Aviator. And I got e-mail from coworker that the stuff is ready for me, so now it is just the matter of everything going smoothly at work and convincing dh to come to NY.

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Jazzpants - Is DH coming to Hackensack with us? If it's just you, me and Herniated, then there should be room for Skittl and her DH to and from the restaurant. If Renatele and Liz choose Hackensack also, then I should consider driving (ugh!, but would do it if it means including more of us.) My one condition is that I have company both ways, so maybe you could pick up Liz and I could take Renatele.

We need decisions!

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dbny-don't worry about me.. if I come I'd be driving with my DH and DS.

If there isn't room for me and DH, I just won't go out to eat- that's okay. I just don't want to have to have my Dad drop me off at the rink, pick me up and take me somewhere, and then pick me up again.


Also- I had a jump lesson tonight, so I'm all ready to show off my jumps. HAHA. Just no one ask to see an 8-step mohawk!!

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Great! Hope you can make it.

Noooo! You have to skate with us. It's looking good for that right now. Don't worry, I'm no 8-step fan.

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Clearly I was foggy when posting. "I just won't go out to eat" is what I meant to say. (But if there is room, then DH and I will be eating too)

I'm going to come skate!!! (Possibly twice in one day, as my family is going to public skate someday this weekend- I'm hoping it's the 2nd to give my knees some rest)

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Great! At first, when I re-read, I thought I was the foggy one

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My DH is NOT coming with us on either Aviator or Hackensack! It's just you, me, Herniated and possible one more gal who is coming from Indiana that I have asked to join us. Of course, this one gal is also waffling, so she might not join us either for the Hackensack trip either. We'll know more when she lands in from LGA tomorrow night. If she can't make it, then yeah, I can fit you guys. If she can make it, we might have to take two cars.

My rental car is a Toyota Corolla (either last year's or 2007?) I should be able to fit 4 easily and 5 max.

Would that help?

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I can always uninvite DH and he can hang out with my family instead.
He was way more interested in yummy food than skating conversation

So then it sounds like we could all fit in one car (I can be the squeeze in the middle back, since I'm the spare), based on Jazzpants's list: It's just you, me, Herniated and possible one more gal . (So is Renatele not coming to Hackensack?)

I think I'm going to come during the earlier session, but not skate until the second one.


(ETA: New hitch. My family also wants to go skating sometime while I am there, and it looks like the rink doesn't have any morning public sessions. So I'm thinking 90% chance we'll be skating Friday afternoon. So I'll be there for at least one of the freestyle sessions, but depending on the times, who knows which one or if dinner will work out. I know jazzpants has seen my pictures on facebook, but for anyone else I'll be the short girl who looks lost (I'm generally scared of new places), in a white or red fleece jacket, with a purple autograph on her left boot.)

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Well, she is uncommittal so she probably not show up. But tell your hubby that we are just gonna go to White Manna to pick up burgers after dinner. That said, that will definite keep him on the invite list! LOL!

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Man you guys eat a lot.

(yeah, I know you meant after skating)

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Most likely not, but if I do, I will come in my own car since I'll be traveling from home, not work.

Are you coming to downtown Manhattan any of these days by chance (I work there)? Even if I can't meet you on the ice, would like to just say hello in person.

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--renatele

What I meant is that I promised my DH that I would pick up White Manna burgers for him on my way back. We LOVE our White Manna burgers, but we know our stomach limits!

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I'll be in Manhattan on Sunday, not during the week- my Dad wants to skate at Rockefeller center, but have no idea what the times will be, or what our plans are. (And thank goodness he'll be paying for that. Hackensack is expensive enough. I complain about $9/hour ice out here!)

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I'm in downtown Manhattan tomorrow, but am pretty much sticking to CP and Penn Station. Too cold for this Californian!

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

That's not downtown! BTW Liz works not too far from me, are you sure you are not up to quick lunch in WTC/financial district? We'd finally have a chance to get together for lunch with Liz

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Which is so funny, because I have hope that my visit will be warmer than it is here. (Everytime I look it is a little bit warmer there.)

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So, who will be at Aviator this afternoon for sure? Jazz & I, and it looks like Renatele. Liz??? Should I check the subway maps?

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Yup, I'm coming - and if nothing comes up in the next 2.5 hours, will have a car and can bring Liz with me to the rink.

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--renatele

yay! you can all watch me waddle around in all my new gel pads

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It's all about the dress!

... and as Murphy's Law has it, some weird weird stuff is going on with one of the servers - don't know yet if it is something that will force me to stay in the office longer

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--renatele

Any update? I will hang around the house longer so I can pick up Liz at the subway, if you are delayed.

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We're heading out. Will see you at either the 3:45pm or 4:40 session on the 1st

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See you on the 1st, Skittl1321!!!

I'm back from the first meetup! I wish we had pictures for this one but we forgot to take a picture at Aviator and the service at the Turkish restaurant we went to tonight was SOOOOO bad that we were lucky just to get our CHECK, never mind ask them to take a picture of the four of us (renatele, liz_on_me, dbny and me.) Too bad... they just lowered their tip to hopefully somewhere near 15%.

Liz looked very confident on ice for someone who just came back after 4 weeks and with a very obvious wrist cast!!!

Renatale does her edges like your typical Juv Moves kid. Don't mess with her!!! (And thank goodness we didn't get to see her doing back crossovers. Make mine look really bad! )

Dbny, your edges improved this year! The ice dance is helping alright!!!

As for me and renatele had also complained about this too... this year Rink A's ice seems COLDER and HARDER than last year. I don't get this. Last year, Rink B was frozen rock solid to the point where I can't pick and Rink A was much better ice. This year it was the opposite and I didn't dare try to jump on that ice, lest my pick couldn't catch the landing. I don't feel I had much more improvement than I did last year, but knowing that I haven't had a lesson in 6 months 'til two months ago, I'm not gonna bash myself up on it.

Gotta sleep now... last lesson tomorrow with NYC coach before I go back to SF!!!

ETA: Bring your hubby, Skittl1321... the other friend won't be able to make it...

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

hey all,
I won't be able to make it tomorrow. The in-laws are coming out.