Of mats & maps

Last night was my final class of gymnastics, though apparently I can continue going to open gym any time I want for a small fee. The guys convinced us to try wall flips, since it was our last day. That's the kind of "run up the wall, jump off backwards, and flip around to land on your feet" kind of thing you see on TV. The guys spotted us, helping us flip the first few tries, and then I did it without any help at all! It was pretty cool, certainly an adrenaline rush. I wish I had a highlight reel of my time in the gym, showing some of my cool accomplishments and funny accidents (flying off a spring board and not flipping at all so I belly flopped onto the mat, etc).

The dogs are getting their hair cut today, we're trying a new groomer in hopes that they won't come back shaved. I know it doesn't get cold here compared to a lot of other places, but it's stupid to cut a dog's hair to 1/2 inch when it's 50 degrees out, especially when we asked them not to. We'll see how they turn out. It's supposed to be very wintery this weekend, with some wind and even snow. I just hope the power stays on- but at least we have a wood stove now if it does go out for another 20+ hours.

And randomly, here are the countries and states to which I have traveled.

visited 8 countries (3.55%)

(I’m not counting layovers in either countries or states, unfortunately- It would add New Zealand, and Texas, New Jersey, & Minnesota. Also, it’s possible we drove through Nevada when I was a kid, I’m not sure.)

visited 11 states (22%)
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The silliest part is that our next trip will be returning to Germany & Italy; though I’ll finally be able to add Switzerland as well, so at least there will be one more red blotch on my map. ;) Too bad we didn't end up able to finally go to Mexico this Christmas.