Phil and I joined Freddie, Heather and their 2 boys, Will and Jackson in Disney World for the Disney half and full marathons. Both brothers had decided to run it in January 2010. Usually Orlando is warm and sunny-even in January. This year proved to be quite different. It was raining, sleeting, and cold the entire time. Even during both of their start times. Both left around 3:00 a.m. from the hotel to get hauled off to the start line. Freddie ran the half marathon, IN SLEET, on Saturday and Phil ran the full marathon, IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES, on Sunday. Heather and I were at both finish lines cheering our men on. We were so excited for both of them, and both bumbed we weren't running ourselves. Heather didn't reveal until 2 months later that the reason she was running was because she was 6 weeks pregnant with her 3rd child during that trip. I don't know how she kept it a secret while we were together, but somehow she did! Phil ran his marathon right at 5 hours!! I was so proud of him.
We enjoyed adjoining rooms at the Caribbean Beach Resort Hotel. Both famililes enjoyed Universal Studios together. While the VA Heppdings went to Magic Kingdom, Phil and I went to Epcot. In the evenings, we enjoyed dinner together and hanging out at the hotel.
Like I said, the temperatures were unseasonably cold and dreary. Worked out perfect for us because we couldn't endure the theme parks in the freezing temperatures. So we drank hot chocolate and cozied up at the hotel. And little did we know what was really happening that cold and dreary few days in Disney World.
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