Sk8pdx is coming to visit family here at the end of the month and would like to meet some forums folks. I would like to extend a invitation to all who could come to meet us at my rink in Southeastern Virginia.

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Place: Chilled Ponds IceSports Complex, Chesapeake, VA
Time: 11am-1:50 pm (these are freestyle sessions)

You may PM me for more information and here is the rink website:
www.ChilledPonds.com

The rink is closely located off of Interstate 64 and there are several hotels, restaurants, a mall and movie theatres nearby.

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That's a beautiful rink! Have a great time!

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Hey, I am excited to see the VA Beach area! I actually grew up around Woodbridge, Manassas,& Dale City areas (graduated from Potomac Sr. High School. Go Panthers!) I may even drive up to Northern VA to visit some of my old stomping gounds durning the week I am there. I am certain some of our forum friends can suggest great places to skate there as well.

One thing will be certain out of this forum meet up. Terri C and I will be passing Bronze MIF in December. I pinky swear!

Owww Man!
Next time everyone is meeting in New York!

How will everyone know who you are? Everyone who is in the forum (who is going) should wear the same color.
Like a white shirt or someting.

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Actually, there was a meet up in NY earlier in the summer when Jazzpants came in to visit family!
I'm really the only adult freestyler at my rink on a regular basis, so if there are adult skaters there that I do not know, I can pretty much assume it a forums member!!

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...Actually, my husband has family that lives in NYC. If I had enough vacation, we probably would have made time to include that in our east coast trip. I hope to skate at Wollman Rink someday. I have only seen pictures. It seems like a beautiful place to skate with the city skyline in the background. (bummer if it is raining though... )

Ok, I'm not making any promises, but we are going to try to come down!!!!! Hubby is going to make sure he doesn't work that day, we will leave at oh-dark hundred in the morning and drive down.. I really want to see everyone and I think it's great to skate at another rink every now and again!

Afterwards, we are going to try to hit the Navy base and show the kids (daughter is enlisting in the Navy and this will give her an opportunity to see the ships up close).

Fingers are crossed!!!!!

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Woo hoo!! C'mon guys the more the merrier!!

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There's also the new Aviator rink in Brooklyn that just opened or something. I'm dying to try it too!

Wollman Rink is gorgeous during the morning FS session, but don't go during public session or you'll be "cattle" along with the rest of the tourist. (MOOOO!!!) I would stay away from Rockfellor Center. It's a small rink and there's a LOOONG (as in 2 hour) wait... and Christmas time is way too cold to be waiting two hours in the cold on an outdoor rink. (The ice is very hard too!!!)

Yes, I am planning to go around Christmas time (Dates are now Dec 19th-28th this year.) I'll start a new thread when we're closer to the date.

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Skate@Delaware: So KEWEL if you and the rest of your fam can come! I am crossing my fingers and my toes!

Jazzpants: Work never allows me time off during the week of Christmas so I usually travel during the "off" season. I will take note of freestyle sessions at Wollman Rink. I did take a peak a the website for the new Aviator rink when it was mentioned in another thread a while back. I think it is neat that there is such a variety of things to do. (Skating, Gymnastics, Soccer etc...)

and speaking of new rinks...(those of you in the Northern VA area might know,)...Wasn't there a new rink that opened in Alexandria VA recently? or was it Arlington? or was it *expected* to be open soon? I can't recall where I read about it. Nor can I even remember what the name of it was. ...

I love it-- "oh-dark hundred"

I have a friend who calls it "stupid o'clock" as in "the dogs woke me up at stupid o'clock because they wanted to go outside"

I wish I could make it, but I have a boot fitting in Waldorf, MD, that morning and wouldn't make it at all in time to skate.

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...Well, at least if your boot fitting is rescheduled, at least you'll have a "Plan B" to come and see us!

and we are still waiting for the call from Mike about our boots................impatient aren't we??? He did say it would take 6 weeks plus....mostly on the plus side. So we are talking about the end of September, early October (not enough time to break in for HC I'm afraid).

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

They already have a place like that for NYC. It's called Chelsea Piers!!! But good to know there's another rink in Brooklyn (and a year round one to boot too!!!)

I heard that San Francisco had proposals for something similar to Chelsea Piers but near Fisherman's Wharf. (In fact the same people who run Chelsea Piers...) But tons of politics involved. The neighbors who live there want to keep it as an open pier and not deal with the traffic. There's costs involve with the taxpapers there.

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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!!!

yeah, money usually trumps over politics. Cha-ching! That would be cool though since there is so much tourism at Fishermans Wharf. Example: My honey could go see Alcatraz while I skate guilt free!

It's the Capitals Ice Center (in Ballston area of Arlington, VA). It *should* be opening soon. Before the website switched formats for its "Available Ice," it listed an adult public session on Wednesday, 7:45-9 PM. Sounds promising.

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Hi NoVa Sk8r,
Thank you for the info! Next time we'll plan a little longer stay in the northern area.

Well, into the best-laid plans....

I just got awarded a kitchen pass because it seems daughter "forgot" about her bf's homecoming that day....doh! So, to keep her from being home all alone and unsupervised (not a good idea), husband will be staying home. So, I think I might drive down after work on Friday. It seems to be better that way, as skating after driving for 4 hours isn't always a good idea...I'll think it over and see how I feel. Still kicking it around (not too keen on driving at night either).

He's sort of bummed out about not going, but he freaked out when I told him it would be a freestyle session (he is new to our club-ice sessions and very uncomfortable on those).

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

I can hear you on the driving/skating thing. I will not drive up the same day I will compete, if the distance is 4 hours or more.

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Yeah, but since we are meeting to skate in a more friendly-like manner....(right?) then it won't matter too much about the drive. I'm concerned if my back stiffens up (sucks getting older) but I have some nice stretches to do....and I now have a whirlpool tub to get into once I get home on Saturday night

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Hi Skate@Delaware
I don't know that I would drive 4 hours the same day for a competition either but for the love of it and the great company... oh yeah! I have driven to see skating friends in Seattle from time to time. (which is a 3 1/2 hour drive from where I live) Time driving and $ spent on gas isn't half as valuable to me as the company I get to skate with! With the cruise control on, music blasting, I do ankle rolls and leg stretches. I also shift my seat positions so that I am not sitting in the same position for too long. I also make a few pit stops along the way to step out and walk a little.(Stops are necessary with my Starbucks Triple Venti NF NW Mocha!) If I left at 9 am, I would make it to a 1:30 public session in plenty of time. Besides, I just love driving. It gives me time to think. I am still crossing my fingers!

I figure, get up at 6 am, out by 6:15 (don't worry about the makeup and stuff ), coffee and breakfast at McD's, xmradio blasting, and the isometric (whatever they are called) exercises where you tense and relax your muscles while sitting. Yes, pit stops are required (I think bladders shrink when you get older... )

Oh yeah!!!!!!

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

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From my experience driving on US 13- you will need a pit stop before you get to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- it's 20 miles long!!

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My husband likes to stop at the rest stop ON the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. He just loves the view from the fishing pier. Bathrooms are usually pretty clean and the kids love the gift shop.

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I haven't been down that way in a while...I usually do try to stop at the rest stop. When we were little kids, we'd go down to Norfolk to visit my aunt, my dad used to really get my mom (he was quite the joker)! He'd wait until we were deep in the tunnel, hit the wipers so only water would squirt out and start yelling that the tunnel was cracked!!!! My mom would start screaming!!! She hated going on those trips!!! Of course, we'd be in the back seat cracking up!!!!!

She longs for the days when you used to take the ferry across (that was a long time ago).

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!