Well the weekend of 4th of July ended up being quite eventful!

July 4th started off with a bang…literally! Megan, her family, friends and I drove down to Orlando for the US Open Karate Tournament. Now I have to admit, I hate traditional martial arts since 99% of them don’t teach you anything useful. As long as you go every month and pay your dues, you get your black belt in a couple of years.

Megan was doing a “continuous fighting” match which isn’t too tough but it isn’t as pussy as point sparring is. I genuinely wasn’t worried about her winning as for the last two months I had been training her as a kickboxer…not the chump ass karate styles she would be facing. Furthermore, due to her height, Megan had a natural advantage over most competitors.

When it was time for the fight, I was about ready to throw up. I think I was more nervous than Megan was. I was truly worried she was going to get DQ’d for being a “fighter” if she beat up her opponent too badly. Well…Megan did everything I taught her to and dominated her fight. I think she got hit twice! It was awesome! I did feel sorry for her opponent though who got knocked out.

That night I went over to Jenny’s house (Kyle…as in Megan’s brother…girlfriend) and we had a big bonfire/cookout with Jenny’s family, the Pratts, and other friends…it was a great time!

Saturday morning I woke up and Cris invited me canoing spur of the moment. It was a fun three hours heading up river, visiting with naked Ed, seeing tons of turtles, and just relaxing. The Springs felt GREAT after paddling in the hot sun. I love spending time with Cris…one of my favorite people on the planet!

After the canoe excursion, I went back to the Pratt’s and began bodywork on my convertible. I tool off the damaged passenger fender and front bumper for replacement or repair. That night I watched UFC with Megan and Brian.

Sunday I woke up, headed over to Cris’s for a little bit, and then came home to do so cleaning. I did manage to fuck up my work computer something awful and I still haven’t recovered everything yet. Oh well!