"Travis, we're inside, and we can see our breath!"
I'd like to dedicate this blog entry to the athletes who couldnt come out to St. Paul.
I think Lauren's first words off the plane today summed up our experience so far perfectly. We were walking in the jetway right off of the plane, and Lauren looks at me and says, "Travis, we're inside, and we can see our breath!"
I'm also not so sure about Jamba right now. We were getting off the plane today and the pilot announced that it was 1 degree outside. We couldn't even say "degrees" because the temperature was so low. The Twin Cities has welcomed us with open arms -- cold arms, but open nonetheless.
We went to registration today and everybody was so nice. Everybody asked us questions like "Oh, where are you from?" "What level do you skate?" It was really nice meeting genuine people who cared about us. It was really cool getting my own credential. I mean, this one has a fabulous picture of yours truly on it, and it's got snazzy little pictures of things I can and cannot do after a certain date. I'm currently trying to figure out how to change the date of the expiration--any ideas?! :]
We skated this evening at the National Sports Center in Blaine (we ran from the car into the rink), and for the first time, I think that Lauren and I were both glad to go into an ice rink to get warm! The facility is HUGE, housing eight separate rinks.
It's been really good seeing all of my skating friends. Lauren and I had just walked into the lobby of the GORGEOUS Crowne Plaza and we see Una Donegan, Andrew Korda, Kate McDermott, and Colin McManus came running at us.
The hotel has this screen directly to the left of the entrance showing the complete competition schedule. This is amazing for me because if my mom has any questions about time changes, I can just run downstairs and prove that I have the correct time.
Lauren and I found out today, to much of our dismay, that it would be easier to walk outside to get to the rink rather than take the indoor skywalk (10 minutes outside v. 25 minutes in the skywalk). What a drag :[
Well tomorrow morning is our first official "early morning practice." I'll try to keep the complaining to a minimum!
I think Lauren's first words off the plane today summed up our experience so far perfectly. We were walking in the jetway right off of the plane, and Lauren looks at me and says, "Travis, we're inside, and we can see our breath!"I'm also not so sure about Jamba right now. We were getting off the plane today and the pilot announced that it was 1 degree outside. We couldn't even say "degrees" because the temperature was so low. The Twin Cities has welcomed us with open arms -- cold arms, but open nonetheless.
We went to registration today and everybody was so nice. Everybody asked us questions like "Oh, where are you from?" "What level do you skate?" It was really nice meeting genuine people who cared about us. It was really cool getting my own credential. I mean, this one has a fabulous picture of yours truly on it, and it's got snazzy little pictures of things I can and cannot do after a certain date. I'm currently trying to figure out how to change the date of the expiration--any ideas?! :]
We skated this evening at the National Sports Center in Blaine (we ran from the car into the rink), and for the first time, I think that Lauren and I were both glad to go into an ice rink to get warm! The facility is HUGE, housing eight separate rinks.
It's been really good seeing all of my skating friends. Lauren and I had just walked into the lobby of the GORGEOUS Crowne Plaza and we see Una Donegan, Andrew Korda, Kate McDermott, and Colin McManus came running at us.
The hotel has this screen directly to the left of the entrance showing the complete competition schedule. This is amazing for me because if my mom has any questions about time changes, I can just run downstairs and prove that I have the correct time.
Lauren and I found out today, to much of our dismay, that it would be easier to walk outside to get to the rink rather than take the indoor skywalk (10 minutes outside v. 25 minutes in the skywalk). What a drag :[
Well tomorrow morning is our first official "early morning practice." I'll try to keep the complaining to a minimum!
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