Hula - Virginia Style

Hula in Virginia makes it 16 states and counting. And yes, I AM counting! My long-time tennis doubles partner from Salina Kansas - Farm Girl, was game to share some hula and skip-it style points as a warm up in the parking lot. The WO&D train car in Vienna, VA was the perfect hula backdrop. We were determined to make it a TRIATHLON 'dorphin day before the rains....with a warm up using TOYS from the 50's....followed by a skate on the WO&D trail....and topped off with some tennis action. Dorphin-mania is alive and well!!

Happy Birthday Jill!

Smiles on the ground -- while all the HOT AIR came rushin' outta the B-DAY balloon ride in Miami FL. Despite the dramatic finish into a field of mangos, and rush of migrant workers to make sure there were no major calamities....all party participants survived the 20 mile treetop hot air fun.

Congratulations Jill on reaching that magic FIVE OH MY milestone in life, and here's another way to celebrate -- watch your very special hula groove on YouTube!

Rock on....enjoy life....and keep a package of Depends nearby ;-)

Audio Credits:
Song: Heat it Up
Captain Pat on guitar, and his band Detroit Slim & City Heat (Album Aces, Kings & Fifi Queens)

Skating meets Hula!

It's hard to imagine having more fun than combining our favorite 'dorphin activities - hula and skating.

After a long cold winter, temps had finally reached into the 70's. Only a few remnants of last week's snowfall remained.

We practiced our hula dance in the parking lot, to the delight of children under the age of 2, and envy of the bike-jerseyed adults with their $5000 bicycles - who longed for a simple, ultra fun, hula. With the hula celebrating it's 50th anniversary last year -- we're determined to start a movement. I'll just leave it at that ;-)

The skating proved to be delicious:
-hugged what was left of Frosty the Snowman
-we stayed upright (i.e. Jill left her bad juju clothing at home)
-vehicle traffic was friendly
-received 2 thumbs up from an 85 year old man