The Roundhouse - My Nemesis

First I want to start with this... Thank you to everyone who reads my blog, and who thinks of me when I'm having a hard time, and who takes the time to give me feedback. I really appreciate it. I feel the love.

So this weekend was an amazing one. I've never started out the week feeling so recharged. Not necessarily rested, because I felt like my weekend was packed!

Firstly, Tai Chi class. Man, I know so little about yang style, and honestly my intention is not to learn the entire long form, but the way Sifu Dennis breaks down the movements makes me think so much about my own movements. I start getting on a roll thinking how do I shift my weight here? Am I moving in this vector or in that vector? I'm lucky enough to have a background so I can learn the movements fairly quickly, but then spend the rest of the class breaking everything down. Awesome!

Move on to fitness class. The roundhouse is my nemesis. I really struggle pulling my hip back when I'm in the three point position. I've always had stiff hips (I know that sounds crazy) but I've worked really hard to get where I'm at, but the roundhouse it always comes back to that one position. Anyways, I was gifted with the opportunity to work on only roundhouse kicks for an entire hour. Best class ever! I felt like I made some serious progress. And I was lucky enough to have my mom join us for her first class. Made it even better!

Spending pretty much my entire morning/afternoon at the kwoon was great. I love being part of the school. There were so many people that came out for the cleanup, and so much was accomplished. Jobs like that always leave me feeling pumped. I can't wait for pandamonium! The meeting was great, it felt like people were really on board with the prep work and although I think Mr. Smid probably felt like he was in group therapy, I hope that sharing our experiences will help him figure things out for himself.

Went out for Mexican with my family and some other relatives. So good. Probably one of my favourite types of food. I mean who doesn't love chips, salsa and guacamole!

Sunday was also pretty full. My sister and I got up and made scones for my mom for Mother's Day. Bacon/Maple and Maple/Currant. Yummy. Best mom ever! Although I think most people say that about their moms.

Then I had my first motorcycle lesson! I don't wanna sound like I'm bragging, but between my dad and my new found (very patient) teacher, I think I'm gonna have no problem figuring this thing out!

Sunday afternoon my grandma came over for dinner. So we barbecued fish, and it was really nice to spend the afternoon sitting outside on our back deck.

I cleaned my room, and washed all my sheets, and I was so content and exhausted by the time I crawled into my nice fresh smelling bed, I slept like a log. It was fantastic. That was a long one.. thanks for reading. Ha!