the most perfect sportsbra ever invented! :)

Hey all,

I just have to share with you my latest discovery of the most perfect sportsbra ever! It’s made by Under Armor and it’s available in lime green! :) Yep, lime green.

Seriously though, it’s made of a great wicking material and has a nice streamlined shape. The following is a list of all the benefits that I think make it so perfect :)

UNDER ARMOR PREMIERE SPORTSBRA:

Wicking material – most bras have this nowadays but then they also have a lining on the inside which seems to defeat this purpose.

Molded cups – good support without flattening you out any more than absolutely necessary. Great for us A/B cups who don’t have much to work with as it is! :)

No bulky lining – this fabric doesn’t need it and there are no seams in the cups that would cause chafing anyway.

Thin elastic – I find that the bulkiest part of a sportsbra is the bottom part that goes around the rib cage – it’s usually a thick elastic band wrapped all around with fabric. This bra has a unique elastic band that’s exposed and blends right into the bra...much less bulk and weight than the usual style.

Mesh inserts – in strategic spots for more cooling.

Slight shoulder padding – OK, so A/B cups don’t really need this but the rest of you will appreciate this feature!

Racerback straps - streamlined straps that are located in the perfect spot to soak up back sweat but not cover your entire back.

Color – it’s lime green!!! :)

Sizes - lots of sizes available...small, med, large and x-large for the A/B cup (PREMIERE 1) and also for the C/D cup (PREMIERE 2).

Granted, this will cost you a little bit more than the typical sports bra ($42) but none of them are exactly cheap anyway and this one's worth it. And if you go to City Sports, they’ll give you 10% off if you show them your gym membership. :)

Check it out! http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=2&dept_id=7&coll_id=2113&pf_id=1001116

Btw,

if anyone feels that running around a soocer-field is not enough I will happily provide opportunities to run, kick, pass, dribble and so forth on days when we do not have games (and that would be any other day except Saturday). Virginia can testify to my diligence in making you all suffer (but getting so much better). And, with the Washington Freedom drills under my belt I am certain you will all positively hate me in no time.... As if that is not enough I would like to treat you all to a picture of the beach(es) on the Cayman Islands (I just went there for diving). For fun I am harrassing you all with a picture of my nephew (yep, THATs a boy in that dress LOL... His Dad, my brother, was a little hmpf-ed at dressing Theo up like this.. Me and Mum (her name is Annika too) laughed pretty hard. The last pic is of Kasper the uber-mascot for the VF's (an honor he is now sharing with Soba :) ).
A btw-btw: if anyone feels like dogsitting I do have a number of trips planned where K can not go :(.
Peace,
A

Practices update and newbies

Hi all,
the practices will be held on SUNDAY March 25th (meet up at 10 am) and THURSDAY March 29th (meet up at 6pm) at the Ellipse in front of the White House. This is you chance to show off yor skills to W, kick the ball at a guard with a huge gun (ok, no dirty thoughts there.... or, wait, was that just me??), have to climb an electric fence in order to retrieve a lost ball/friend etc etc. The location is very inspiring with regards to ball-control skills!
Here's a map of the location. We will be at the "lower left corner" of the Ellipse. Usually there is street parking on the side streets off 17. Good metro stop is Farragut North.
http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw--#mvt=m&q1=Washington,%20DC&trf=0&lon=-77.037506&lat=38.89424&mag=2

Also, after practice Sunday anyone who has time and wants to hang out is welcome to join us at The Capitol Lounge. A map is located at:
http://www.capitolloungedc.com/location/
And from that page you can also navigate to other pages with menu etc etc.
Btw, I believe we have 5 new ladies to welcome to the team: Mary, Erin, Daniah, Jennifer, and Sharon. So, all the "oldies": BEHAVE!! BE NICE!! Just kidding! I am certain the new peeps will love us and have a great time on and off the soccer-field....

See you all SUNDAY!!!
A

Baltimore Blast!

HELLO Becky!! :) It was great meeting you yesterday and I hope we did not scare you off... Everyone, meet Becky our latest recruit (front right in pic). Be nice to her!!

And, a big thank you to Julie for our very free tickets! You are our bestest friend ever :).

A brief summary:
1. The Blast did not really blast, they more ran around like chickens with their heads no longer attached. Some of them were pretty to look at though, but ball-skills?? Not so much.
2. Cheerleaders... well, I am for once almost at a lack of words. They sparkled, they did some cheering (fortunately VERY far away from where we were seated), not so much jumping around, they brought out the big dice (now how fun wasn't that? LOL), and yeah, that's about it.
3. "The Blast" - the unofficial superhero, saviour of indoor soccer fans, chick-magnet, and all that jazz. Ok, so he was slightly overweight and/or the tights slightly too small. Superhero had a... ahem... "gap" between parts of his outfit. Not so flattering.
4. Sagu!! Say no more!

And last but not least:

5. The FANS!! No soccer-game is complete without fans. I will leave it to someone else to describe the Blast Fanboys and Fangurls....


Now let's back up, the evening started with 10 of us trying to find a place to eat at the Inner Harbour around 5:30/6pm. Not such a brilliant idea. We spent about 40 mins trying to get a table ANYWHERE but had no luck. In the end we had to wander off towards the convention center and a bar with the suspect name of " The Wharf Rat". Carol and Wanda (who happened to be missing during our restaurant search since they were running a bit late) were the ones who actually got to the place first and grabbed a big table. WR turned out to be a pretty cool place with nice beer and food (ok, yeah, Virginia... we should have just gone there right away). To be perfectly honest, I do not in general have a hard time liking any place with a separate beer menu. Ryan, the only girl in the group, of course tried the "3 Lions Ale". It's 7.5%... Another thing that appealed to me was the Robert Burns Poem on the beer menu: "Gude Ale Keeps the Heart Aboon"... Poetry AND beer... WOW! (total detour: I am so proud I have been to the house where RB lived and died... So very cultural of me!).

After having finished our meal and done the ceremonial "how to pay with twenty diffferent credit cards" procedure, we headed to the Mariner arena for the game. Our seats were pretty much front row and we bumped out a whole family (or at least I "think" they were all related) of probably not so prominent citizens when we got there. What's up with stealing other peoples' seats anyway? Just asking. I can not in any way say it was a good game but it was fun to watch. I am pretty sure it would have been even more fun with more beer but I will probably need to test that theory to be sure. The game was played in 4 quarters of 15 minutes each. Each goal was worth 2 points (unless it was an own goal then the "non-scoring but point receiving team" got 3 points. Hey Sagu, here's a hint for you: put your body or at least your foot BEHIND the ball, not above! Who knows, one day you might miss ...) ). There were a couple of good plays, a lot of pulling, pushing, and shoving, some nice shots, and a really nice breakaway ending in a goal.

All in all, it was a good evening. The Femmes may just return to Baltimore for another lesson in how not to play soccer... and maybe some more beers.

Peace,

A

Jersey winner!!

Hi all,

ok, we have a winner in the jersey competition: Switzerland (see pic). The shirt I had at the party is an Adult Medium. There seemed to be some confusion as to how the size relates to a "normal medium" so I am providing the link to the sizing chart:

http://www.scoresports.com/products/sizing.asp

The delivery time for the jerseys is about 2 weeks. It would be totally awesome if we could start the spring season in the new jerseys, don't you think? If so, to be on the safe side I would like to place the order no later than Sunday March 11. Prizing for the different sizes can be found at:

http://www.scoresports.com/details.asp?ProductID=545LIMKELBLK

And, a big THANK YOU to everyone for making it to the party (hugs to everyone :) :) ). It was FUN!!! Kasper slept all of Sunday :) :). Looking forward to seeing some of you at the Blast Saturday. An update on practices will be forthcoming. I figure we at least want to wait until the snow is gone (some of us at least. Not me, I'm Swedish andIve played soccer in knee-deep snow before....). I think our first game is March 31st (our boss Jill would know for sure, right Jill??). I think having 2-4 practices before that would be a good thing. We'll see.

Alright, that's all for now. As for getting payment for the shirts to me, I don't really need that before placing the order but I do need a 100% decision on your size. I will need the money before actually giving you the jersey though...

Later,

A

Social Committee stuff

Dear Femmes,

Spring season is fast approaching, and I thought I would update you briefly on a few SC details. First, a hardy welcome to our fourth member of the Social Committee, Sarah. That's right. She has joined the ranks as of Saturday so stay tuned for upcoming super cool, super fun stuff. For now we have the Baltimore Blast game coming up this coming Saturday. This should really be mandatory attendance considering it will be more of a learning experience, but fine, we'll put it under the social category. Julie still has 4 tickets left, so harrass her if you want to go and don't have a ticket yet.

Also, many of you heard mention during the party about a new Femmes concept. SHARK NIGHT. This shall be a time when the women go out for a night of fun drinks, food, or whatever is happening to check out dudes. We shall pick an area and target some happening spots for some eye candy. Allen has graciously volunteered to help the women determine which dudes are players and which ones are worthy. Ryan has...well, not sure how he said he would help...I heard talk about attracting gay, Black males, so.... Anyway, we shall be planning a ladies night out (with a couple of escorts) to hunt (or at least check out, make fun of, drool over) DC males soon. Stay tuned for more to come...

A Big Fat Thank You to Annika

I wanted to give Annika a million thanks for the awesome party she threw. For the absent Femmes, you all missed a great get together. We had a Smörgåsbord (for those of you non-Swedish speakers - it appropriately means Swedish buffet right Annika???) of amazing dishes prepared with love by our Swedish chef, and her very special assistant (I did the chopping). Swedish meatballs, big fat pieces of meat on skewers, salads including a funky combo of cabbage and ramen noodles courtesy of our little bully, shrimp, chips, veggies, cheeses...burp...and to top it off homemade blueberry pie and a strawberry one. Then three Uber models paraded the new uniform options and a winner was declared. I'm sure Annika will fill you all in on those details. I don't think any of us stopped laughing during the Pictionary tourney lasting until about 1:30, and yes, Sarah is still undefeated in Pictionary. That's okay though, she will be eventually dethroned. Alison and I will make sure of it. Jen you SHOULD have stayed. So thanks again Annika. It was a fantastic time.