Hail of Bullets

I've been meaning to update this blog but I feel like I'm all over the place with ideas. I can't seem to focus on a topic, so here's a hail of bullets!

• Got braces on my lower teeth last week. Last year I got quotes for Invisalign (upper and lower) and also braces on lower and Simply 5 on the upper (similar to Invisalign but in 5 steps). The braces option was about $2K less so here I am, back to having a (half) metal mouth. I used to have braces as a teenager and since I've neglected to wear retainers since then, I'm back to square one. My teeth aren't as bad this time around but I can tell they are shifting in weird ways. Trying to nip it in the bud now because the year will go by whether I have braces or not, right? I'll be getting the clear top aligner in a couple weeks.

• We dropped my cousins off on Monday at JFK airport and they made it safely to Jakarta, Indonesia after about 35 hours of total travel time. They are visiting their father who is over there for work. I wish I could have gone with but I don't think I could have gotten 7 weeks off from work. They'll be back at the end of July. I'm so jellie!

• Went to a Team Reflections Pool Party and celebrated all our accomplishments from the past synchro season. I was named "Most Improved Skater" on the adult team. Not to sound cocky but I was kind of expecting it. I was watching some video footage of our routines and I sucked pretty bad, LOL. If I didn't improve then I would be really disappointed. I'm really looking forward to next season and improving even more.

• In other skating news, my coach and I decided to postpone the pre-bronze test until July. Need to make it more consistent and trying to make the elements more solid rather than "good enough." But I did land a clean flip jump last week - finally!

• Taking a half day today and hitting up Hersheypark. The weather finally cleared up. We had to move the boat to City Island just in case the river would rise to 10+ feet, but it looks like it won't get that high.

That's all for now. Next up: Landscaping duty at the stone house. Yay.
Have a great weekend!