Star Wars Celebration

Another perk to living so close to Orlando, besides having Disney so close is when Star Wars Celebration chooses the Orlando Convention Center as their location. My husband and I visited back in 2010 a few months before I became pregnant. Things have definitely changed a lot since then! Back before Disney purchased Lucasfilm and before their was any talk of more movies it definitely wasn't as crazy. Back then, we just walked up and waited in a very short line to meet and take a picture with Peter Mayhew and then walked up and met Jake Lloyd with no wait. 

This year we had just purchased a one day pass for Saturday and brought our son with us as well. I had been following the days before and was a little nervous hearing about the horror stories of people waiting 2-3 hours just to get in the building! (3 hours with no bathroom and a 5 year old, um no thank you!) Over the next 2 days they opened more entrances and things seemed to move a little smoother, when it came to entering the building anyway. Some friends we were with had pre-purchased an autograph/photo time with Peter Mayhew and unfortunately ended up spending half their day waiting in line for it. 

We got there a little before it opened and were in about 30 minutes after opening. We swung by and picked up some wristbands for the Star Wars and Disney Parks panel later that day and then headed into the showroom floor.  

Space Walk of Fame 8k

After missing out on several races I had planned on running this winter due to my bum knee, I was finally able to partake in one. Last Saturday I ran in the Space Walk of Fame 8k. This was comprised of an 8k run or walk and a 2 mile run or walk. 

This was a fun small run that had around 260 runners. It started and ended at Space View park in Titusville. This is a popular little park for rocket launch views located on the Indian River that is less than 15 miles directly across from the launch pads.