There are only 3 weeks left now until the break. I spend most of my time thinking about it. It's pretty distracting sometimes in class and especially in meditation. I've been dreaming a lot about the food I'm going to be eating, I hope I don't manage to make myself sick by eating too much at first. I'll try to control myself and stick to simple homemade foods for the first few days. Our first family meal my mom is going to make homemade chili with corn bread. mmmmm..... I can't wait!

While we are still training, my heart's not in it as much as it should be. Luckily I train in a structured manner that doesn't even require much self-motivation. Just show up to class and do what you're told, it's simple. Some people still manage to slack off but you kinda have to do that on purpose, it doesn't just happen.

Well, I look forward to seeing you all when I get back. Maybe we can go for some food? haha.

Be careful what you wish for.

Reading last weeks post makes me laugh. We were certainly whipped into shape this week in a rather painful manner. My quads haven't been so sore in a very long time. By Wednesday I was totally done. I had a really good weekend though. Wednesday afternoon massage followed by movie night and snacks. Thursday I slept in till almost 8, chatted on skype with some family, knit for a few hours, ate a nice big lunch and then, another movie. Pretty restful. I've been doing quite a bit of knitting lately, something about the cold weather just makes me want to snuggle up with some yarn and needles. It's nice to have something to do in the off time that has nothing to do with training, and this is a lot more productive than computer games.

It's only a month now until the break and I'm getting super excited. I know the time will just fly and I'll be home in no time. yay!

This week our Shifu's wife had a baby so he's been very busy and spends most of his time at the hospital. Our training is still going alright, we have plenty of senior students to learn from and it's been kind of fun to push myself instead of having someone else do it for me. A few of my classmates however, are struggling. They seem to have almost no self-discipline. I can't understand how one can reach adulthood AND be a martial artist and not have developed that aspect of his character. Some people have been late for almost every class this week, missing classes for no reason, being lazy during class time, and complaining constantly the whole time. It's kind of annoying. On one hand, I know that I should just ignore them and focus on myself but on the other hand, the whole mood of our training and our instructors is affected by them. Hopefully next week someone will whip them into shape. If not, I'll just keep my attention on me and improving myself.

wow what a week. We trained pretty hard this week and really did a lot with the tai ji 108. My legs were like jelly for several days straight. Had a massage last night though and I'm feeling good and ready to start the new week. Hopefully I notice an improvement as far as my leg strength goes this time!