Yay!  I received my red belt last night at the belt ceremony.  I was super happy to rank up but sad that Bryan was missing the ceremony.  That’s the first one he missed.  Luckily, some people there were nice enough to take pictures for me and email them so that I could remember the moment.  :)  Ok, so it’s not the best moment of my life, but still, I want it captured nonetheless.

Here are the pictures:

new belt

tie it on

oh yeah!

smiling

look this way

red belt

I still can’t believe how far I’ve come since starting TKD.  And I really can’t believe how close that black belt is.  So, I’m a red belt now, and next I’ll test for senior red.  Assuming I pass that test, the next test would be for my black belt!  I’m 2 testings away from black!!!  Wow!  Of course this was my last testing without breaking boards.  From now on I have to do my form, sparring, and break 2 boards (one with a foot technique and one with a hand technique) to pass.  Failing to break even one board means a no change, and that would really suck.  However, I have broken boards in the past so I’m not too, too scared…only a little scared.  :)  Everyone gets 3 chances to break.  We use rebreakable boards so you have to be dead on.  I would prefer real wood, but I also wouldn’t want to clean all that up.  I completely understand how much easier it is to use the rebreakable kind.  I should start practicing now.

Bryan comes home today.  If everything goes smoothly with his flights, he should be home around 8 PM.  Thank goodness!  I spent last night tossing and turning and doing very little sleep.

Monday I’m going to Mississippi!!!!  I can’t wait! 😀