Saturday 9:12 - 9:43 Skate E Spot (31 mins)

I forgot to write about this sesh… let's see what I remember?
- sunshine
- the boy was good
- I started with mongo push to fakie practice
-ollies and 180's

I think that was it - but it was a good morning!

Friday 9:05 - 9:35 and 3:10 - 3:43 Skate E spot (1H 3M)

This morning I did not have a very good session. I was pooped for some reason and I didn't feel like jumping. I didn't do my warm-up circle. I went straight into ollies and 180's over the crack. I guess I needed the warm-up. I didn't do that very long and when I was doing it I took long breaks at each end. Then I just went really fast all around. Then I tried to go fast and manual - but that wasn't working either. After that I tried something new - Jonny taught me how to push mongo and jump to ride fakie. So, I did that back and forth for a bit really slow and sketchy like. That will be a good skill to have. 

We walked passed Coopers and no one was there but I didn't feel like skating anymore. So we went for a little walk. I should never pass up a chance to skate - but I don't know - I was just tired. 

We all had a nap during Christian's nap time. 

Second session was mucho better! I was just tired. I started with ollies and 180's and went back and forth and back and forth without stopping and taking breaks. I was super sweaty. 

Then, we went for a swim. It was a great afternoon :-) 

Thursday 10:01 - 10:35, 10:46 - 10:56, and 4:34 - 4:58 Skate E Spot and Coopers (1H 8Mins)

 We had two sessions again today - which is lucky because it was on the verge of raining all day - there was some sprinkling.

Our morning session started at E spot and then I got ten minutes skating with the boy at Coopers. Today I felt that I was getting back to where I was before all of our little breaks.

I was listening to Smashing Pumpkins and they must be my skate music - they work for me! I got a choreography idea for next year too - I can't wait to make that come to life.

Our second session was just at E spot. It started to rain so we had to go. I was done too - pooped. I had a great session. I pretty much got to my ollies and 180's right away and they were riding away and I was able to do some fakie ollies. It felt nice. I am excited for tomorrow now. As we were packing up to leave there was a creepy Big Brother voice over the loud speaker telling us to leave. Whatever - we will be back! Hahaha!

Thursday 12 - 1:30 Bikram Cambie - Tracy Y

My knee didn't hurt at all today! YAY!

My left hip is still sore and I didn't do the left triangle - but I know I could - it was just so hot and I am used to taking a break there… so I took a little break.

There was one girl in the class who was standing in the splits in her standing bow. It was amazing! I don't think I have ever seen that in yoga class. I have seen dancers do it of course - but this was the first one in a yoga class. Maybe she is a dancer?

It was so nice to be in class at noon instead of 6am. My body was already bendy - so from that perspective it was easier. It got really hot during the second half - but I did pretty good. I need to now practice on holding everything until it is time to change. I do for most stuff but there are a couple of postures I give up on and it has become a habit.

My pass here runs out July 11th - I gotta use my time up well - then I will get a break from yoges for a bit. It is always nice to have a break in the summer. I might try a class in LA though - that would be fun. I think they have a free class once a week - probably packed - but why not?

Wednesday 8:55 - 9:49 (-5 minutes to walk to Coopers) and 4:08 - 4:26 Skate E, F, and Coopers (1H 7mins)

I had an awesome skate morning this morning. We started at E Spot and I did some ollie circles. I was just about to do some ollies and 180's and then this worker guy came to block off our area. He was polite about it. We moved to F spot where I ollied the bumpy cement sections. Then I created a new circle for this area and had a bit more fun. There is a patch of whiter cement that I pretended to be a manual pad (Jonny's idea). I ollied my first cement patch then I will one day ollie onto the manual pad but I just rode up today, then around and up my tiny transition and off of it and then I just went back around in a circle. I would like to add one more ollie over the rough cement patch - next time.

We then walked down to Coopers where I spent some time remembering how to nose slide. It was fun.. but I was almost late for my Dance Teacher meeting - but I made it and Shirley was right behind me. All good!

Our second session wasn't so good - we were just warming up at E spot and then they had to open the gate for a game. So we moved to F spot but the boy was done sitting. Oh well - as Jonny says, "I guess we can't complain. We don't own the stadium and are lucky they don't kick us out all the time."

Tuesday 10:05 - 10:37 and 4:02 - 4:39 Skate E Spot (1H10)

Today was way better than yesterday. I had a good morning session and a good afternoon session. Tomorrow should be even better.

During our morning session there was an old Asian grandma standing by the walkway for a while staring out over the Cirque du Soleil tent. Then she went and laid down on the cement box that Jonny was board sliding. So weird. Why would you want to lay down and soak up some sun with us - in our section. There are sunny cement blocks all around the building. She staid about ten minutes with her sun bonnet covering her face and then she got up and continued her morning jaunt. I wonder what she was thinking about?

We went to Taco Time for Taco Tuesday before our second session. Jonny did a really nice nose slide - that actually slid and his fakie 180's are looking big. He looks comfortable going normal and fakie on his board. Maybe one day I will have that confidence. I was able to make myself do 180's over the crack in the cement today. It was all a mind trick. It was easy.

Monday 10-10:16 and 4:10 - 4:41 Skate E Spot (47 mins)

I did not have a good morning session. I just rolled around and I wasn't able to get my legs to jump. So, I decided to let the boy enjoy some skate time.

We had a nice little breaky on the way home. Maybe I was just out of energy from yoga this morning. Maybe I am feeling a little sensitive.

My second session was much better. I did my ollies in a circle and then ollies and 180's. I tried to do them over the crack but that didn't happen yet. Tomorrow. Now I feel like the summer routine is falling into place. It is going to be an awesome summer.