4/8/09
Nancy - 5 rounds 15 Overhead squats 400m run
So this is a benchmark workout and because I have been doing this whole blog thing I was able to look back and see that we did Nancy in on the 3rd of September. I went prescribed with 66# and my time was 18:29. This time I decided to go heavy because of the upcoming games and because I am strong on overhead squats. So I used 80# and my time was 18:36. So that is almost the same amount of time for the workout but am increase of 14#. That makes me feel good. It is really nice to see the data that shows you are getting strong and faster. You may feel stronger and your body may look different but to see the numbers just reconfirms everything.
4/9/09
5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 - Back squat
Here are the numbers 110 - 115 - 130 - 140 - 145
The set of 140 was harder then the set of 145. What I did do for the set of 145 was put the bar lower on my back. That helped and I was able to drive out of the bottom of the squat a lot easier then the last set when the bar was a little higher on my back. I'm still not great at squatting. I need to strengthen my legs. There is a lot I need to strengthen!
I booked my hotel for the Games and it is really starting to sink in that I'm competing. I'm glad that I signed up and registered for them back in March because I'm starting to wonder what the hell I was thinking!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
It's crunch time!
4/1/09 – Suicide sprints
I have not done these since my high school days on the basketball court. They really sucked then and they still suck today. The shuttle runs were 50m – 100m – 50m. So all in all you are sprinting 400m. My times were anywhere from 1:30 – 1:47. It sucked big time while I was doing it but overall it felt good.
4/2/09
AMRAP in 15min of
5 pull-ups
7 knees to elbows
10 push jerks 95#
This was a grip workout that really killed me. I was able to do the 5 pullups in a row each time. Break up the KTE 3 – 2 – 2- and the onto the push jerks. 95# is heavy and these sucked. On a few of the rounds I missed my attempt because I wasn’t getting under the bar and trying to press it overhead. I’m not strong enough to press 95# overhead so it went onto the ground. It was really good to have Kayla as my partner because she reminded me to get drop lower and that really helped when I was so fatigued. Thanks Kayla. Little cues like that throughout the workout do help.
4/3/09
3 hang squat cleans on the minute for 15 minutes 95# (13 rounds) 115# (2 rounds)
Andy did this different then I expected but I really liked it. It made you feel the pull of the clean from the 3 different positions. Mid-shin, just above the knee and from the hang.
I liked this workout. Plus you ended up getting a rhythm down and really focusing on getting a big shrug, full hip extension and squat. Good stuff. The last two rounds with 115# really sucked. It was easy to get to my rack but driving out of the squat sucked!
4/4/09 and 4/5/09
I attended a Crossfit Kids certification and had a blast. I learned a lot. Not only about how to train kids but also how to look at things a lot different. Kids are so much fun and just a blast to work with. The cues that they used broke the movements down to such a simple level that it makes sense. I think I wrote a small book with all of the notes I took.
Plus it was good to chat with Jeff and Mikki Martin. They are just a wealth of knowledge and overall really cool people. Nichole was there and it was fun to hangout with her. She is moving back to SD and I am glad to hear that. It would be fun to workout with her.
It was a long weekend but a fun one! I will need to go to Brand X here and there to get a workout in.
4/6/09
10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Thrustets
Bearcrawl
I had done a similar workout to this at the end of January but instead of bear crawl we had to do a 50m sprint. My time for that workout was 20:30. My time for this workout was 21:09. So about 40 seconds longer but the bearcrawls were a lot more time consuming then the 50m sprint. Which probably was more like a jog when I did it but still not as hard as bearcrawls. Bearcrawls just suck. On my last one I touched the wall and tried to stand up but couldn’t. So I just sat there. About a minute laster Gene joined me because he could not get up as well. Oh you gotta love it!
4/7/09
5 rounds
21 KB swings 53#
15 box jumps 24’’ box
9 L-pull ups
Andy made me go heavy and swing the big bell. The difference between a 35# KB and a 53# is huge. It really forces you to use you hips and just crack the thing up overhead. It sucked. I broke them up 11 – 10 for most of the rounds expect for the last two when I went 9 – 6 – 4. SUCKED. Box jumps were killed for the hip flexors after yesterday’s bearcrawls and thrusters. I still can’t do a prescribed l-pullup but I feel like I am getting better with the scaled version. I was able to hold myself up longer and keep my legs straighter on the descend. Time: 19:00
So today is the 8th. One week from today I will find out what the workouts are going to be for the Regionals. It’s getting really close and I am starting to get more and more nervous. I need to keep pick up the intensity a bit at the gym, keep going heavy and really push myself. YIKES!
I have not done these since my high school days on the basketball court. They really sucked then and they still suck today. The shuttle runs were 50m – 100m – 50m. So all in all you are sprinting 400m. My times were anywhere from 1:30 – 1:47. It sucked big time while I was doing it but overall it felt good.
4/2/09
AMRAP in 15min of
5 pull-ups
7 knees to elbows
10 push jerks 95#
This was a grip workout that really killed me. I was able to do the 5 pullups in a row each time. Break up the KTE 3 – 2 – 2- and the onto the push jerks. 95# is heavy and these sucked. On a few of the rounds I missed my attempt because I wasn’t getting under the bar and trying to press it overhead. I’m not strong enough to press 95# overhead so it went onto the ground. It was really good to have Kayla as my partner because she reminded me to get drop lower and that really helped when I was so fatigued. Thanks Kayla. Little cues like that throughout the workout do help.
4/3/09
3 hang squat cleans on the minute for 15 minutes 95# (13 rounds) 115# (2 rounds)
Andy did this different then I expected but I really liked it. It made you feel the pull of the clean from the 3 different positions. Mid-shin, just above the knee and from the hang.
I liked this workout. Plus you ended up getting a rhythm down and really focusing on getting a big shrug, full hip extension and squat. Good stuff. The last two rounds with 115# really sucked. It was easy to get to my rack but driving out of the squat sucked!
4/4/09 and 4/5/09
I attended a Crossfit Kids certification and had a blast. I learned a lot. Not only about how to train kids but also how to look at things a lot different. Kids are so much fun and just a blast to work with. The cues that they used broke the movements down to such a simple level that it makes sense. I think I wrote a small book with all of the notes I took.
Plus it was good to chat with Jeff and Mikki Martin. They are just a wealth of knowledge and overall really cool people. Nichole was there and it was fun to hangout with her. She is moving back to SD and I am glad to hear that. It would be fun to workout with her.
It was a long weekend but a fun one! I will need to go to Brand X here and there to get a workout in.
4/6/09
10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Thrustets
Bearcrawl
I had done a similar workout to this at the end of January but instead of bear crawl we had to do a 50m sprint. My time for that workout was 20:30. My time for this workout was 21:09. So about 40 seconds longer but the bearcrawls were a lot more time consuming then the 50m sprint. Which probably was more like a jog when I did it but still not as hard as bearcrawls. Bearcrawls just suck. On my last one I touched the wall and tried to stand up but couldn’t. So I just sat there. About a minute laster Gene joined me because he could not get up as well. Oh you gotta love it!
4/7/09
5 rounds
21 KB swings 53#
15 box jumps 24’’ box
9 L-pull ups
Andy made me go heavy and swing the big bell. The difference between a 35# KB and a 53# is huge. It really forces you to use you hips and just crack the thing up overhead. It sucked. I broke them up 11 – 10 for most of the rounds expect for the last two when I went 9 – 6 – 4. SUCKED. Box jumps were killed for the hip flexors after yesterday’s bearcrawls and thrusters. I still can’t do a prescribed l-pullup but I feel like I am getting better with the scaled version. I was able to hold myself up longer and keep my legs straighter on the descend. Time: 19:00
So today is the 8th. One week from today I will find out what the workouts are going to be for the Regionals. It’s getting really close and I am starting to get more and more nervous. I need to keep pick up the intensity a bit at the gym, keep going heavy and really push myself. YIKES!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
A nice weekend!
Had a good rest weekend. Saturday the weather was amazing. I sat on the deck and fell asleep. Sunday I had an early morning football game and then went on a hike with Mel and Mike Marriot from the gym. It was a good hike. We did pieces from the Sunset and Big Laguna Trail. We stopped at Water of the Woods for some snacks and you could clearly tell that we are pretty conscience about what we eat. I had brought salami, blueberries and some cashews. Mel brought a blood orange some almonds and some really tasty dark chocolate. A good snack to go with good friends and a good hike. I think we did something like 6.5 miles. A nice Sunday! I hope to hike more. I kind of slacked off recently. I’ll post pictures when I get them from Mel.
In terms of workouts…here you go
3/30/09
Deadlifts 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 I went 195 – 205 – 215 – 220 – 225. That was good. I felt strong. The last set was tough and I could feel my back not maintaining perfect form but I was dramatically rounding it and I’m not too sore today. So it felt good. I would have liked to give 230 a try but didn’t want to over do it. Next time. I would really like to see what my one rep max would be since the last time I did it I think it was only 210 or something considerably lower then 225.
3/31/09
10 rounds of 10 OHS 76#, 10 burpees – Time 22:04
I really did well on this workout. I like overhead squats and can just get through the burpees. I was able to get all 10 overhead squats without breaking them up for the whole 10 rounds. So that helped keep the time low and then I just had to get through the burpees. So I really liked this workout! It is interesting to think about doing a workout that is 100 OHS and 100 burpess compared to a workout that is 10 rounds of 10 and 10. It is completely different mind game when you break it up into sets of 10. Even though you are going to be doing the same amount of work. Funny how that works.
Today they are calling for shuttle sprints. A lot of sprints. Should be pretty miserable!
In terms of workouts…here you go
3/30/09
Deadlifts 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 I went 195 – 205 – 215 – 220 – 225. That was good. I felt strong. The last set was tough and I could feel my back not maintaining perfect form but I was dramatically rounding it and I’m not too sore today. So it felt good. I would have liked to give 230 a try but didn’t want to over do it. Next time. I would really like to see what my one rep max would be since the last time I did it I think it was only 210 or something considerably lower then 225.
3/31/09
10 rounds of 10 OHS 76#, 10 burpees – Time 22:04
I really did well on this workout. I like overhead squats and can just get through the burpees. I was able to get all 10 overhead squats without breaking them up for the whole 10 rounds. So that helped keep the time low and then I just had to get through the burpees. So I really liked this workout! It is interesting to think about doing a workout that is 100 OHS and 100 burpess compared to a workout that is 10 rounds of 10 and 10. It is completely different mind game when you break it up into sets of 10. Even though you are going to be doing the same amount of work. Funny how that works.
Today they are calling for shuttle sprints. A lot of sprints. Should be pretty miserable!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Welcome back, hello FRAN
3/24/09
So what’s a better way to celebrate coming back to the gym from being away on vacation then doing Fran. Yup Fran. Just what I wanted to see. Yeah right. I was kind of hoping for a strength day. Oh well.
Here’s some background….. Prescribed Fran at the Level One Cert (november) TIME: 8:11
Crossfit Coronado 57# Fran (November 24) TIME: 6:14
So this is the first time that I have done it prescribed in Coronado. I actually did 67# and my time was 7:02. Kind of disappointed. I would have really liked to see a six as the first number but oh well. It was a minute faster from when I last did it. I still need to work on the pull-ups. I went straight through the 21 thrusters and then broke then up 8 and 7 and then went straight through the last 9. But it’s the pull-ups that slow me down.
3/25/09 – Run 10K I have not ran a 10K in a really long time. I brought max with me and that was nice. My time probably was around a little more then an hour. Hey who cares what my time was I ran a 10K. It felt as good as a 10K could feel. Got some side aches toward the end and I don’t think I ran the course right but it felt good to run that distance.
3/26/09 – 5 rounds 15 burpees, 10 KB swings. Ben had me go a little heavier with the KB swings since we were only doing 10 each round and let me tell you the difference between 35# and 53# is huge. I really had to crack the hips to get the thing going. It sucked. Time: 9:37
3/27/09 – 5 – 15 – 25 – 15 – 5 Front squat, ring dips. This workout took me to a place I have really never been before. I thought I was going to breakdown. I’m not a good squatter and Andy thought it would be good to go a little heavy. So Mel and I decided to throw down with 102# Just 7 pounds more then prescribed. How big of a difference could that make? HUGE! My back was rounding, my elbows were dropping and my whole core was firing every time I was driving myself out of the squat. Holy shit it sucked. Then to ring dips on toes. But my legs were so tired from the squats that I got little assistance from them on the dips. Which is a good thing but just added to the suckyness. Time: 15:26.
Saturday and Sunday rest days. I have flag football in the morning on Sunday and then a few of us are going to go on a hike in the mountains. Should be fun. It’s just a 5 mile loop and flat for most of the way so that will be a nice active recovery day for me.
My legs are tight today and I would bet that they are going to get more sore for the football game tomorrow. So it will be good to stay active and keep them moving.
So what’s a better way to celebrate coming back to the gym from being away on vacation then doing Fran. Yup Fran. Just what I wanted to see. Yeah right. I was kind of hoping for a strength day. Oh well.
Here’s some background….. Prescribed Fran at the Level One Cert (november) TIME: 8:11
Crossfit Coronado 57# Fran (November 24) TIME: 6:14
So this is the first time that I have done it prescribed in Coronado. I actually did 67# and my time was 7:02. Kind of disappointed. I would have really liked to see a six as the first number but oh well. It was a minute faster from when I last did it. I still need to work on the pull-ups. I went straight through the 21 thrusters and then broke then up 8 and 7 and then went straight through the last 9. But it’s the pull-ups that slow me down.
3/25/09 – Run 10K I have not ran a 10K in a really long time. I brought max with me and that was nice. My time probably was around a little more then an hour. Hey who cares what my time was I ran a 10K. It felt as good as a 10K could feel. Got some side aches toward the end and I don’t think I ran the course right but it felt good to run that distance.
3/26/09 – 5 rounds 15 burpees, 10 KB swings. Ben had me go a little heavier with the KB swings since we were only doing 10 each round and let me tell you the difference between 35# and 53# is huge. I really had to crack the hips to get the thing going. It sucked. Time: 9:37
3/27/09 – 5 – 15 – 25 – 15 – 5 Front squat, ring dips. This workout took me to a place I have really never been before. I thought I was going to breakdown. I’m not a good squatter and Andy thought it would be good to go a little heavy. So Mel and I decided to throw down with 102# Just 7 pounds more then prescribed. How big of a difference could that make? HUGE! My back was rounding, my elbows were dropping and my whole core was firing every time I was driving myself out of the squat. Holy shit it sucked. Then to ring dips on toes. But my legs were so tired from the squats that I got little assistance from them on the dips. Which is a good thing but just added to the suckyness. Time: 15:26.
Saturday and Sunday rest days. I have flag football in the morning on Sunday and then a few of us are going to go on a hike in the mountains. Should be fun. It’s just a 5 mile loop and flat for most of the way so that will be a nice active recovery day for me.
My legs are tight today and I would bet that they are going to get more sore for the football game tomorrow. So it will be good to stay active and keep them moving.
Monday, March 23, 2009
I've been mean to my body!
So the reason that I came to Corvallis was to see one of my really good friends defend her PhD. She did great and it was fun to watch her give her presentation. But also part of the reason was too see all of my other friends that were coming into town and to celebrate! Man did I celebrate! Some people came into town that I had not seen since I moved away or some even longer then that. It was Corvallis in 2006. Out of control and having a great time with great friends.
I consumed more alcohol Thursday through Saturday then I had consumed in the past two months. Thursday it was wine with Steph and Liz, Friday it was way too much Markers and diet coke and then Saturday it was beer and whiskey and Coke at Paul's who has a kegarater in his basement.
My body hates me! I went on a run Saturday because I felt like I needed to sweat out all of the booze. I bet if you were to have licked me after my run you would have been able to taste a little whiskey!
So back on the wagon from here on out. I really need to get back on the Zone hard and cut out the booze for a long time. Here is a picture from Friday night. I think it sums it up pretty well.
Out of town working out
So since I am in Corvallis I know that I need to get in a few workouts so that my training doesn't drop off. I wasn't able to hit it as hard as I would have liked but here are a few of the workouts that I did.
3/18/09 - 400m sprints I was able to get to a track near the place I was staying and got in the sprint workout from my gym. 400m sprint rest 2min, 400m rest 1:30min, 400m rest 1:00min, 400m rest 30sec, 400m. My rest times were a little bit off because i didn't have someone to keep track of time and the fact that I was breathing so heavy I could do simple math in my head. I rest the right amount the first 3 rounds because I could breathe but the last two I think my rest time was a little bit more. Times were between 1:27 first one to 1:40 last one. I think it was a huge accomplishment on my part to even get out there and sprint. Glad I did it.
3/19/09 - I actually put Steph through a workout. She did a variations of the overhead lunge, burpee workout. She did 3 rounds 10 lunges each leg, holding a can of corn overhead in each hand and 10 burpees. This is a good one and really got her heart rate up. I was impressed that she was able to power through the burpees. No matter how you skin them they sucks. She was sore afterwards in her triceps and shoulder. This is due to holding the weight overhead and also the burpees. It was good. I really enjoyed sharing Crossfit with her.
I know that if I had decided to stay in Corvallis I would be training some of my friends and other people in Crossfit. It has done so much for me not only physically but my confidence, health and overall well being that I want to share it with the people that I love so that they can experience it. I know it is not for everone but I think a few of them would have really enjoyed it and would have gotten results. So even the short workout that I did with Steph was a ton of fun and it just felt really good to be sharing this experience with someone who means a lot to me.
I did a variation of the same just with more lunges and burpees. I held two bigger tomato cans overhead.
3/20/09 - I went and played racquetball with Lance. I really enjoy playing racquetball because I can see how much more stamina and endurance I have because of the crossfit workouts that i have been doing. Plus it is also nice to take the work that I have been doing in the gym and apply to a completely different thing. I would say that I got a small workout in, broke a sweat but not really anything intense. Lance on the other hand probably lost 5 pounds of sweat and at times looked like he might die. I enjoyed it in a cynical way.
3/21/09 - I got in an easy pace 4 mile run along the Yaquina Bay at Paul's house. It was a needed run but I felt like shit due to the horrible things I had done to my body the night before. But needed to sweat out all of the booze!
3/22/09 - rest and head back up to Portland to spend the next few days with Chris. Spent some time in a hot tub. Oh my. Hot tubs are great and feel so good. I need to find a friend with a hot tub in San Diego. Potentially a guy friend. That would be even better!
3/23/09 - Went to Crossfit MLK. I had met Chris at the Level One Cert in Portland and remembered that he was working on opening this new gym in Portland and I wanted to check it out. It is huge and has a ton of equipment. That's cool. It is in an old bank building with a vault and everything. He said that i could come to the 10:00am class. The workout was:
15 power cleans, 30 ring dips
12 pc, 24 rd
9 pc, 18 rd
6 pc, 12 rd
3 pc, 6 rd
Prescribed was 105# for the ladies and I would have liked to do that weight but he put on 95#. I would have done 105# if I was in Coronado but since he didn't know me and didn't want to push too hard he went safe and put on 95#. It still was a good workout. The first 15 I powered through and I think me form was pretty bad. As I started to get tired and needed to really be explosive my form got a lot better. I really need to drive from the starting position and shrug hard. I came down a few times on mt collarbone and I know that there will be a nice bruise there tomorrow. Time was 12:48. Overall a good workout and I liked working with Chris. I will come back to his gym the next time I am in Portland.
3/18/09 - 400m sprints I was able to get to a track near the place I was staying and got in the sprint workout from my gym. 400m sprint rest 2min, 400m rest 1:30min, 400m rest 1:00min, 400m rest 30sec, 400m. My rest times were a little bit off because i didn't have someone to keep track of time and the fact that I was breathing so heavy I could do simple math in my head. I rest the right amount the first 3 rounds because I could breathe but the last two I think my rest time was a little bit more. Times were between 1:27 first one to 1:40 last one. I think it was a huge accomplishment on my part to even get out there and sprint. Glad I did it.
3/19/09 - I actually put Steph through a workout. She did a variations of the overhead lunge, burpee workout. She did 3 rounds 10 lunges each leg, holding a can of corn overhead in each hand and 10 burpees. This is a good one and really got her heart rate up. I was impressed that she was able to power through the burpees. No matter how you skin them they sucks. She was sore afterwards in her triceps and shoulder. This is due to holding the weight overhead and also the burpees. It was good. I really enjoyed sharing Crossfit with her.
I know that if I had decided to stay in Corvallis I would be training some of my friends and other people in Crossfit. It has done so much for me not only physically but my confidence, health and overall well being that I want to share it with the people that I love so that they can experience it. I know it is not for everone but I think a few of them would have really enjoyed it and would have gotten results. So even the short workout that I did with Steph was a ton of fun and it just felt really good to be sharing this experience with someone who means a lot to me.
I did a variation of the same just with more lunges and burpees. I held two bigger tomato cans overhead.
3/20/09 - I went and played racquetball with Lance. I really enjoy playing racquetball because I can see how much more stamina and endurance I have because of the crossfit workouts that i have been doing. Plus it is also nice to take the work that I have been doing in the gym and apply to a completely different thing. I would say that I got a small workout in, broke a sweat but not really anything intense. Lance on the other hand probably lost 5 pounds of sweat and at times looked like he might die. I enjoyed it in a cynical way.
3/21/09 - I got in an easy pace 4 mile run along the Yaquina Bay at Paul's house. It was a needed run but I felt like shit due to the horrible things I had done to my body the night before. But needed to sweat out all of the booze!
3/22/09 - rest and head back up to Portland to spend the next few days with Chris. Spent some time in a hot tub. Oh my. Hot tubs are great and feel so good. I need to find a friend with a hot tub in San Diego. Potentially a guy friend. That would be even better!
3/23/09 - Went to Crossfit MLK. I had met Chris at the Level One Cert in Portland and remembered that he was working on opening this new gym in Portland and I wanted to check it out. It is huge and has a ton of equipment. That's cool. It is in an old bank building with a vault and everything. He said that i could come to the 10:00am class. The workout was:
15 power cleans, 30 ring dips
12 pc, 24 rd
9 pc, 18 rd
6 pc, 12 rd
3 pc, 6 rd
Prescribed was 105# for the ladies and I would have liked to do that weight but he put on 95#. I would have done 105# if I was in Coronado but since he didn't know me and didn't want to push too hard he went safe and put on 95#. It still was a good workout. The first 15 I powered through and I think me form was pretty bad. As I started to get tired and needed to really be explosive my form got a lot better. I really need to drive from the starting position and shrug hard. I came down a few times on mt collarbone and I know that there will be a nice bruise there tomorrow. Time was 12:48. Overall a good workout and I liked working with Chris. I will come back to his gym the next time I am in Portland.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Some fun things I've been doing
So on non-workout notes.
I went to my first gala and had a ton of fun. It is like a wedding on steroids. Free food, free booze and dancing. The gala was to raise money for PROEBA. A binational education program that the SD Natural History Museum does. We have given them money in the past to help facilitate the program. My Spanish teacher at the Museum works with PROEBA and Libby and Janet are in my class and they are sort of big wigs at the Museum. That is kind of how I got to go. I was able to work coat check for 2 hours and then enjoy the party. It was a ton of fun. Here are a few pics.
This is a picture of the ladies from Spanish class. Libby, Karen, Gilligan, me and Janet. We are a fun group!
This is what it looked like. Quite the spread! Really cool. There was a bottle of tequila at every table for people to share. I saw somebody leaving the party with a bottle tucked in his jacket!
Here is a picture of me with a dinosaur in the background. I was a few drinks in at this point and was having a good time. Had some killer mojoitos!
Jimmy and Christy had some friends from Philly come out to SD for the week. They all know each other from playing flag football in Philly. So they organized a pick up tournament Philly vs. San Diego sort of thing. It was a lot of fun and we got our asses kick. They are a lot better then us. Quicker to the ball on defense, faster to get the long pass and overall just really good. They were all really nice and a lot of fun to hang with. I invited Mel to come out and play because we are always in need of girls and I thought she might enjoy it. She had never played before and totally kicked ass. Had 5 catches, a few with some extra yard after catch and almost a touchdown. She also had a good pull on a flag for someone who has never played before. I was impressed. Maybe next season she should play.
I took a shot to the eye that resulted in a pretty good shiner. I will try to get a picture of it before it goes away and post it! I look like I have been beaten. After football we went back to Jimmy and Christy for a BBQ. Good food and good friends.
I went to my first gala and had a ton of fun. It is like a wedding on steroids. Free food, free booze and dancing. The gala was to raise money for PROEBA. A binational education program that the SD Natural History Museum does. We have given them money in the past to help facilitate the program. My Spanish teacher at the Museum works with PROEBA and Libby and Janet are in my class and they are sort of big wigs at the Museum. That is kind of how I got to go. I was able to work coat check for 2 hours and then enjoy the party. It was a ton of fun. Here are a few pics.
This is a picture of the ladies from Spanish class. Libby, Karen, Gilligan, me and Janet. We are a fun group!This is what it looked like. Quite the spread! Really cool. There was a bottle of tequila at every table for people to share. I saw somebody leaving the party with a bottle tucked in his jacket!Here is a picture of me with a dinosaur in the background. I was a few drinks in at this point and was having a good time. Had some killer mojoitos!Jimmy and Christy had some friends from Philly come out to SD for the week. They all know each other from playing flag football in Philly. So they organized a pick up tournament Philly vs. San Diego sort of thing. It was a lot of fun and we got our asses kick. They are a lot better then us. Quicker to the ball on defense, faster to get the long pass and overall just really good. They were all really nice and a lot of fun to hang with. I invited Mel to come out and play because we are always in need of girls and I thought she might enjoy it. She had never played before and totally kicked ass. Had 5 catches, a few with some extra yard after catch and almost a touchdown. She also had a good pull on a flag for someone who has never played before. I was impressed. Maybe next season she should play.
I took a shot to the eye that resulted in a pretty good shiner. I will try to get a picture of it before it goes away and post it! I look like I have been beaten. After football we went back to Jimmy and Christy for a BBQ. Good food and good friends.
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