Elisabeth Schneider

For Fantasy Gymnastics Purposes Only any names on here are made up and any similarities to real people is completely coincidental




02.02.06

It's been a long while again, but I'm sure nobody minds. I went to Canberra and it was just as nice as it was when I went to see Worlds. It was warmer though, so that was pretty great. We did wonderfully as a team, taking home team gold, I think coming into it everyone expected that though. I did okay, silver medal all-around and gold on vault. We're currently putting the finishing touches on our new routines for the Podium Meet. I'm not sure what's going to happen at that meet, but it should be interesting.


01.05.06

It's been so long since I updated, I apologize. I don't think anyone but my cousins and stuff really cares, but just incase anyone else reads this, I'm sorry I've been so busy. As I'm sure you know Lily made the Worlds Team and did wonderfully, I'm very proud. Our B'Nai Mitzvah was a lot of pressure, but also fun. I also went to Nasya's Bat Mitzvah and hers was gorgeous. I think Aimee may have been a bit jealous, but I'm not sure, after all ours was really great, but sometimes it's hard to do one with someone else instead of having your very own party and ceremony. Still it was less to memorize which was quite helpful. I'm going to a meet in Melbourne, which was where Lily competed. The Canberra Cup is taking place there and I'm on a team with 3 people I don't really know that well, but it will be a wonderful experience I expect. Hopefully I'll get to know them better during that time.


08.25.05

In the interest of time, I'll try and make this short and sweet. Preparing for our B'nai Mitzvah is so much harder then I'd anticipated. I feel we're both lucky that we could so easily decide on what kind of party we wanted and who to invite. I think that's about where the ease seems to have ended. This is so stressful! I'd like to take some time off from training but I don't see that making this any easier, in fact I think it might be harder. Just looking at where Johanna is right now tells me that. I feel sorry for Kate and Tess, it's going to be really hard for them in a couple of years when it's their turn.


08.20.05

Another Nationals gone by, another team made. Poor Kate wasn't able to compete, but she's okay. Lily's leaving for camp in about an hour, it should be good for her. I'm hoping she makes the World team. I think she can make a big contribution, of course she is my cousin so I am biased. We're heading to the airport so I'll write more later.


07.08.05

I am praying for everyone in London and hope there is a way to end this.


07.02.05

Nas went to Mass United the other day. I think she enjoyed her time here, but expect she was happy to get away from the target of a long and drawn out attack. I know Mom was talking about it and wondering if the attack would have happened had Nasya not come to train here. I doubt it. Mom said she's sad to see Nas leave, but at the same time she's glad Nas has found a permanent place to train. I think we all knew it was temporary here, but wished it could have been permanent. She's such a sweet person.


06.25.05

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05.18.05

Nasya's been training with us for awhile now. I think she really likes it here but is afraid to admit it. It's funny, but I never knew how good she was until she actually started training with us. It's like we're all working at this higher level now to keep up with her. It's good though.


04.29.05

Friday night and we're going to services. I think that's one of the most refreshing things about life as a Jewish girl. It's so nice to know what I'm doing and why I do it. Don't you find things like this refreshing?


04.15.05

It's tax day today, so most adults aren't thrilled. I don't really understand what's so bad about the day when you pay your taxes, but I suppose that's because I'm a kid. People have been reminding me that I'm "just a kid" lately and it's actually making me feel old. Isn't that strange?


04.07.05

Has it really been so long since my last entry? I do apologize. Everyone has been training so hard around here that I think we've all pretty much forgotten about the fact that we have online journals. I think the most hectic thing has been the question of getting new gymnasts at the gym. That's what's most up in the air right now. While it's possible, I've kind of always liked how this was our gym, just our families gym. It always made me feel safe. I suppose we'll see what happens.


02.17.05

I'm so proud of all my cousins who qualified at the meet last weekend. I know I should have competed but I just wasn't feeling ready. I don't know what it was but I was just feeling really overexerted and I knew I needed a break. Aimee and Rachael seemed really upset but they'll have more chances to qualify, and if not they can always petition and/or work even harder next year for it. I'm glad I had that weekend off to watch instead of compete. I'm feeling great right now.


01.29.05

I'm just so busy, there isn't much time for writing. I promise I'll try and keep better journals after the camp and everything, but at the moment I'm just so busy!


01.11.05

Not much to say really. This season has been feeling like it's jam-packed and it hasn't really started even. Mom said maybe we can skip the next few meets and just focus on training because it's a little tiring to travel so much. Plus I don't like being away from home so much.


12.21.04

I did pretty well at the Dual with Mass United, the tri-meet was changed to a dual because Sturbridge had to back out at the last minute. It was so enjoyable to train with them and have a change of scenery. I'm glad to be back home now, I missed my room.


12.12.04

Well we're heading down to Boston from Vermont now, the weather here is pretty cold so I'm glad I brough warm things to wear. We're staying over this week and are planning to have a tri-meet sometime, so that should be a lot of fun as we never seem to get over to this side of the country much. We came in 5th as a Team, and that was amazing. I'm very proud.


11.30.04

There were a lot of people from all over at Johanna's Bat Mitzvah, so that was a lot of fun. I'm still pretty in awe and wonder what my B'nai will be like with Aimee next year. Hopefully nice. We've got a divided Torah portion so at least it's less to memorize. I'd talk more but getting sleep is more important.


11.16.04

Wow, so much to say and so few words that come to mind. Johanna has her Bat Mitzvah soon and we've got a couple meets coming up. That's about it.


09.12.04

I'm attending the camp that's this month, but it looks like I'll be leaving early. I hope Corina doesn't mind, but I do have religious obligations. It's pretty important. There's only a couple people on the National Team who are Jewish so there's no reason to change the date, unless of course you figure that the National Champion is Jewish. That seems like a good idea to me, but of course I'm not the boss and mom said that she's not gonna ask about changing it. That's okay thought. I will be there for almost 2 days and technically I could fly back out for the end of camp, but I don't think I will because it will be the day everyone's leaving anyways.


09.04.04

The thing I missed most this summer was home. It sure felt a lot more like home when we arrived in Athens and I got to see mom. I sure missed her. It was wonderful to have the support of my extended family while on the tour, but I sure did miss my mother. We're hardly ever apart anymore because, well, I mean, she is my coach. I definitely had fun learning new things but I'm glad I can get back down to business.


07.20.04

So Ashley talked to me. I talked to her. We talked for awhile. She and I came to an understanding where neither of us was wrong. It's a good thing. It seems she wasn't really trying to be in the drama, she was just trying to stop it. Then by trying to stop it she got pulled in. I guess it's almost like a black hole. Maybe more like a vortex I suppose. It would be interesting to find a scientific analogy of that. I bet I could do it, it would just take some time.


07.18.04

Let's see, what have I been doing lately? Training most of the time. It takes up a lot of my time really. It was interesting to climb around on the Great Wall of China, but I wish I could have avoided the little tiffs that went on. It's so annoying when people try and cause problems. I think that this was one of the reasons I was thinking about not going on the tour in the first place. Well, that and because I really wanted to see my cousin(s) compete at trials. It seems like Ashley, who seemed nice as a roommate, Zipporah, who is the one that made Madeleine cry so bad she had to come stay with us during Nationals, Claire, who I don't know that well, and Nasya, who is a good kid; are all getting on each others nerves or something. At first I thought that Ashley seemed really cool and just about the only person who didn't want to be involved with all that drama stuff, but she's just as bad. She seems to have this attitude, I'd almost say it's comparable to the drama that goes on between Kate, Tess and Aimee sometimes. The three of them can really get into it. Anyways, I wish Ashley hadn't gotten all caught up in all this and acting differently towards people, I really could have made friends with her I think. Aside from being quiet and trying to stay out of all this stupid drama, I have really just been doing what I was sent here to do, which is train.


07.13.04

Oh wow, I just got out of a tank filled with sharks. That was so incredible. I wish my cousins got to experience it, but knowing Lily she'd get OUT of the cage and want to go pet the sharks or something. She said her training is going really well when I talked to her yesterday, I wish I could be there training with her. My roommate for this meet is Ashley, she's pretty nice. She was sick for awhile but is recovering so that's good. I hope we do well at the meet.


06.23.04

Today proved to be enlightening. We went to the art museum and got to see all the lovely pieces housed there. I enjoyed myseld and brought my sketchbook with me so that I could render what I saw. It was quite nice. I've heard whisperings about a few girls sneaking out tonight. I know that Lily has decided to stay here in bed because now is not the time to go galavanting around town. The time for conserving energy is here, and if Lily thinks so, then it must be really time.


06.17.04

In all seriousness, training towards Nationals hasn't gone as well as I'd hoped. I am working pretty hard and I am going to do my best, but I'm not sure if I'll be assigned to any meets. I am definitely going to be there to at least cheer everyone on. Lily has been doing awesome in training, and even though she has way less experience, I think she has the best chance of any of us to make the Olympic Team. Even if she really doesn't have that much of a chance at all. This whole week Lily has been talking up the positives and I've tried to see them, but I have this feeling she's not going to make the team no matter what she does.


06.03.04

This is bad. This is really really bad. I trained my whole life for this one moment, and what happens? Someone leaks it to the press! They weren't supposed to know until after the competition actually happened. How can I possibly explain this one. Oh well, I suppose I'd better just say it. I am the Junior National Champion. I wish I could tell you that I wish to share this with all the other gymnasts in all the world, but it's just not a big enough medal. Sorry!


05.05.04

One entry a month, that's pretty bad isn't it. I apologize for my tardiness and hope that I will be able to keep up with writing my online journal more often. I know that a lot of gymnasts out there write in theirs everyday, and I do write in my diary every night, but somehow I prefer to pen those entries and leave other things up for my online one that can be viewed by all. Does that sound conceited? Probably does, I apologize again. I've been working pretty hard in the gym, it seems like next year there will be a lot of changes, after the Olympics I know people are planning to go to college. Anne and Ruth each got recruited, I know they've signed with teams, but I still can't believe they'll be moving on. It's going to be very different to have such a small senior team. Lily is thinking about competing more to help her into college, but she really doesn't need any help, she's already getting phone calls. Julie will be done with college in about a year and pretty soon I'll be looking. It's just amazing how quickly time can pass.


04.05.04

Regular workout today without much stress. I believe I am progressing on all of my routines and will do well in future meets. I am slightly concerned with my recent results but know that things will pick up as I train harder and get more used to my routines. Tutoring went well and they say I am scoring off the charts in most areas. Apparently I need to work a bit harder on my social skills but mom says with time I'll learn to develop them so it's not anything to fuss over. I never intended to fuss over my social skills so I feel there is really nothing worth worrying about. We've cleaned out everything for Pesach, it came sooner than I thought it would. It's going to be quite a crowded seder with all the cousins and aunt's and uncle's here. I'm glad it's being catered or we'd be in trouble.