<p>Believe it or not I so totally forgot that I was on dance line/drill team in HS and for a bit in college! I just never identified myself as a dancer but was instead more competitive concerning academic standing. I always wanted to have the highest scores on tests. Nerdy, right? I should look for an old picture and post it. That would be funny! ;)</p>
<p>missy…I know we would have been friends. My friends were truly a mixed bag of interests and types, from chess and AV guys to theater/choir, jocks and the smokers behind the gym. ;)</p>
<p>sabray that would be too easy–my mom will have a stroke and go into a decade long coma so that everyone will continue to have to focus on her. D has a friend who is thinking of canceling her wedding and eloping because her mother is causing so much trouble–she from the same mold as mine. I have to remember that I was 52 before I changed the rules. Hope you enjoy your kettlebell! NM–how did you hurt yourself? I have to be careful with thrust over the head --my arm wants to go back and I do not want a broke arm.
Mod–it will look great when you are finished. I had no idea how difficult finding a stager would be. I thought talented people came through–moved things around, gave advice, got paid per hour and that was it. Being tactful would be the key.</p>
<p>Anyone play dodgeball? We had teams between the schools and I was awful. Hated it --just to aggresive.</p>
<p>sabaray, that makes me feel better. It is a pretty low cost of living area, but not as low as he is in now from the apartments I see advertised. On the other hand, he is currently living in a place that would ony be considered habitable by squatters and like minded young male college students. They probably don’t advertise that kind of housing over the Internet so maybe the costs are about the same. He can find a palace at 28% of gross. I doubt bugs will bother him (and most of these places spray monthly and seem to have them anyway) but I know he will want the air conditioning to work and if the washing machine is broken I fear he would never wash his clothes again. S1 loves having roommates and still has a roommate, but S2 definitely needs to live alone. He is so much happier and more productive this year living in his own apartment. As an introvert, he needs alone time to recharge.</p>
<p>missypie, I don’t remember PE being competitive at all. Those were the days when it was considered very feminine and endearing for girls to be unathletic.</p>
<p>MP - Since I went to a small school and we had all known each other since Kindergarten we wouldn’t have been mean to anyone. After all everyone know everyone’s family (if you were already related to them – several of my cousins several times removed were in my class) and you didn’t want it to get back to your parents that you weren’t being nice. Also the coach was our PE teacher and if you even thought of being mean or even snarky you could count on a couple of extra laps (say 10) at practice. Yeah – they kept us on a tight leash! </p>
<p>No really we just were all friendly toward one another even if we all weren’t friends. :)</p>
<p>I know that some of you are older than me but most are younger and some went to public schools and some private. As I mentioned, I was in the last pre-title IX HS class. Title IX was passed because of schools like mine…no girls’ athletics teams, the “Boy’s Gym” (new and with AC) and the “Girl’s Gym” (circa 1915), boys in shorts and t-shirts, girls in hideous romper things, no letters for things like choir or theatre, so by definition, only boys had letter jackets.</p>
<p>I think this all explains the highly competitive nature of girls’ gym class games. For all the athletic girls who now would be on school teams, gym class was the only game in town. If the captain of a gym class volleyball team would, if now, have the skill to play in college, sort of makes sense that she would get upset at the girl who let the ball fall in front of her and didn’t even care.</p>
<p>shawbridge, That has what has worked for S1. After 1 year of 4 other roommates and bugs, that was enough. He has had only one roommate now for the last almost 3years and is able to afford a nice building with a concierge. He affords that because he has a roommate. They get along fine and we like his roommate as well so we usually stay with them when we visit.</p>
<p>S2 will be living in the DC area as well and I’m sure he will want a roommate too to share expenses. That way he can get a nicer place. He doesn’t seem to mind roommates so that is good.</p>
<p>Funny D1 will be living in DC too.
MP i would not have been mean, I was not an athlete, rather in between. ated the uniforms. Was glad I moved after 6th grade from Texas, washorrified about taking public showers.</p>
<p>dte and sabaray,I’ll bet your daughters will love living in DC. There are so many young graduates there, lots of good restaurants,parties , and nightlife. Some neighborhoods are obviously more expensive than others so it pays to look around. And it really does help to have someone to share expenses with, at least initially. S1’s next move will probably be buying something, but he is now almost 4 years out of school.</p>
<p>My niece has moved back to DC (Grew up there and then it was Oregon and New Hampshire). She loves being back in the big city where she never has to drive. Not sure how that works exactly, but she says she uses about a tank a gas a month!!</p>
<p>Same here except the girl’s gym was built in 1927. WooHoo!</p>
<p>When D was looking for her apartment, the first consideration was safe neighborhood. That was non-negotiable. We knew that it would be expensive. It is in a nice neighborhood (not fancy) and is a cute and clean place and the complex has security. It is a walk up (6th floor) and somewhat of a walk to the subway but that is what makes it affordable. She likes it.</p>
<p>Modadunn, Glad your niece is enjoying being back in DC. Many people don’t even have cars. My son doesn’t. He walks to work. Takes the Metro to visit friends or go other places in the city. Has rented a zipcar a couple of times. Takes bus,train,or plane if he has to travel outside the city(like to come home,travel on business,go on vacation).One other thing I forgot to mention that kids can participate in that seem fun-sports,rec leagues.</p>
<p>Oh I’m sure your D has a plan, DTE! I was just teasing. D is talking with some friends who are already working in the area so I suspect something will work out but she’s not in the position where she absolutely needs a roommate. I don’t even know when D is starting yet! Still, it is fun to help her look for a place. She’s in a really good position of not really having to think about cost, but a safe neighborhood is paramount. D doesn’t plan on having a car either; the only issues I can think of with transportation would be when she needs to get out to the Dulles area. It will all work out.</p>
<p>sabaray, maybe she could rent a zipcar to get out to the Dulles area? S1 could handle the cost of an apartment on his own if he had to but by having a roommate, he has been able to put alot of money into savings rather than putting as much into housing costs. S2could probably also handle the cost of an apartment on his own but he also will probably look for a roommate too to save on housing costs.</p>
<p>When the Silver Line is finished (later this year, supposedly), the Metro will get to Reston. I expect they’ll have bus service from there to Dulles. Phase II of the Silver Line will get the rest of the way there, but that will be another five years.</p>
<p>Thanks for that info, CD. Their HQ is in that general area with no close bus stop, but I expect she could bus to Dulles and then get a cab over. </p>
<p>DTE, D is remarkably tight with her own $$! She’s already got her 5 yr financial plan. I’d be happy if I had a one year plan!</p>