Stitch Day 2022

Happy Stitch Day!!!

Each year, Eliot and I celebrate our favorite little alien monster on 6/26 along with many other Disney fans.  As you may recall, Stitch is also known as "Experiment 626" in Lilo and Stitch.  Therefore, June 26th is the perfect day to recognize him.  

Stitch is one of Eliot's all time favorite Disney characters, so we're probably a little bit biased about today.  We have so many little Stitch plushies and quite a few variations of the many Loungefly backpacks of Stitch.  (My favorite bag is Baker Stitch with cake!)

Through the years, we've also tried to take as many pictures with him at the parks as possible.  He's not always the easiest character to find, but we've gotten a few pictures with him.  Eliot and I got our first picture with Stitch during our 1st solo trip to Walt Disney World in October of 2010 when he and Lilo greeted guests at Animal Kingdom.

We got another photo with Stitch when he was the featured character at the Disney Visa Cardholder photo spot at California Adventure during our trip in June of 2016 during Disneyland's 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration.  Eliot was so excited that the random character at the private meet and greet was him!

Eliot was also able to get a bug hug from Stitch while we were there!

Of course, you can also find Stitch abroad the Disney Cruise Line ships.  Eliot was so excited to get a photo with Stitch in his Christmas Hawaiian shirt during our first Very Merrytime Christmas Cruise back in December of 2019.

In the past, I've tried to dress up for Stitch Day when I've been able to.  When I was still working at the chiropractic office a few years ago, I wore my dark blue scrub top with a light blue tank top underneath it as a subtle Disneybound of Stitch.  I topped off the outfit with a small Stitch brooch by my name tag.  No one noticed my outfit, or knew what it's significance was, but it made me feel special and I really enjoyed myself!

Through the years, Eliot and I have made a few variations of Stitch mouse ears for Happily Ever Hatter.  My favorite (and our most popular) is this version of his head and face!  I'm sure Eliot will make Stitch desk accessories when he has more design time!

I'm not sure exactly what our plans are for today, but if we're heading out somewhere, I'm sure that Eliot and I will try to honor our favorite alien experiment! 

Happy Stitch Day!!! °o°

Color Run 2016

Yesterday, the 2016 Color Run event took place in South Portland.  This year's theme was "Tropicolor"- a tropical, Hawaiian themed race.  It was also what we Disney fans refer to as "Stitch Day" 6/26, (for Experiment 626).  What do you do when they fall on the exact same day?  Why, make a Stitch themed Color Run t-shirt of course!!!

I realized that the Color Run was on Stitch Day shortly after signing up for it.  As soon as I realized it, there was no turning back.  I was making our group Stitch themed shirts no matter what.  Unfortunately, we've been super busy, so I ended up designing it last minute, but they still came out pretty cute!  (If we'd had more time, I would have added the Ohana quote to the back so people behind us could have read that!)

Early yesterday morning, Eliot, my cousin Karen, my Dad and I drove over to South Portland for the Color Run.  We arrived pretty early, and we also got a great parking spot.  (Lesson learned- get there really early before the huge crowds arrive.)

Eliot hurt his back again Friday night, so he found a bench in the shade and hung out there.  Dad, Karen and I explored the check in party area.  Dad bought himself a Color Run hat from the merchandise tent.  We looked around, and eventually we made our way to a shady spot on the sidewalk near the start line.  I posted a photo on Instagram and the official Color Run account liked and commented on it almost immediately!

Eliot joined us after a bit.  We waited there for the race to start.  We were probably about the 5th wave (corral) to go.  We had all decided we were going to walk it.  I haven't started training for the Princess and Tink half and I didn't want to over do it in the heat.  Plus, Eliot could barely walk and I wasn't going to let him do it alone.

For the most part, we all stuck together.  Dad got ahead of us a few times when I stopped to check on Eliot.  I could hear him behind us talking to other people.  This year, most of the people doing the race were walking it.  The weather was nice but warmer than I would have liked.  However, there was a really nice breeze coming off the ocean.  I also slowed down while we walked in the shady spots.

We also didn't get as much color on our shirts this year, which is ironic because none of us hurried through the color stations like we have in the past.  The most I got was at the end when we went through the finish line and were covered in multiple colors.

Mom and Nana were waiting for us at the finish line.  (They'd driven over a little bit before us to make sure they'd get a parking spot.)  Nana was sitting over in the shade of a tree where she could still see the finish chute.  Mom was near the finish line waving when we were approaching the end of the race.  She got a few pictures of us before we ran through the final chute, crossed the finish line and got our medals.

We took a few photos post race.  Mom and Nana inspected us and we showed them the color packets we got at the finish line.  Nana got a kick out of it; I'm really glad she enjoyed it!  We had a lot of fun and enjoyed our Hawaiian Rollercoaster Color Ride!

Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel in South Portland so we could take showers and clean up.  Then, we went to hang out at Old Orchard Beach.  Of course, no trip there is complete without Pier Fries!  Eliot and I haven't been yet this summer, so it was definitely a treat!  Mom and Karen got fried dough and it was also tasty!  Hanging out by the beach was the perfect way to spend the rest of Stitch Day!!!  °o°