Let's Celebrate, It's All Right!

Happy Bday, Mary (aka eightcowwoman) Hope it's a good one!!!!




in other news, I am working hard on Melissa and Denis' site, but it's taking a while to get all of the site info transferred over as I also have to get it to fit the new layout and stuff... but we're getting there! :) It shouldn't be too much longer before it's up.

Anyone with pictures of them, if you want please send them my way, the more photos in the gallery the better! :)

ummmmmmm there was something else I was going to update about and I can't remember what it was... ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

oh yeah, and the parents are not answering the St. Louis question I've posed to them so *sigh*

what are teh dates for St. Louis anyway, because if I am to make my case I better have proof that it's not going to make me miss a bunch of school (even if I go, which is probably unlikely but I want to sooooooooo bad...)

[edited to add] I remember what I was gonna say! I'm trying to figure out where I should go to get a guestbook for Melissa and Denis' site. Should I use bravenet, or are there better offers out there?

Well I got to the rink sooner than I thought I would, which was great as I caught all of the mens practices... It was neat but I just wasn't into paying attention! I don't know why but all day I was just zoning!

Anyway I did try to keep watch of the "big names" as I figured that's what's important. Heather and Mel found me and then later Anna found us, so we were this foursome having fun. It was neat.

Group A:
Johnny was the only one who didn't run through even half of his program... this whole group was incredibly boring... I missed a few of the run throughs, but over all it was just a whole lot of standing around with a few jumps put in by Johnny and a lot of unknowns that really didn't keep my attention... Johnny had a few problems with his jumps though.

Dick Button was there, so I kept trying to get him on film, but he's too short when he sits and could never get a good view of him.

Group B:
Evan was late getting to the practice and missed the warm-up, but his coaches were on time! LOL Timmy looked really good. Calm and confident. Did not run through his entire number, and left before Jordan Wilson got to run through his. I took a lot of pictures of him though. Mike wasn't there :( (but that made Heather happy LOL)

Group C:
Ryan had a good practice, fell on a couple of jump attempts, but over all really promising. He looks really strong. His warm up and all work after his music looked good too. All of the men in this group skated through their programs. A couple of the men did not show up. Matt looked really good in warm-ups, but when it was his turn to skate he fell on both 3 axels. :( The second one he hit hard and was in a similar split position than Johnny was -- just not as bad... just looked bad LOL After his music he worked on the 3axel combo and had awesome results. He has been rubbing his right(?) leg/knee throughout the practice though. :-s None of the men had clean run throughs.

Then I called Melissa Gregory's mom (she is so awesome) and we figured out where to meet during the Dance CDs... She sounded really nice on the phone which was a big help because I was sooooooo nervous. So I told her where I was sitting and what I was wearing and she said she'd look or me as soon as she got there (she was waiting for Melissa to finish getting ready). I was sort of nervous about it, but Heather and Mel and Anna were there so at least I wasn't all alone! LOL

Dance CDs -- GO MELISSA AND DENIS!!!!


1 - Tiffany & Sergey = very nice. she is definitly the more expressive of the two.
I have honestly no idea so :p I am just going to comment on the ones that seem to have caught people's attention so if you want to know about someone else tell me!
8 - Tanith and Ben = WOOT WOOT!! awesome, awesome, awesome! They made it feel like a program. Tanith SOLD the program and Ben was solid... and he's easy on the eyes so ;)
***Melissa's mom came over then and we chatted with her during the zamboni twins. It was really cool! And after filling her in (well, as best we could) she gave us the awesome news about Denis! We also asked her about what the judges looked for in the CD and she said she had no clue. Which made us laugh, but really what DO they look for???***
11 - MELISSA AND DENIS = awesome awesome! ended a little off of the music, but it was a hot ending pose. Thouth they could have higher tech marks, but whatever!

I didn't stay, I felt very dizzy :-p

I never ever EVER want to hear that midnight blues music EVER EVER EVER again (unfortunately I will have to hear it tomorrow UGH) I am soooooooooooooooooooooooo sick of it! Why can't ice dancers do the same thing as ballroom dancers? I mean it'd be a lot easier on those of us watching, and I'll bet they'd have more people watch!


Anyway, didn't really pay attention to all the dancers. Just Melissa and Denis in their group (which was soooooooo cool!) and Tanith and Ben in theirs. It was a CD/OD practice so I got to see a lot of dancing. I am not knowledgable about dance, but I can definately see why Tanith and Ben are first in the US. They are soooooooooooo fast. If any of my pics come out sharp it'll be a miracle! Melissa and Denis are really quick and smooth too. but Tanith and Ben are gonna win. No doubt. The real competition will be for 2nd place, because all the teams look pretty strong... hoping for Melissa and Denis to come up on top though! I bumped into Nikolai today... ok not really he was walking up the stairs while I was coming down so we "brushed" by each other... I am not a fan of his by any stretch of the imagination but it was... well let's just say I got all jittery.

I chickened out and didn't call Melissa's mom LOL looks like I will have to try for tomorrow. LOL I am so lame! But I did get to see them as they watched Tanith and Ben's flight. Denis was really into watching everyone but Melissa was being all kissy faced at him, when she wasn't talking to their coach(es) it was cute! I was getting all fangirly then, thankfully the practice session was over so I left and headed back to the appartment for a little rest. :)


tonight I'll catch a few flights of pairs practice... tomorrow ice dance starts... so *crosses fingers* Go Melissa and Denis!


oh and look I found me in a picture

http://www.geocities.com/gp_wallpapers/

over the last few days, I've forgotten to mention the awesome surprise Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov sent to me... it was an autographed picture and letter! :) They are so sweet. It was basically a thank you for the stuff I do for their site as well as the message board! :) They are soooooooooooo nice. I have it already in a protective sleeve in one of my binders, I'm just waiting for two 8X10 frames to put them in... I'm such a weirdo LOL


I just got an email from my friend Aaron. He's leaving this week to move away for good. The booger! Anyway... I've known him for about as long as I've known Erin... and well both of them are going to be leaving me and now I will have NO ONE on my side(not that they ever really were ;)) on things! LOL

Hey Toni!
How are you? I was so glad that you made it to the play. It was great seeing you. Sorry I didn't write back sooner, but I have been trying to get packed. I still have a lot to do, and I leave Wednesday. Yikes!!! It doesn't look like there will be a farewell get together for me. Sorry!

Are your parents still adopting Duane (sorry if I spelled it wrong)? When will it be finalized? He is lucky to have gotten you all as a family!
Well, since I probably won't be seeing you before I go---Goodbye. You are a great friend and fabulous human being. I will miss you! I all ready do miss you! I miss the plays and hanging out with everyone backstage. Well, goodbye and keep in touch. And always wear puffed sleeves to cover your branches. lol.

Your Friend
Aaron


yeah that last sentence... he got brave... knows I can't kick his butt...

in case you're dying to know what it means. I played "Miss Stacey" in our high school's drama "Anne of Green Gables" (some of you may remember my talking about it in the old days of Skate Forum). Aaron played Matthew Cuthbert, Erin was the costume manager... it was fun times. Anyway, Miss Stacey is all the rage in teh little town because she wears all the latest fasions... meaning she had big poofy sleeves. I am not a dress wearer... and so Mrs. DeVolld couldn't WAIT to see me in the costume... It was PINK with HUGE puffed sleeves, and had a yellow apron... it looks GREAT on the video dad made... but I hated it! Then the next year we did "Wizard of Oz" which was a cool concept, but AOGG will always have a special place in my heart. Anyway, I played THE ENCHANTED TREE... and Aaron played the Scarecrow. So he got to pick on me backstage AS WELL AS onstage... at one point he had to poke me in the arm... he had such "good aim" that he hit the same spot every day for 3 months... which resulted in a huge bruise on my arm. He still brags about it!

So why am I rambling on and on? I don't know. I just don't like change, and I hate saying goodbye... and this one is a "hey I gave him a huge farewell hug last Sunday, that should count because I won't be seeing him off at the airport." It's crazy, he does need to get out of Kenai because he'll have better luck where he's going to become that famous actor he wants to be... but still. I DON'T WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE STILL IN ALASKA! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Anyway... I was only going to talk about Melissa and Denis... but then I got Aaron's email... so I'm going to run and hide now because Erin will make fun of me. LOL

Tags: aaron, change, drama club, friends, mail, melissa & denis, saying goodbye, school, theater

Probably not... and yeah consider this bragging, but I just got an email from Melissa and Denis asking me for my home addy cuz they have something to send me! YIKES! LOL

Mostly I just feel sorta weird because I do what I do for their website just because I want to support them, and seeing their awesome skating this year was reward enough for me! :)