It's been a couple of months since my last blog, so it's past time to update things. The biggest events for me were the Texas State Tournament in June, and my house finally being finished!
I've got to admit that it's been a bit of an adventure to find ways to practice with my yard being full of construction materials. Definitely worth the effort though. During the 4-1/2 months of rebuilding, my husband and I managed to successfully test for Sr Red Belt and 1st Degree Level 1 (Probationary) Black Belt & to compete in a tournament (I got 3rd in Sparring & Free Form). We also got to help run a couple of the competition rings at the tournament. We only got to do scorekeeping and timekeeping, but the chance to learn first-hand what it takes to run a ring was a lot of fun.
Now that things at home are starting to get back to normal, I've started preparing to test for my next belt (1st Degree Level 2 Black Belt -- sometimes called the "Name Belt") and to test for Level 2/Trainee Instructor. The belt testing will be in September & the instructor testing will be in November. I guess I'm going to be staying pretty busy for a while, LOL. That's ok, I wouldn't have it any other way.
