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Hello again!<\/p>\n
I know you’re probably all anxiously awaiting the verdict with the oatmeal, and unfortunately the oatmeal was a no show. =( However, fear not! Instead they had this European version of oatmeal called Muesli, which was actually really tasty. It was similar to oatmeal, but had raisins and a few extra grains in it. I was extremely pleased! No cranky Bella! I am definitely looking forward to it tomorrow — after my 6:50 a.m. practice that is. =( <\/p>\n
After breakfast we headed out to shop a little before our practice. We found some really neat shops and a few great boot places. I wasn’t able to find a pair of boots I liked yet, but was able to find a few souvenirs and a sweater. The week is still young, though! \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n
Once we finished shopping we were off to rink for practice! At this point we hadn’t been to the rink yet, and once we got there we realized that was a good thing.<\/p>\n
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Eishalle Graz Liebenau, the competition venue, was built in 1963 and is much darker than I am used to. I haven’t skated in the main rink yet, but the ice looks really great, so I’m sure that won’t be a problem. Today we skated in the practice rink, which is outside — and I legitimately mean outside. There’s a roof, and that’s it. It was FREEEEEZING. I am pretty confident that since I was able to skate in that rink, I could skate in any rink and be perfectly fine.<\/p>\n
Oh, and I forgot to tell you the best part! The Kiss and Cry is a mattress — or as we like to call it, the Kiss and Cuddle. And no, it’s not a mattress camouflaged as a couch, it’s just a mattress with some pillows on it. I have a feeling this will cause some interesting pictures after everyone gets off the ice. We’ll see what happens tomorrow!<\/p>\n
After the practice we headed to dinner and did a little more shopping — and, unfortunately, I mean little. We got done eating at around 6:15 and everything closed at either 6:30 or 7:00. Oh well, tomorrow we will have loads of time to shop. Our practice ends at 7:15 a.m. or so, and then we don’t compete until 6 p.m. After practice my first order of business is my delicious breakfast, and then it’s off to shop some more before we compete! <\/p>\n
I’m ready to get this competition going! <\/p>\n
Talk to you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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