The BIG DAY! Part 1

The big day finally arrived, time for the marathon! Where do I begin to describe that amazing weekend...Ok Friday May 29th everything was packed and I was headed back home, SAN DIEGO! The night prior I could not sleep, I kept going down the list making sure I had packed EVERYTHING I need: blister band-aids, sport jelly beans for power, sports bra, shorts, shoes, vaseline for my toes, socks (not the new ones but the ones I had trained with), TNT shirt/singlet, hair ties, camera, study material, sunscreen, fuelbelt, the list could go on forever. In my mind I kept adding extra stuff like cute dresses for the day after and mostly just more crap to pack. I didn't want to check my bag in fear it would get lost so as I packed and repacked I made sure I could carry it. Friday morning Marcel was going to try to fly out with us but because he flies stand by it wasn't looking very good. I didn't let that bring me down. Once we got to the airport I prepared myself for security. I feared they would take away my gu or my ziploc baggie would burst open. In my purse I had chapsticks and lotions that didn't fit in my ziploc so I was somewhat scared my burts bees would not be with me during my marathon. After breathing my way through security we walked to the gate. I found the Divas and all the rest of the girls from The Woodlands group. I was already feeling nervous yet excited. Once we started to board there was no turning back I HAD to go through with the WHOLE marathon. So as the 3 hour flight went underway I read to keep myself busy and hopefully calm myself down, it didn't help but at least I was "sutdying."
When we arriced in my HOMETOWN of San Diego, my anxiety level went to a whole new level. I could feel my butterflies turn in to fire breathing dragons. Oh I forgot to say that Marcel made it on that flight but we didn't get to sit together but knowing he was there put me at SOME ease. We waited to board the bus which took us to our hotel. The Marriott was nice, quiet and pleasant for the most part. My roomie, Xiomara, and I got acquainted with the room and slowly unpacked our bags, hoping they didn't burst first. She saw my obsession with packing TONS of clothes.
After unpacking we headed over to the EXPO to pick up our numbers.
**I will continue the Drama in a few...***