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<\/a>\nThe following morning, we were up early for a special opportunity to attend an official RunDisney meetup! These meetups are announced on the Disney Parks blog, but you don’t know when. One they post you send in an email, and they take the first responders, in this case 100 people. I stalked this web site for 2 days and Dan and I got in!<\/p>\n
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\nNext we got to do Q&A with some running legends, some of which included Jeff Galloway, Joan Benoit-Samuelson, Bart Yasso and Des DeVila
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\nDrew Carey!
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\nJoey Fatone!
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\nWe spent the day enjoying EPCOT and called it an early night. The next day we had the half marathon, and then Sunday the full!
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\nWe spent the rest of the weekend relaxing at the pool at our hotel, the Boardwalk!
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\nThe rest of the week consisted of trips to the parks, amazing meals and a little stateside shopping. I was delighting to find a Vera Bradley outlet! I bought myself a case for my iPad Mini and a cute toiletry bag
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\nDan at Downtown Disney with one of my favorites, Brickley the Lego loch ness monster!
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\nA fun lunch at Hollywood Studios, the Sci Fi 50’s drive in diner!
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\n2 years ago Dan bought me a beautiful Dooney & Bourke wristlet that commemorated the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World. It became an instant favorite! We divided our Florida trip between 2 resorts, the Boardwalk and Port Orleans French Quarter. Once at French Quarter I realized I no longer had my wristlet! I called the hotel and they said they would have someone check the room, got my phone number and hung up. I was feeling a little antsy about it, so Dan said we could just drive over since it was close and ask in person. <\/p>\n
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