Oct. 9, 2006

Hey Everyone,

We have been so busy getting ready for the upcoming season. Things have finally started to smooth out. With only a few weeks left of boot camp we are pushing ourselves to be in great shape. Everyone on the team has great attitudes and is extremely excited to show what we've got this year! Once boot camp is over everything should fall in to place and we can begin to train our big skills and build our routines. The freshman have adjusted nicely and really fit it into the group.

Everyone's personalities are so different, which makes it so much fun and interesting every time we are together both inside and outside the gym. I am confident they will be a major part of our success this year. We are busy this week getting our floor dance done by Russell Warfield. He is awesome and ALL of the routines look amazing so far. We have lots of fun learning them even though it takes a lot of energy. We can't wait to show them off!

Despite a little set back with my knee I have been staying positive, doing my rehab, and focusing on what I need to do to be ready for season as well. Hopefully I will be back in action next week. Intra-squad will come up sooner then we know!

Our coaches have been great so far with getting us prepared and making it fun at the same time. They are very supportive and provide us with a good environment that we need in order to be successful this year. Thanks for reading! Can't wait to see everyone at our meets!

Take care, Rachel