Time to Say Thanks

I need to acknowledge  a few people today.

First and foremost:
Mark, husband of mine for almost 9 years. You have seen the best of me and the very worst of me, and yet you encourage me to find my way, and do whatever it takes to achieve my goals. Thank you for fixing yourself dinner monday, wednesday, and friday nights, taking out the dogs when I am too sore to move, and not divorcing me for kicking you and backfisting you in my sleep. You are an amazing uki (self defence practice person) and your trust in me not to do too much damage to you while putting you down on the floor is fantastic. I love you honey!!

Daniel, you are one of my very best and dearest friends. You are an amazing athlete and are a large part of my inspiration to always strive to be better than I am. Thank you for putting up with all my sports and health related questions. Laughing with me (and at me :P) and listening to me talk endlessly about all things in life. Thanks for sharing your history papers with me, and not laughing when I get all excited about medieval history. You are always there to remind me not to kill myself whilst trying to conquer the world, and we all know that while I may not conquer the world, I am going to try my hardest to make it a better place.

Jeff: I have to tell you that this is ALL YOUR FAULT!! Thank you for giving me the idea to try martial arts in the first place, and responding to all my karate related posts on facebook. I never knew I would adore karate so much and I am excited to share a love of the sport with you!

Family friends and co-workers: Thanks for listening to all my stories, maybe I will find something more to talk about other than karate after I start putting all my thoughts in this blog. No promises though!!! I appreciate all the encouragement to "kick some ass" !!

To my Senseis, you share your knowledge, skill and time with all of your students. I am lucky to be part of such a honorable and respectable Dojo. I promise to give you my all and my best each time I step foot inside the Dojo. I may get the self defence giggles from time to time, but I will always work hard and listen to what you say.
Anne