Summer 2024 Reflection - Whirly

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Happy Labor Day weekend everybody!  I know most of the school-aged folks have already resumed classes, but historically this point in the calendar has marked the official end of summer.  As the temperatures begin to cool and the sports calendar switches over to football season, we take the opportunity to check out the summer reflections for my youngest daughter, who has taken the nickname of Whirly on this blog.  Enjoy her memories, and happy Fall!


My Summer Reflection

First, I went to California for the first week of summer.  We went to Disney's California Adventure first and it was really fun.  Then the second day we went to Disneyland.  On the Star Wars ride I was the worst driver.  After a day off at the pool that was very hot we went to Universal Studios.  My favorite ride was the Jurassic Park water ride.  Finally we went to the San Diego Zoo where my feet really hurt from walking.  After that we went to a birthday dinner for my mom. 

For eight weeks of summer I did Black Belt testing.  It was really long but I managed to get through it all.  On Tuesdays we always ran three or four miles.  The last week when every day lasted from 5:45 am to 7:00 pm we did a lot of preparation for Black Belt Graduation.  Fight Day was at the end, where we did boxing, Muay Thai, point sparring, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and self defense for hours.  All the teenage and adult boys had to go around using grabs and chokes on the girls who had to show how to get away for ladies self defense.  I am so happy I got my Black Belt, and now I'm working on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Modern Arnis.


I also did VBS which stands for Vacation Bible School.  It was so cool, we made a ship and a house out of marshmallows and sticks.  We also had s'mores and popcorn for snacks, which was special for 5th grade.  We had amazing Bible studies every day.  I even got to act in the show at the end of the week, even though the others in the play were all older in the youth group.  It was awesome to be able to go there for my last year before going to the youth group myself.  Even though this summer was harder than most it was a special summer for me. 



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