Merry Christmas to all!!!!
I ended up staying up until about 6am (of course I feel asleep for 2 minutes between 11:59 and 12:01 so that Santa could come). Rene and I were doing some baking. Also I was printing off pictures for Jennifer.
Pictures of Christmas to come, maybe.
Well, a ton of things have happened since I've last posted in a regular fashion. I'm not even sure it's possible for me to post it all, since it has all merged into one giant clump of memory that ignores the time line. As I type this, I'm FINALLY downloading the images from my camera, so that will at least help me to visually see some of the things I can tell you about.
The more immediate, most of you already know. For those that do not, I will be operating my own Martial Arts school starting in the New Year, more specifically, January 2nd or 3rd (depending on if we do classes Mon. Wed. & Sat or Tues. Thurs. & Sat; which will be determined on the 27th). It will be a branch off the schools that my original instructor owns. My pay is in direct proportion to how much money that school brings in, so, naturally, it will be quite interesting at the start. It will be run out of a fitness gym, so I don't have to worry about any overhead at all, the gym will simply get part of the monthly fees received from the students. You can see me listed as an instructor on the website: USAMartialArtsFitness.com (scroll down towards the bottom)
Just looked through some of the photos on my camera and was reminded of a few things. I've successfully broken through 6 bricks with my ax kick now. Helped out with a really big demonstration in Tulsa a few months ago. Also went up and helped with some filming of breaking things. Tomorrow and the next day, I am planning on working out a little with a fellow martial artist for things to do with the Combat Team down here in Texas, so that's exciting as well.
My freezer turned into a giant block of ice. Apparently the valve on the ice maker part broke, so it started to slowly fill the freezer with water that then froze. That was an adventure, and fortunately the apartment had to fix that one.
Alyssa Mullen had her baby dedication this past Sunday, and Laura had her birthday celebration as well that day.
Those are the main things that are happening and have been happening; at least the things that managed to come to my head while I typed this. I will try and actually post pictures later today or tomorrow of some of these very things.
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On to some other news: Lêia and myself. Yesterday, the 21st, marked 21 months of us being together. It's been a long and hard road, especially with it costing so much to be able to actually go down and spend time with her and me not being a money wealth individual. There have been a lot of things going on with her down in Brazil, and things are really complicated for her right now. Joyce Meyer Ministries has decided to close that office and change the way it handles things in South America to being a smaller operation. Because of this, she finished her last day with them yesterday. She is planning on starting school again, with just a few courses she needs to complete in order to receive certificates. We have still heard no word about the Fiance Visa, and both of us have been talking for some time about what our plans are, and what everything means, and where our direction is, and what path God might be trying to tell us to take.
With all the changes that will be happening, between job, family, school, and other things, it is really a difficult and complicated time for her. She sent me an e-mail yesterday. In it, she basically said that right now she isn't giving her all, somewhat because of all the uncertainty and doubt and all complications that are happening at this moment. She doesn't feel that right now everything is right with her, and that she needs time to find herself again.
So... for now, we are not a couple. Maybe, after time passes, we might find ourselves together again, or maybe not, only God knows, and only time can tell. For now, I am single again.
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And with that, I think that is all to post for now. Now I need to pick up all my lovely laundry and dump it over at my parents' house, and then figure out how I will get gifts for everyone this year.
Oh yeah, on last thing, a first for me. I almost feel like Laura, as I had several of the students I teach come and bring me gifts and presents. It really did mean a lot, and I wasn't expecting it at all.
TUMEO.
Well, a lot of stuff has been happening, and I've got news, both good and not so good to talk about. I will do my very best to post everything I can after I get back from work tonight. Just posting this to try and commit myself to actually posting more.