Welcome/ODN is over for '08

I have to thank you for reading, its my first blog... im gonna try to post as much as i can, about as much as i can... I will be blunt and to the point in some of these blogs, thats why i made it, and its your choice to read or not! I hope no-one getts offended, its just the way I see things! If there is anything yall want answered, let me know!!

Well, ODN is over for the year, i wish i could have made it out there this year, who knows, mabye next year. We have been gettign my brother Jonathan ready for it the past few months, but after the track portion, i was gettin a little worried, im not gonna lie! He steped it up on road big time though as i think he was more comfertable on the road and he hadent ever skated on the Co track. I gotta give a BIG shout out to him for making the team though, his first time ever trying out, he made it, adn he has 3 years of Jr left too, so i see a big future for him!

I gotta give it up to harry too, he fell the last day of track and ripped and pulled tendons in his shoulder off the bone, the doc told him not to even THINK about skating, well.. (as we know) Harry wont listen, he wanted on the team, and he made it happen! Now, Dane.. WOW, i cant even express how excited i am for him, from what i heard, he made all the skaters race the way HE wanted.. and it worked! B. Bowe, skating road only and making it, big ups!
I heard there was some drama on the sr mens team already, heard it was just immature "kids" doing dumb stuff.. i hope they can grow up soon.. thats not what the sport needs! Another thign we DONT need is some of the "Sr. Team" drinking around the younger skaters. I heard reports that there was a few that drank at the hotel, and in front of the younger kids. If you are gonna drink, please dont do it in front of kids!!!! they look up to yall, they want to do what you do.. and THEY ARENT OLD ENOUGH YET. It wouldnt have hurt to go to a bar, a restuarant, and do adult things, around adults, not 13, 15, 18 year olds. I guess now that im a dad, it means more to me than it did a fwew years ago..

Now that its over, IDN is next, i cant wait.. a little more than 3 weeks away, YOU BETTER BE READY!!!! im looking forward to seeing everyone again, as im sure everyone is.

Well, gotta jet, hope to talk to yall soon!! and good luck to anyone skating any races in the next few weeks!!