I LOVE Sparring!

My ankle hurts today and I love it! Last night Master Jon held a sparring class for us over at Lee's TKD Willmar. I got to spar twice, once against a kid named Chris and once against Aaron Thomsen. Aaron was a lot of fun to kick at. I managed to kick him in the face and he got a few good shots at me. I must have caught his elbow with my ankle, which is why it throbs today.

Master Jon also sparred each of us for a minute a piece, which was great. He's scary as heck to watch fight someone, and scary as heck to fight against. You can tell the guy is holding back, but he will still throw in a pretty vicious counter-attack if you kick him wrong. So I, for the most part, just backed off and let him come into me. Which was okay except for that I found a hard time getting a kick in. UGH.

Oh my gosh, you had to be there, it was just all around great funness. Also, Josh Erickson got his face kicked apart.

Tags: Tae Kwon Do, Master Jon, Josh Erickson, Aaron Thomsen, Sparring

posted at 10/10/2007 Open this article in a new window. 0 Comments


Colorado and Utah

Alright, we made it! We successfully drove Jacinda's Ford Taurus to Utah and then back home without any major complication! It was great week and a lot of fun to get away from everything for a spell. We started our 14 hour trek to Estes Park, Co, early morning last Monday. We endured driving through the monstrously long and boring state of Nebraska to get there. Morale was high and excitement got us through it.

Once at Colorado, we checked out a few restaurants, ate a really small-town diner (of which everyone stared at us non-regulars when we waltzed in), did the camping thing and hiked our hearts out. One hike we took was to the top of Estes Cone, which I believe was about 6 miles long. In the process, we saw a very beautiful creek with crystal clear water (that I took a sip of.) We also got to sit under a rock and partake in a storm that rained and thundered on us for about a half of an hour. The last 3/4 of a mile was pretty tricky, as it was a fairly steep climb with lots of rocks and stuff. It was well worth the trouble, as the view from the top was amazing. Jacinda and I watched clouds form, it was a great site to see.

Once done in Colorado, we drove another six hours through it's beautiful mountains over to Moab, Utah and made it just before midnight. First impressions were ill-lit under the cloudy moonlight, and to some, was unimpressive. Alas, we were all just tired and ready to sleep. By the time we had all woke up the next morning, The hills were lit up and the air was warm. We took a look around to find that Everything was beautiful, from the horizon to the friendly people surrounding us. This was truly an exiting and new area for me. Absolutely unreal terrain, great weather, interesting wildlife, everything. I hadn't even seen Arches National Park and I was already excited. The Park was definitely a spectacle, seeing how large God's creation is, and how small you actually are. It was amazing being able to see, stand under, walk over and touch everything. The experience was like living in a picture you see in a travel magazine or National Geographic. It was all right there for you to live in.

I also had a great time with the others on the trip. It was great getting to learn new aspects of Jacinda, Mike and Aaron. I really enjoyed the camping experience, hanging out at restaurants, swimming, hiking. Everything was great! It puts into perspective just how intricate God really is. He created the very mountains, meadows, rocks and plains we tread, and he made these for his people to enjoy them.

I will post pictures once they are developed.

Tags: Archive_Blogger, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Mountains, Road Trip, Aaron, Jacinda, Nick, Mike, Taurus, God, Arches National Park, Rocky National Park

posted at 9/5/2007 Open this article in a new window. 0 Comments


Colorado?

Jacinda, Aaron and I have been throwing the idea around of taking a road trip Colorado. So far, out of the three of us, Jacinda is the only one who has been further West than 50 miles into South Dakota. Pretty sad? Maybe. We will be planning on visiting the usual National Park or two and the presidents in SD. We are also going to stop by small-town cafes, roadside oddities and do some classic American camping.

It's pretty exciting as I haven't done too much traveling. I'm also excited to camp. I haven't done that in 4-5 years. It'll also be fun to hang out with Wife and friends. as of right now, I don't even really care where we go.

Tags: Archive_Blogger, Aaron, Colorado, Jacinda, Nick, Road Trip, Vacation

posted at 4/10/2007 Open this article in a new window. 0 Comments


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