! After a few texts and calls, she made her way out of the VIP tent (after running her first half marathon) JUST to meet little ole me!!! I find myself getting a little choked up as I think back to the meeting because she CHOOSE to make the effort!!! Many had gone back to the room because of fatigue, aches, pains, exhaustion TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE)…..But NOT MIZ….. SHE STAYED!!!! Honestly, to know this woman is to love her!!!! I ALWAYS knew she had a gentle soul, but at THAT MOMENT, it was confirmed!!! True to Carla form…she would not let me focus on her….In the middle of all the hugs…she asked me…”What is the One thing that you must do to reach your goals…to have SUCCESS?” She soooooo caught me off guard with that question!!! This meeting was supposed to be about her!!! Well…..Let me just say that her words echo in my ear daily!! Whenever I start to get a little off track (Like this Saturday) I ask myself… WHAT MUST I DO TO HAVE SUCCESS?!? I MUST PUT ME FIRST!!!!!!!! Thank You, Carla!!! For Keeping me in line and having my back!!!!
WHAT WILL “YOU” DO THIS WEEK TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS?!?
“THE FINISH LINE”
Jessica (@Jessimika28), Monica (@QTHouseOfBeauty), Me (@FitInMyHeart), and Luke (@KenpoDoc4)
What a WONDERFUL Valentine/MyrtleBeach5K/Girls Roadtrip/Tweet-up weekend!!!! It started after work Thursday night 2/11/10. Monica, Jessica, Betty (Cheerleader along for the ride) and I hit the road around 8:30 PM! We had a 9 hour drive ahead of us. We were ALL happy to be getting away for a little bit!! I was EXTRA EXCITED because I was going to meet Eddie (@damanlovett), Joey (@PassionMD), CarolAnn (@ctreacy), and (@FabMissK) for the first time!!! We had some audio books. I had my Podcasts (@MizFitOnline @Dietgirl @TwoFitChicks… Yes I listen to them more than once…DOESNT EVERYBODY?!?) The dive was filled with LOTS OF JOYOUS LAUGHTER AND GIRL TALK!!! We arrived in Myrtle Beach just in time to see the sunrise from our hotel room!!
Myrtle Beach Sunrise
We ate some breakfast, took showers, and went to bed!!! We needed to catch a little shut eye before we went to the expo to pick up our Race Numbers and other goodies!!! About 4 hours into the nap…my brother called! He and his wife denise (@sunnyd4) had already been to the expo and gotten their numbers. They arrived in Myrtle Beach on Thursday (From knoxville, TN) They wanted to go over the marathon route (Denise was going to be running her first marathon on Saturday) Joey also called and said they were going to be heading over to the expo around 1! We started getting ready and made our way to the Expo!
I knew that behind those walls….My friends were waiting to meet me for the first time!!!!!! I was soooooooo excited!!!!!! Let me just tell you….. I walked into the convention center filled with tons of people…and then heard…”MO” It was Eddie, Joey, and Kat running up to me from the left!!! The warm tight hugs felt…LIKE HOME!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh…….
Eddie (@damanlovett) and Joey (@PassionMD)
Monica Shopping
Jessica and Betty
Headband I saw for Shannon (@FabFattieShan)
Rottens #2 and #3 Sending me GOOD LUCK Vibes!!! (Love Them!!!)
Me, Monica, and Jessica outside of the Expo
Once we left the Expo, we met up for a late lunch!! I had a blast getting to know Eddie, Joey, and Carol Ann!!!
We went back to the room , got changed, and took a little nap! We planned to meet at 6:30PM to warm up. The race started at 7! Well…. Long story short, we had the wrong address and arrived at the starting line around 6:59!!! No stretching….No warm up…Just racing!! Btw….I DONT RECOMMEND THAT!!! I promised people I would take it easy and I did!!! I planned to walk the entire race (Knee injury) but I did run a 3rd of the race. Monica decided to stay by my side and make sure I was ok!! (She’s the best). While we were running…she was able to catch some action shots!!! Oh…I forgot to mention…IT STARTED TO SNOW AT EXACTLY 7:00!!! Brrrrrr……
It was hard, long, and COLD… But WE MADE IT!!!! (DETERMINATION)
The above picture was taken by my sister-in-law Denise (@sunnyd4). She drove around and snapped pictures and cheered me on at EVERY MILE MARKER!!!! I was looking forward to returning the favor the next morning while she was running her 1st marathon BUT it was cancelled due to the snow!!! 😦 After the race…we went home to shower and change. We ate a wonderful mexican restaurant. Once we left, we tried to find Joey’s Beach house but the snow was making the travel unsafe for us Floridians!! We headed back to the hotel. We managed to take some pictures to take back to Florida to share with the family and friends!!
Snow Covered Stop Sign
Monica making snow balls
Then it was time to warm up a little bit in the heated pool and the lazy river…..My Knees were pleased!!! LOL
Once we checked out of the hotel on Saturday, we drove the marathon route to cheer on the dedicated runners that ran the race (unofficially) It was TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!!! We worked up an appetite with all that cheering so we stopped for some brunch!!
Pecan and Banana Pancakes (Shared By 3)
After brunch, we met up with my brother, Denise, Eddie, Joey, and Carol Ann at the mall. We shopped for Valentine gifts, Laughed, shared, BONDED!!!! My first 5K was physically, pretty painful BUT I wouldn’t have changed the experience FOR ANYTHING!!!! My Family was by my side AND I made some REALLY GREAT FRIENDS!!! Cant wait until my next FITNESS/TWITTER Adventure!!!! My Goal this year is to meet ALL OF MY FAVORITE TWEETHEARTS!!! My #FabFattieCruise I met @FabFattieShan, @KyraTX, and @JeepJenn. My #MyrtleBeach5K I met @Damanlovett @PassionMD and @ctreacy (Family/Friends that participated with me @QtHouseOfBeauty @Jessimika28 @Elisa_Hola @KenpoDoc4: My Brother and his wife @sunnyd4)… NEXT STOP….#Fitbloggin “I Got A Feelin” ;-))
Me (@FitInMyHeart), Joey (@PassionMD), Carol Ann (@ctreacy), and Eddie (@damanlovett)
I promised people I would take it easy and I did!!! I planned to walk the entire race (Knee injury) but I did run a 3rd of the race. Monica decided to stay by my side and make sure I was ok!! (She’s the best). While we were running…she was able to catch some action shots!!! Oh…I forgot to mention…IT STARTED TO SNOW AT EXACTLY 7:00!!! Brrrrrr…… 
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