Some healthy competition...

So, today I was at a karate kid's tournament, was freaking out, but.... OK, I'll keep you in suspense for a while longer while I recount my day.

Woke up at 7 this morning (ugh), had a shower, got my lunch together, etc, etc. Got picked up by Sensei Dawn and Sempai James (in my class, BTW) and headed off to Delburne for the competition.

The tournament started at 10, I was entered in Kata, Kumite (sparring), and Team Kata. I got placed with some younger guys from another city for Team Kata, weren't any other teenage orange belts in my class!

I earned second place in Kata, would have done better in everything is I hadn't had to compete against this other orange belt, who took gold in everything. (He was pretty cute though! Don't worry Mom, I didn't get his name, just informed him I'll kick his butt (not literally) next year) I didn't get anything for kumite, but my team and I took another second in team kata.

So I leave with a trophy for kata, a medal for team kata, and a few sore muscles. Dawn and James give me a lift back home, but my folks are out in the city shopping, so they take me home with them. They need to round up some cows, so I get to help by riding a horse through the field.

Ya, read my other "horse adventure" post, you'll know that not all horses like me. This one held her breath while the saddle was getting cinched, so after 20 minutes (at least) of galloping across the field, it's sideways, and Dawn has to teach me the finer points of vaulting! However, that was my first time galloping a horse, she said I did incredibly well for a beginner.

Now I'm sore, don't wanna move, have hit the backspace key as many times as the actual letter keys, and am thinking it was soooooo worth it!

Next up: Provincials!!!!! Yahoo!