Anyone up for meeting at Aviator Sports while I'm in town. I'm seeing that we'll likely be doing the meetup sometime just after Christmas thru Jan 3rd though. (Unless you wanna do a weekend meetup, then I could do Dec 22-23rd.)

Post here and lemme know your availablity, so I can plan for the times that most of you guys can make it!

See you in NYC!!!

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Unless you dont feel like driving and would like to come in at Lasker Rink Wheeeee

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my 40th birthday will be Jan 1. I'd love to celebrate at Aviator with you guys, but I don't know the holiday schedule yet.

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Maybe we both should celebrate our respective b-day, especially since I didn't have much of a celebration back home. (Only had dinner with hubby at my fave restaurant. Both of my other b-day parties fizzled out for various reasons.)

Sorry Tim... I'm sticking with Aviator (and Chelsea Piers for my lessons.) Of course, depending on circumstances, I might try to make a trip out to the Hack too to meet those who couldn't make the long jaunt out to Aviator as well. No promises though. (I want those hamburgers at White Manna!!! I would so "screw the diet" for those!!! )

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I will be working (probably all day) on the 22nd and 23rd. The public sessions on those days will not be worth skating on due to unbelievable crowds. They do an ice cut every hour, and in just 50 minutes, you are skating on gravel. Let's not even talk about the huge gouges and assorted garbage on the ice. I'm not dissing the place, just letting you know that with crowds the size they get, no matter what you do, you are always behind.


Happy Birthday in advance! My parents' wedding anniversary was Jan 1. Aviator will most definitely be open that day, and I hope to have the day off.

Let me see if I can find the freestyle schedule for that time period. At best, the freestyles are pretty empty, and at worst, you will get to share the ice with some competitive skaters (sectionals, jr. nats) who will knock your socks off.

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Sounds like your typical weekend afternoon public sessions around the holidays.

I'll still keep my option open on sessions, but it sounds like the afternoon/evening FS sessions are the better plan at this point.

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OOH, OOH! I want to go! We had a great time last year!!!

We did have fun - don't let Jazz order too many sweet potato fries. lol

I'll miss you guys!

Hmmmm...maybe we should have a Southern skatingforums meetup...*walks away scratching her head.*

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Keep your eyes open on this thread... I'll have more detail when I work out details with my NYC coach regarding my lessons.

Mmmmm.... SWEET POTATO FRIES!!!

We'll definitely miss you this year, ISk8NYC!!!

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There's no such thing as TOO MANY sweet potato fries!

If you have a Southern meetup and there are cheese grits, I'm so there!

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I love meet-ups...but my schedule is crazy anymore. My show is 22-23 and then my daughter is in town until 3 January so I will pass this year-my daughter is my priority for now.

I would LOVE a southern meet-up! Sweet potato pie, grits, and greens!!!!!

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I won't be able to make it this year. I'm pretty booked from the 22nd through the 29th of January. Making up for lost time last year when I wasn't yet walking at Christmas!

Have a great time, anyone who makes it!

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If its before the 29th I may be able to come, I just have to convince my mother to drive me all the way there hehe. Evenings are better, if she gets off work early it will be just right. Just set a date first, too many factors out of my control, I will come if I can.

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GRITS!! omg, I miss me some grits.

There is an outside chance I may be in the NYC area over Christmas, but I don't know yet. It's likely I'll be out on the RiverRink here on Xmas day--will just have to see.

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Here's the FS schedule for the rest of the year.

Sat 12/22 7 to 11 AM

Sun 12/23 None

Mon 12/24 6 to 11 AM

Tues 12/25 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Wed 12/26 6 to 11 AM

Thurs 12/27 6 to 11 AM

Fri 12/28 6 to 11 AM

Sat 12/29 7 to 11 AM

Sun 12/30 None

(Sorry to say though, I won't be available on Christmas Day. My family will likely have a "Christmas dinner" around 2pm)

GRITS??? Did someone say GRITS!?!?! (Geez, I wish I have relatives in the South I can stay with... My diet is already SOOOOO screwed now!!! )

ETA: GRRRRR... can't get a hold of my NYC coach. According to his outgoing VM message, he won't have access to his cell phone 'til after the 17th. Probably won't be able to call me or look at his calendar 'til either right before I leave for NYC or more than likely, just after I land... *sigh*

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I might be game for one of the freestyles on 26th to 28th, not too early - hope to find the rink in time this time, LOL

(I don't know how their sessions run - if I spring for 80 mins, does that mean I can get on the ice at 9:40 and stay till 11?)

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Trust me, if it were up to me... it definitely won't be too early...if nothing else, I am not a morning person myself! LOL!!!

And yes, I do want to see you skate in person this time! LOL!!! At least you got to the dinner last year! That's the more important part of the meetup!

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I don't know how everyone feels about meeting in Westchester instead, but my home rink has times in the afternoons that week. It's Westchester Skating Academy, in Elmsford, NY, about 20-30 minutes north of the city. Also, what about the Ice House? I'd be willing to find a diner with sweet potato fries near either one!

I could arrange for a second meetup at the Hack if there's enough interest (FrankR???) I wouldn't mind screwing up my diet at the White Manna with their burgers!!!

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Have you seen the special holiday FS schedule (12/24 -12/31) at WSA? They've added a bunch of sessions.

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Yeah, I saw it today. I was almost too distracted by my favorite Olympian (who coaches there), but I did take a look at it. I can't wait! I hope to see you there again soon, NoVa!

I guess you mean TG? TG used to train at one of my rinks in Va.!

And you know that Janet Lynn's ex-coach (Slavka) teaches at WSA? I played one of Janet's old program pieces, and Slavka just stared up at the ceiling for a bit and then said, "This brings back so many memories." I think her young skater was idly confused for a moment or two until Slavka came back to Earth.

Oops, back to the regularly scheduled thread here ....

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So NoVa... will I see YOU at Aviator this year? Are we finally gonna meet? (Are you going to AN, BTW?)

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I am going to have to work a few hours every day except the 25th, so there is no way I can manage anything farther from home than Aviator. I'm not sure of my schedule yet, but I should have enough wiggle room to get in a meet-up so long as I can work later in the day. My boss is out of town on vacation from the 23rd to the 30th, which means I have to handle whatever there is during that time.

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Aviator? Perhaps (although the sound of sweet potato fries sounds good ). Depends on which day/time y'all go. I will be at my folks' house (in very upper Westchester), and an older sister--who now lives in Tokyo--will be in the area for only a few days. So we'll see.

AN? I should be there.
I don't have a program right now, but I hope to remedy that soon, even if it means choreographing it myself.

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