Just a short post today. All is going well. I'm so happy. And rumor has it, SAS are holding a dual meet with GSE. So I get to see my girlies! I can't wait. I will update a lot more tomorrow, I can't stay because we have training on the beach today and I do NOT want to be late. =D

So tomorrow = looooonnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggg entry after shopping! We're thinking of going to LA shopping =D

♥ Ali

[Oh and I got my hair stripped all the way back to it's natural blond and highlighted abit, isn't it cool. I was getting a bit sick of the brown so i went to a lighter brown/blond and now i'm all blond again!]

been a while since my last entry huh? where do i start...

Isabel is almost a million times better. the treatment she is getting here is working. she is far from perfect health, but a great load has been taken off our minds. my parents are a lot more optimistic about everything now. and i think they have clicked on that i'm trying to teach Alexa romanian not english. oooops! i think i'm in for some trouble. oh and my darling little Alexa keeps trying to pull herself up on the tables and anything she can get hold of, so she can stand. bless her.

gym is going great. the girls [as i am always saying] are great. i especially love talia's company because she is so like me it's crazy. and anda goes without say. my bffae. the other girls are fantabulous too. and i have a new beam. there is still an awesome skill i want to add in somewhere, not sure instead of what, but i need clearance to put that in. so i am awaiting answers. anyway, my new and bestest beam ever,

Breakdance mount (jump to headstand, 1/1 turn on head- press to handstand- swing down to worm; 1 arm FF- back pike 1/1; Triple turn; Ring jump- onodi- Porteccero; 3 flying flairs; aerial front walkover; Jump 1/1 to front tuck

i'm not telling you my uber cool new skill. but it's cool. and that beam is pretty darn good to huh? the coaches at sas have so much originality its unbelievable. i told them i as thinking of making a few changes and they come up with all these cool skills for me. it's cool!!!

anyway. i'm going to try and just write little bits about everything here. i miss Stasia. and Anna. and all the rest of my girlies. i talked to Stasia, she says shes been having wrist problems, but it's not nothing major. the doctors checked it out and said she's still okay to train. and she's training hard!!! bless her soul. i miss all of my girlies. i'm going to plan a visit back to Romania soon. but i'm not sure when. i miss all of my family. and all my other firends. and cristian. my looooooooove. he was over here a few weeks ago, and is due to come back sometime today, i think. he was a bit sketchy on details. he said since it looks like we're staying in america for good and gooder, and he loves me so much and can't bear to be parted with me, he's going to try and get his parents to let him stay with us in Californiaaaaaaaaa. He said he'll transfer to high school here. and I'm actually starting high school in the fall. We are going to either, Santa Ana High or Orange County Hich School of the Arts. fancy eh? unsure but it will be decided. soon. anyway i have to dash off to training now. so peace out. lots of love. and you should leave me comments. because i miss you all!

te iubesc,

ali

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way to fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was sooo scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this all on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this all my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on

Oh, Jesus take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, oh


i put music on the page :D Jesus Take The Wheel by Carrie Underwood. Stasia's influence. i'm not even sure why i like it... it's just... comforting i guess. so i went to the pixie dust invitational with Anda and Talia. Anda got 2nd AA, i got 7th, Talia got 25th. i am sooo pleased for Anda, really sad for Talia and personally in bits. i know i could have done much better. my vault [8.8] was, messy and probably one of the worst i have ever done, bars was actually really good for me today [9.5] so i'm pleased with that. beam was ofcourse beam, i got 9.775 and my routine seemed to go down really well, although i am looking to make changes to my beam routine, and i'm not too sure why. floor, 8.4, i just kept sitting those tumbles down. I managed 5th on bars, 2nd on beam behind Viktoria from GSE. Anda got 5th on beam, 6th on floor and Talia got 7th on floor. so overall, a good performance by sas.

gym has been going okay, keeping at it, working hard. the girls at sas make it worthwhile getting out of bed on a morning. they really keep me going more than they could know. some days are harder than others, usually when isabel is having a bad day. when it gets really bad i come so close to just giving up i scare myself, then realise that i still want to train and compete.
i saw Zippy at the pixie dust invitational which was great. i forgot how much i missed her lol. that girl is seriously crazy! i also spent a whole day with stasia in Russia. it was a long trip but a lot of fun to just get away from everything. i've actually been thinking of taking a break, just a week or two, go visit some friends back in texas, go visit my darling Anna, spend a week in Romania with all my family and friends. i'm not sure if i can wait till august for the 'dead period' though. i think i just need to keep training till july then see wether i make nationals or no. it's kinda decided for me then i guess. as disappointed as i'll be at not making nationals, i can't really complain, i'm doing a lot better than i was this time last year when i has just started here. it's just frustrating sometimes i guess. anyway, im off to go hang out with anda and talia. i think we're going to go for a run on the beach... urgh did i tell you how much i love california???

te iubesc,

ali xox

its been a long time huh? things have been non-stop. Isabel is doing much much better and is keeping positive as always. she inspires me so much. it's bad enough having to watch go through it all, but if i was going through that i deffinately wouldn't have such a great attitude. Alexa is 6 months old now and is shuffling herself everywhere! soon she will be crawling and we will be non-stop chasing after her. she'll be talking too soon, in fatc i could have swore she almost said Ali yesterday of course it sounded more like 'Aaaahweeeeeeeeeeee' but close enough for me lol. Cristian has also been in America the past 4 weeks which has been great. he helps so much around the house he is heaven-sent i swear. he dotes on Alexa so much. i'm suprised he didn't take her back with him. we had a 'family movie night' on monday and he was like 'i love alexa. i wish i had a baby girl'. hmmmmmmm. he better not be getting ideas. my parents are doing much better too. they see Isabel improve and its like a weight is taken off their shoulders. gym is going great. waiting to see if i qualifed to nationals at the american classic or if i have to try again at the us classic - which is on my birthday! i can't believe im going to be 17 soon. i can't believe i've been competing in america almost a year!

i suprised stasia yesterday by turning up in honolulu to watch her compete at the pacific alliance champs. honolulu is b-e-autiful! and it's going to look even better when i'm walking around with all of stasia's gold medals on my neck! i skipped two days of training to come see her so she better be parting with her medals for me! she's been having a rough time lately. a new girl at gse said something harsh about her be insensitive about her parents death because she was over it in a week or something like that, i forget exactly. i think that girl needs a talking to because that is just mean. she appears and then says something like that? Stasia is by no means 'over' what happened. fact. i mean just because she doesn't go around pouring her heart out to everyone she meets doesn't mean she doesn't pour her heart out to her closest friends you know. but its like, the day after i found out Isabel was sick, i was in the gym training, it kept me going. it was either that or stay at home were i knew things were going to be tough, my parents in pieces for one. i couldn't do that so I went to the gym and worked out to help take my mind off of it. anyway, Stasia got really upset by it and i can see where she is coming from. if someone had said that to me, i probably would have been held responisble for my own actions in a court of law. or pleaded insanity lol. and i know Zippy is having a rough time too. from what Stasia said, she's being bullied because she put some names on her website gymndreams, then missed one when she was told to take them off. life's hard enough as it is without bullies. speaking of bullies, Anda and Talia are such bullies!!! they said, and i quote 'if you don't make nationals, we're going to kick your white romanian butt all the way back to constanta and let your grandma deal with you!' now if you don't know my grandma, you don't want to. she may be old but she has romanian spirit. i wouldn't be suprised if she personally took all the glory for starting the revolution. my grandma is strange and scary, but kind hearted too. anyway. ima have to dash. i think Stasia is going to show me honolulu!!! so take care.
<3 Ali

oh and i thought this romanian proverb was quite suitbale for some of the topics. see if you can work it out.

Apără-mă de găini, că de câini nu mă tem.

Camp pics! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! It was fun. Hmmm. Things have been all over. I'm in Santa Ana now. Stasia is my step-sister in Texas. I'm not even sure where Anna is. Cristian is meant to be coming soon. Alexa is so cute. Isabel is doing fine. I'm doing great. Quick entry I know. I decided I'm gonna give y'all lessons. Today's lesson. The art of seduction - the look that 'bagged' me Cristian as my new teammate Talia would say.



Take care, I'll try and write more tomorrow. Or at least give a new lesson!

Hey, I have some big news. Tomorrow I am travelling back to Texas. My parents phoned today, Isabel travelled to Texas a few days ago from Romania as she is finally ready to be with her family [and not needing such extensive treatment that she has to stay in Romania]. Anyway, Isabel was at the hospital for a check-up and the doctors were doing various tests and such. They did a few blood tests and apparantly that is how they came around finding the problem. It turns out that ontop of everything else, Isabel has leukemia. So that is what my parents told me over the phone. They said they wanted to tell me in person, but they couldn't face the travel and they didn't want to drag Isabel and Alexa cross-country. Isabel is feeling really depressed right now, I spoke to her quickly today then left to pack my things. Stasia was a gem when I told her and has decided to come with me for moral support, that and she's practically family. I'm so glad I have her. I don't know how long we will be in Texas for. I'll be looking after Alexa a lot to give my parents a break and let them spend some quality time with Isabel. I'm praying for her. But that said, I'm not by any means giving up the gymnastics, myself and Stasia have decided to train at GSE while we're in Texas, we need something to take our minds off everything. That and gymnastics is going so well for us lately I don't think either of us could give up. Anyway, that is about all I have time for today, my next entry will be from Texas. Much Love and let's all pray for Isabel tonight.

♥ Ali

Hey folks! How's it going? So I'm back in America after my stint in Russia. I'm suprised the plane's engine was working it was that cold!!! Anyway, Frick and Frack reunited at NEVGA. I'm so happy! And Zippy is there too. She's a great girl! Anyway, still no results from the Russian Clubs which kinda sucks but oh well! And guess what? I get to go to the Podium Meet [I'm sure] and that means that if I qualify for Classics, that Corina might give me an international meet when I go to the Senior Team Training Camp! Oh yes, that's right international! Anyway I'm going to have to go in like 30 seconds otherwise I'll be late for training! And I need to train badly to keep up my hopes for getting that international meet!!! Just the thought of it possibly happening [most likely won't but ah well] is like enough to keep me in the gym for the next FOREVER!!! Anyway, I'm going to be late so I have to dash, I'll try and write a nice long entry tomorrow!

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Russia is SO great!!! So cold but so great!!! I am having an absolute blast!!! I'm here with Haley and Loredana and Taylor and Whitney from GSE. The Krasnoyarsk City Sports Complex is awesome I swear!!! I'm competing against girls from all over the world, which is scary, although not as scary as the fact that in 4 days time I will be in Vermont at NEVGA with Stasia and Zippy and all the other really cool girls I got a chance to meet at the dual meet. Oh I tied 3rd by the way with none other than Misty Tanguay, behind the legendary Zipporah Valdez and ahead of Gwen Colger [you know World Champion on bars - that said ummmm she beat on bars...] I also got 2nd on vault [beaten by Valdezzzzzzzzzz] 3rd on beam [beaten by none other than Gwen Colger!!!!!! Yet still - ahead of the Valdez... maybe the book I gave her will do her some good??? Heheeheeee...] and 2nd on floor beaten by a worthy opponent in Anahita Olivo-Hamlin. It was a great meet all round and it was also a great chance for me to test the equipment, get used to the coaches and having a blast with all the girls before the move there. We all went shopping while we were there too [which was fantabulous] and I bought some perfume and the most gorgeous tops ever from the Polo/Ralph Lauren shop. So expensive, but so worth it!!!! I also got ice-cream too which is always great!!! So overall I just had a blast and then before I knew it I had arrived in Russia. It is still super cold here, right now it's -44 °F... -44!!! That's way too cold to even imagine and I am telling you I must have brought nearly all my clothes here with me!!! It's not as cold during the day but during the night I have to sleep with all my clothes on and 15 blankets wrapped around me. Okay maybe that is exaggerated a bit... but only a bit!!! Anyway I have to go now. I will try and write again tomorrow... take care

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Okay so some kind person decided they had some free time and would make me a site. Isn't it cool?? Anyway the link is below. Check it out. I'll add a page of links on it later. <3>

http://alicardei06.tripod.com

Hey gals! So urmmmmm I'm not too sure about this new layout but I'll give it a try. I'm shocked at myself for updating this thing so soon again, I hope I can keep it up. Training has been going really well lately which I am super pleased about. I've been experimenting with a full twisting layout in my beam which is good, and I put the triple back in my routine, but that's only in for a month, I'll have to see how it goes over the next few weeks and then decide wether to put the double layout back in or not. Anyway enough of skills talk. Over the past week [well a little bit longer than that], the girls over NEVGA have been interacting with me and Stasia a lot. And then Stasia suddenly decided that she'd up and go to NE. It was a bit of a shock that she left so quickly but I'm getting over it. She did it for the right reasons which is why also, come February 1st I'll be moving too. Although to be honest I'll probably just stay up there after the dual meet. [I mean it's not like I'm ungreateful for what Coach Bianca has done for me over the months, but with my usual amount of time on the computer it's not enough to train so I'm moving so that hopefully I'll get better rankings.] Unless of course Coach is sending a team to that Russian Clubs Competitionn or whatever it is, in which case I'll have to decided wether I want the international ranking points [provided I get any] or the fun that will be the dual meet. Stasia will be at the Canberra cup anyway. Through the sister gym board I've also been talking a lot to Zippy [which I think I mentioned in my last entry?] and we're becoming really good friends, she is such a nice girl! Stasia, Zippy and I all have new nicknames now too, I am Frick, Stasia is Frack and Zippy is No Nickname because we felt sorry for her having no nickname lol. Those girls are crazy and I cannot wait until I'm up there with them. Also, I ranked really well last month, 78% monthly training or something like that. I was soooo pleased. Already my points for this month are 77 [5 days in] which Becca has 34. So I'm doing well. Anywho I gotta go do some training now and keep those points up! There's no way I'm going to start slipping now!!! So love and peace to you all. Oh and may 2006 bring you all you want, and bring me lots of gold medals to add to the 2 I already have!!!!

Frick xXx

[P.S Happy 1 month and 1 day birthday to Alexa, and to my parents, thanks for supporting my decision to move to NEVGA and I can't wait till you get back 'cos I miss you all so much, even if it's only been a week since I saw you last! And to Cristian everything's going fine, I'll phone you and arrange when you can come over next.]