Thursday, July 29, 2010

Summer: Work, Aikido, OBX, etc

My summer is continuing to be a great one. I am enjoying not having the responsibilities that homework brings with it. My new job is going very well. I enjoy the people I work with, and the work, while not necessarily the most fun, still keeps me busy which I am glad for.

I am also really enjoying the Aikido class I signed up for at ODU. It is nice to keep up practice, fine tune some techniques, as well as learning some new ones. While I am excited for next semester, and the Aikido club hopefully staring up again, I am not looking forward to this class ending (I can't take it during the semester due to money and time constraints). There was a huge rainstorm tonight (or rather yesterday as it is past midnight now), and Norfolk flood. Thus the usual 20-30 minute drive home from ODU after class turned in to about two hours! Everywhere I tried to go was flooded; I drove through some water, but other spots were just to risky looking. Seemed like I was on an island! lol. I made it though, thankfully. :)

Alexandra and I had the opportunity to go with Kaitlin and her family to the OBX (Outer Banks)! We stayed in a beach house located in Duck, NC. Alexandra and I were there from Sunday afternoon until Monday night. It was a lot of fun. We swam in the pool, walked on the beach, stayed up late, saw the sunrise from the beach, went on a walk/run, took a nap (waking up at 5:45 to see the sunrise makes you sleepy lol), explored the town, and spent some more time at the beach (the water was FREEZING) and the pool. Monday evening we drove to Timbuck2 (lol) and explored the shopping area there. Thanks so much for inviting us! I still don't have a camera, but here are some pictures Kaitlin and Alexandra took.






I have also been doing various other summer activities such as Busch Gardens and the beach.

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