Sunday, September 7, 2008
Katie Beans visits Orlando
Katie was in town to see her brand new nephew Asher who was born on Sept 1. She stopped by and I showed her the gym. We also did dinner, and some shopping (as you can see) Katie is going back to Michigan tomorrow. Miss you Shacks!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
So after that we got to Kristi's house, and I love her house...it reminds me of the house I grew up in when I was a kid. Her house is on about 5 acres of land, and you take this little dirt road down to her house. It's cute, there is even a little barn and everything. We stayed up late and facebook stalked pretty much everyone we knew in USA Gymnastics. Good times! I got about 5 hours of sleep and woke up and headed down to my second stop, Alabama.
It seemed like I was on I-75 for an eternity. I must of made about 20 pit stops to relieve my overactive bladder. I think all the Mt. dew I was drinking had something to do with that : ) Finally I made it down to Huntsville, and stopped by the Matrix Gym. This is where Joy is grooming her next group of up and coming trampoline stars. It was great to see Joy, and watch her work with her team. I got to see all the drills and exercises she does with her team, and it got me super excited to get down to Florida and start working with my new athletes. After practice was over I went over to Joy's house, and met her two HUGE dogs! They were very friendly and liked sniffing my crotch haha! We could barely keep our eyes open as we watched Shawn and Jonathan compete in the event finals. I was tired from driving all day, and she was tired from working all day. It was time for bed. I got a good 8 hrs in, which felt so good! We stopped for a coffee in the morning and then I got back on the road.
It took about 10 hrs for me to get from Huntsville to Jacksonville, which is where my mom lives. I was a little nervous since I was heading straight in the direction of tropical storm Fay :/ The rain wasn't so bad, but the wind was a little bit crazy. Fay was sending DMT GLD in and out of lanes like whoa. Thank god I had all my junk piled in the back for extra weight, or I'd be all over the place! I haven't seen my mom since I first left for Michigan and that was two years ago. So it was good to see her. Spending the night in my old bedroom was a little strange, being that it's been about a decade since I've been in there! My stay was short and sweet, because I was super anxious to finally get to my final destination.
I drove the last leg of my trip through the worst of Fay. It only took 3 hrs to get from J-ville to O-town (I know i'm so street) But I made all in one piece. I unloaded my car, and got all situated in the place I will be staying till I find my own place. I miss all my friends back in Michigan, but I'm so excited for this new chapter! Katie is coming to visit next week, and Steven, and Sandy shortly. Can't wait!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
8.8.08
Let the Games Begin!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Vote for Miss Pussycat!
Miss Pussycat aka Cassie practices aerial stunts, and circus acts at our gym. Everyone should vote for her tonight she NEEDS to win!!!
Friday, August 1, 2008
кока-кола
So today the random statistic was "the average american drinks ______ cans of soda per year." Well usually I just ignore his lame attempt to get callers to participate in his radio show, but this caught my attention being that I have slight addiction to Coke. Did I say slight? Haha actually you could pretty much just call me a "Coke head." Anyways, here I am on edge...wondering just how I stack up to the rest of America. Is my case really as severe as people say it is? Or could I possibly be below average? Well after about 20 minutes of call after call, commercial breaks, and maybe one actual song the DJ says "the average American drinks 603 cans of pop per year" Haha yes I kid you not...he did say "pop!"
After hearing that, I have to admit that I was sorta shocked! That's a lot of freakin calories (72, 360 to be exact) What's probably more shocking is that I can almost guarantee that I am above the average. Oooops! As I rolled onto my stomach to prevent uneven tanning, I kinda laughed to myself thinking THANK GOD they didn't survey me, I could of single-handedly put the national average in the thousands!
Drink up!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Holy Shit Batman!
This actually made national news. Here is a blurb from the Associated Press:
These mugs released by the Three Rivers Police Department show Spencer Taylor, 20, of Three Rivers, Mich. Police arrested Taylor who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker. Police officers were dispatched early Sunday, July 27, 2008 to the Three Rivers 6 theater arrived to find employees restraining a man wearing a purple suit, a green wig, and face paint in the style of Batman's nemesis in "The Dark Knight."
I don't know whats funnier....this punk or the thought of Three Rivers having a movie theater!