I'm Still Alive

Helllllooooo, Kitschies!!  Hold on to your hats.  It's going to be a long one...

Have you forgotten about me?  I haven't forgotten about you...promise!!  I can't believe my last post was in MARCH...where has the time gone?!  I have been really super busy with...life...but I'm taking a break and going to get you caught up a little on what I've been doing.

And before I forget...thank you to those of you who've sent me emails recently.  It's you who've *inspired* me to post tonight.  As always, all pictures are click-able to make big-able!

So...last time we talked, I was getting ready for my first derby bout.  That was March 19th.  The season opener was a blast!  We had a packed house and DIA (my team) won their first bout.

That's me (in front) and Carson B Demented (our team captain).  Man...that first bout...I just felt lost through the whole thing.  Well, the first half, anyway.  Then just before the first half was over, I jacked my knee and had to sit out the rest of the time.

I believe this was during the intros...they pronounced my name (Sinestra) wrong...they always do.  LOL

Me after my first bout.  I wish I could've skated more but there was no way my knee was going to cooperate for that!  After about 2 weeks of rest, I was back on my skates, ready for another go at it!

I don't have many other pics of anything else in March.  Oh!  Easter!  Or was that April?  Either way...here's a few from Easter.

I love all three of those pictures!  We had Easter at my MIL's house - always good food...always a good time!

We took the boys to ABQ Jump for Mother's Day...and even I got to jump!  We had a nice lunch and the kids had fun and that's what really matters.

Nate graduated from Kindergarten in May, too!  Awww...my little Monkey is growing up so fast!  They had a cute little ceremony for all the "graduates".  I remember his first day like it was just a month ago...next thing I know, he'll be graduating from high school.  *sigh*

We had our second bout on May 19th - there weren't as many people but we skated great!  I didn't feel like I was completely lost the second time around and my knees held up.  I even got a couple of good blocks in there!  Oh...and we beat the HoBots.  Yay!

This is my current favorite picture of the boys.  It's so hard to get them to settle down long enough for a good picture, but I lucked out on this one!

We celebrated Mason's 3rd birthday on Memorial Day weekend because I was out of town on his actual birthday.  We had family and friends gather at a park and had cupcakes to celebrate!

And...I think you're up to date.  The hubs and his hetero life partner have their first ever COMICS booth at Albuquerque Comic Expo this weekend!  This is at least 15 (probably more like 20) years in the making.  I am proud of them for finally getting their stuff together and presenting their baby to the world!  I can't wait to see how it goes.

I've still been doing my nails and take pictures from time to time, but I haven't done any prepping.  Maybe some day (soon) I'll post a "highlights" post of the best ones from the last few months.

I promise not to be gone so long this time.  And I need to give my blog a facelift.  It hasn't felt like winter here in New Mexico in a long, long time!!

Laters babe.

Talk Nerdy Derby to Me!

Yes, yes.  I know.  I've been a stranger.  Let me tell you...it's been so chaotic schedule-wise over the last few weeks.  I will get everything sorted out...eventually...and get back on a more regular posting schedule.  In the meantime...

Let me share something pretty cool with you.  On Sunday, my derby team (DIA) had their photo shoot for the new season.  We met at Skate City and we had a blast!!  A *huge* shout out to Shelia Lucero Photography for getting some awesome, awesome shots.  All images are clickable to make biggable. :)

Team DIA: 2012

Left to right: Gunz N Road Rash, Carson B Demented, Midwife Crisis, Taint Francis, God Jam It, Sinestra, Slagathor, Connie, HBomb (in pink), Max the Arctic Blast (behind HBomb) and Justin Beaver.

That's me in all my nerdy glory.  See...DIA are spies.  And we're awesome.  And we like to change it up when it comes to themes.  That night we were disguised as nerds.  We can't be like the other teams who go for the tough, sexy look.  No.  We're nerds.  And we're proud of it!

This is such a fun group of gals...and they're pretty badass at skating, too!

And, in case you're in the Albuquerque area and in case I haven't already told you, our first bout is March 10th - that's a week from tomorrow!!  Come out and support some great athletes and have a good time.  The bouts are held at the Albuquerque Convention Center and tickets are $15 at the door (or you can get them from me ahead of time for $10).

Look Out (derby) World!

Good morning, Kitschies!!

I have some exciting news!  Last night was skills test night for derby and instead of breaking my ass like I did last time...I passed!!  I skated my 25 in 5 (skate 25 laps in under 5 minutes) in 4:43.  I performed all the skills (stops, falls, hits, whips, etc) AND I passed the written test.  Yep.  There's a lot to do to become a roller girl!  Funny thing is...when I started this back in August, I gave myself 6 months to pass the skills test and it's been almost exactly 6 months since my first practice!

And...I have a home!  I am a proud member of DIA: Derby Intelligence Agency. 

Now, that doesn't mean I'll be skating in a bout any time soon...I'm just fresh meat at this point.  No.  Seriously. 

But... if you live in, or come visit, the Albuquerque area, you should definitely come see my team's first bout on March 10th at the Albuquerque Convention Center!!  *EDIT*  I've been informed that I will, in fact, be skating on March 10th!

I'll be posting here periodically about my progress with DIA and such.  I can't wait to start this thing!  It's been such a great outlet for me...I really needed to "find" myself.  So. excited!!

OH!  And one more thing.  My hubs brought the boys by the clinic to say hi yesterday afternoon and Nate gave me the BEST card ever!!

When he gave this to me, I almost cried!  How sweet is that?!  Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic, but I couldn't get it on the computer any other way at work.

OK.  I'm done.  Have a great Tuesday!!