ROTFLMAO! Hilarious!
The bags are packed and ready. See you all next Sunday!

I thought it was on Saturday???

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Yes, it's next Saturday!! Can't wait!!
For anyone else who wants to come, remember, you can PM me and....
THE MORE, THE MERRIER!!!

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Adult Nationals, 2009 "The Time of My Life"

I was in Virginia and surrounding area last weekend. Didn't skate there, but I did attend a public session at Skate Frederick in Frederick, Maryland.

I will be in Martinsburg, WV for pretty much the entire month of November, so I hope to visit another rink or two during that time if anybody has suggestions...

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Casey Allen Shobe | http://casey.shobe.info
"What matters is not experience per se but 'effortful study'."
"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable" ~ Christopher Reeve

There is or was an ice rink in Hagerstown. Don't know if it is still open or if it has any freestyle or public sessions. Here is a link

http://www.hagerstownice.org/freestyle.php


About 8 miles east of Leesburg VA in Ashburn is the Ashburn Ice House. They have lots of freestyle and dance sessions. www.ashburnice.com

Also about another 8 miles east of where Ashburn ice House is, is Skatequest Reston (www.skatequest.com). M-F all day freestyle (6AM-5:50pm). And in Fairfax there's the Fairfax Ice Arena (www.fairfaxicearena.com)

You know about Skate Frederick in Frederick MD.

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American Waltz... Once, Twice, ???? ...

Q: How many coaches does it take to fix Jen's Dance Intro-3 Problems
A: 5 and counting...

Norfolk is where I grew up. Too bad we didn't even have a skating rink in those days So I did the surfing thang instead. You guys are bringing up memories. I remember fishing off of the pier on the CP Bay Bridge Tunnel, and seeing the beautiful lights of the bridge at night. Last winter I visited my mother and got to skate on the temporary rink in the middle of downtown! Who'd a thunk it....outdoor ice in Norfolk!
You guys have a great time!
Becca

S@D: oops, my bad! Yes,I meant next Saturday. (blonde moment ). We arrived here today. off to ride the coasters at King's Dominion tomorrow. wheee!

Casey: I know a great mexican restaurant in Frederick called "La Paz" in the historic area. Fish tacos to die for! and the margueritas are good too!

Terri C: (whispering) ...If you skate it, they will come! he he he.

Bumping the thread up.... only TWO more days!!
I'm anticipating that the freestyle will not be too crowded for Saturday as most of the regulars will be at a competition in Richmond.
So, if anyone wants to come at the last minute, PM me so I'll know to look for you!!

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It was great skating with and meeting sk8pdx and Skate@Delaware today.
We also had the benefit of a nearly empty session as well, though we had a couple of Pre Juv/ Juv skaters to dodge!
I want Skate@Delaware's spiral!!

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Adult Nationals, 2009 "The Time of My Life"

So do I (remember the video I saw of her...)

Glad you guys had a good time...

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I was going to post last night, but was soooooooo tired by the time I got home, I had to get my whirlpool bath and hop into bed.

What a great time!!!! It was wonderful to meet Terri C and Sk8pdx in person! I really enjoyed watching them run through their bronze patterns--having never seen them before. Terri ran through her program for us and it was very nice (great music). I ran through mine but bailed on my jump combo, drunken sailor, and almost ran my toe-loop into the boards but didn't have any little munchkins to worry about decapitating on my back spiral!!!

We tried some loops and sit spins together, as well as some other things. It was really great actually skating with other adults that aren't LTS!!!!

The rink wasn't crowded at all-I had fun almost getting killed by the young ladies as they whizzed by at a million miles an hour; very nice young ladies. The rink was also warm-I was very surprised! Much warmer than my home rink; Terri did say that the other sheet of ice (the hockey rink) is much colder!!!! They also have a nice pro shop-I'm kicking myself for not remembering my son's measurements for his helmet size; he needs a new one and he would have been really jazzed to have gotten a new one!

Anyway, after 2 hours of skating, we went to a local eatery, Kelly's Bar & Grill. The food was really great, and our waiter, Todd, was friendly.

Finally, it was time to head home-Terri led the way and I followed her out of the mess of I-64 to Rt. 13 to the tunnel. I stopped at the tunnel gift shop for the required gifts for my kids (they collect keychains). I did refuse to stop and buy firecrackers for them, however.....

So, here is the picture, taken outside of the bar.



So, who is hosting the next Skate Meet-Up???????

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Nice photo - and great spiral! Do you rent it out?? (I'd just like to shock my coach with it...just once... )

BTW, who's who in the photo?

Thanks for sharing the picture. Sounds like a wonderful meet up.
Skate@ Delaware...awesome spiral! Glad you included that too. I can't remember if you said you were a dancer as a child?

I'm glad you had such a good time! Thanks for sharing the great picture.

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I guess it will be when I'm visiting NYC again in December and I'm hoping it will be at the new Aviator rink in Brooklyn! Maybe I can get a lesson there or something so they can watch me miraculously get a loop...

L to R: Terri C, Skate@Deleware, Sk8pdx

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Actually, Skate@Del is on the right and Sk8pdx (by process of elimination ) is in the middle.

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Terri C is a Bronze lady!
Gold Moves, here I come!

Shows how tired I was.....forgot to do that-sorry!!

Thanks! No, never took dance as a child (showed horses and did barrel racing, but that's another story)...I just work extra hard at stretching due to a hip deformity that has caused an unusually tight inner hamstring. Plus myofascial release and massage. I should tape my stretch routine for you guys.

Well, if that's gonna happen, maybe I should go...so I can get some loop mojo!!!!! and I need some spin mojo as well

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Oops!!! Sorry!

Terri was easy to get (the red hair was a giveaway.) The other two was tougher... even comparing to the Skate Annapolis spiral I saw, I had a tough guess which is S@D and which is Sk8pdx.

Well, can't help you on the loop mojo... I don't have no stinkin' loop. I might be able to give you some spin mojo though, since my spins are probably better than my jumps, but that's not saying much either!

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Jazzpants and Debbie S: yup, that is me in the middle.

S@D: Would you be so kind as to send us your stretching routine for your spirals. They really are awesome. ... and your scratch spins rock too!

Terri C. Wish I had a rink and a pro shop like yours back home. I too would have a hard time leaving.

Had a blast meeting you and surely we will have opportunities to meet again either by purpose or by chance. Headed home tomorrow. I miss my kitty.

It's a combination of moves done at the barre (not at the bar...that comes later ).

It's probably best if I tape it for you and upload it, as it's hard to explain, I don't know the terminology....I never took ballet (however I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express at one time <g>)

When I got home, my kitties bombarded me!!!! They also acted as though they hadn't eaten in a week (although my husband had just fed them)!!!! They are such good actors!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Did you say "kitties" or "kiddies"? LOL

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Kitty cats......LOL!!!!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Speaking of kitties , got off the plane and B-lined right to the vet to pick up my kitty from boarding. she could not stop purring the moment she entered the house. I slept with her kneading my head all through the night.

Thank you S@Del. I will look forward to your video. I will also try and video my program for you as well. When it is ready I will PM you (and Terri C) to spare others any frightful agony. I am looking forward to more fun forum gatherings wherever our skating journeys take us.

AWWWW, MAN!!! I wanna see!!!

I wish I have videos but the file is so huge that it'll probably max out my disk quota on Casey's site!

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Well, we can always snail-mail the videos!!!! I can put it onto dvd and mail it but I'm sure mine will fit onto Casey's site, as I do plan on editing it. I'm hoping it works out ok...The place I do my stretching doesn't have the best light but I'm hoping for the best, and for a quiet day at the gym (it's back by the racquetball courts so it does get noisy so I will play it by ear).

Don't forget, if it's short enough you can always upload it onto youtube!!!!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!