2010 in Pictures

My 24th BDay at Disney

My Mom's 1st 5K

the husband's first 5k

Wine and Dine Half

The first run of 2010 - Can't wait to run another year!!

What are your best memories from the year?

Heat Wave

I ran in shorts today in the wonderful 54 degree weather! There were still quite few icy spots from the remaining snow, but the run was great - 29.6 miles in 35 minutes. I followed the run with a nice hour long hot flow yoga class.

I got my rental car today, so tomorrow I'll be able to get some errands done. I also have two new recipes to try out and share with you!

My Favorite Disney Dining

I have had only two bad dining experiences at Disney: Hollywood and Vine (cold food, empty buffet stations) and at Le Cellier (griztly meat, horrendous waiter). But some dining experiences are better than the rest.


10. Les Chefs de France. The food is standard French Restuarant, but Remy is awesome
9. Whispering Canyon Cafe at  Wilderness. Great American food with fun waitstaff
8. Bluezoo at Dolphin - Todd English's seafood restaurant
7. Artist's Point at Wilderbess Lodge
6. Cape May Cafe
5. Crystal Palace
4.Kouzzina by Cat Cora, but I love her so much it probably wouldn't matter if there was any food at all
3.Boma, at Animal Kingdom Lodge. African and Middle Eastern inspired food. Both the breakfast and dinner are great
2. Boatwright's at Port Orleans. Best sweet tea and cornbread ever.
1. Yachtsman Steakhouse

What are you favorite?

Last day of work!

Until Sunday. But three days off is better than nothing! I am carless more or less (Mine is technically driveable but looks like sh*t, so I won't go anywhere in it, in case some one would see me and think Hey, that's Savannah, she works for giant fabulous car manufacturer and her car sucks. I shouldn't buy new cars from giant fabulous car manufacturer because I would wreck it too. Let me buy another foreign car that isn't wrecked. Sorry for the craziness, car people think this way) until I drop off my car and get a rental tomorrow, so I replaced the planned trip to yoga with a trip to the Y with the husband. The Y has a new seated elliptical like this:

I like it. Much harder to do that it looks, and made the back of my legs scream after thirty minutes. And the arms swing, so if you don't sit up straight, you can hit yourself in the ears.
I then lifted weights and stretched, and went for Mexican food with the husband.
Hopefully I'll get both yoga and a run in tomorrow.

What's your favorite piece of cross training equipment?

Character Dining at Disney

I am huge dork for character meals. So is the Husband (though he won't readily admit it, and tries to play it off as a love for buffets). Right now, the following restaurants have characters:
 At the  Magic Kingdom:

Crystal Palace - all three meals have Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet. This is buffet style. I've been to breakfast and dinner here, and while the dinner is good, the breakfast offerings are to-die-for

Cinderella's Royal Table - Also has characters at all three meals. Typically has all Disney princesses. The food is ordered off a set menu, and when you arrive at Cinderella Castle for your reservation, a photographer will be on hand to take pictures of your group in the lobby, before you are seated. This meal takes 2 dining credits, and is nearly impossible to get ADRs for. Try as early in advance as you can.

In Epcot

The Garden Grill - Chip and Dale's Harvest Feast, dining only

Princess Storybook Dining Breakfast at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in the Norway Pavilion

At Disney's Hollywood Studios

Playhouse Disney's Play 'N Dine at Hollywood & Vine- has characters from the morning Disney shows

 

At Animal Kingdom

Tusker House - Has Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Mickey with "African inspired" breakfast food

Other Places:

Cape May Cafe - . Goofy, Minnie, and Donald are there for a breakfast buffet. The food is really, really good - this is the husband's favorite place to eat at Disney!

Chef Mickey's - Contemporary

1900 Park Fare - Grand Floridian. Breakfast has Mary Poppins and dinner has Cinderella

Polynesian -- 'Ohana Character Breakfast - every morning with Lilo and Stitch, Pluto and Mickey

Have you tried a character meal? Which is your favorite?

2011 Goals

I have a lot of hopes and wishes for 2011, but they mainly fall into these 3 categories:

• I started 2010 with a 5k, and have been running all year, lowering my 5k PR and doing my first half marathon



2010 Resolution Run, Nashville TN, with LIZ!

  In 2011, I want to do more. Specifically, I want to run 11 half marathons in 2011. A few I have figured out, a few I still need to choose. I want to start training for a full, with a goal race in early 2012.

• I want to do more for other people. One thing that has been weighing on my heart is wanting to use running to do work for other people. Cancer has touched many people in my life, and I feel like it is such a giant that anything anyone can do to fight it is more than worthwhile. I have three mini goals with this: Run a race as fundraising runner for a cancer related charity; Participate in the local Relay for Life in June; host a 5k race with the help of the professional organization (Professional Managers Network) that I am a member of

• Be less self conscious. Continue to work on the idea the number on the scale does not some how correlate to the value of the person on the other side. Still not sure how to do this one  . . .

What are your goals for the new year?

No good very bad day!

I got in car wreck on my way to work today. A little damage to both cars, no injuries, just a major inconvience. So I'll be spending my next few days with insurance adjusters and car repair places. Here's hoping the whole process goes quick.

I started my (pre-crash) morning with a 50 minute 4.56 mile run, followed with some stretching and homemade pizza. I only have one more day of work this week, so I made my list of "To Dos" for the time off.

• Laundry! I'm behind to the point of it being ridiculous
• Bake ahead - cook some chicken and do prep work for next week's meals
• Clean out my pantry and fridge
• Book flight to Disney
• Clean out closet and get rid of some clothes I don't wear anymore

I'm hoping to start the new year out more organized. How do you stay on top of things?