One week down...

Well today class went really well! We actually received hour long massages, and then gave one to the person that gave us one. It was really awesome though because this was the first time I've officially given a full body massage. Plus the person I was giving it to, who finishes up her program in the next few months, said that even though I haven't learned techniques yet, I have a really great touch, very confident of what I'm doing! Which was a HUGE compliment! Apparently I'm a natural...which some of you know this already! Other than today classes have gone well, just slow right now, which I guess I was expecting it to pick up a little faster already. Oh, but at the end of class today we did Chi-gong (I'm not really sure on the spelling), which is similar to Tia-chi (once again with the spelling), its a type of stretching really. We are now going to start out every class doing that! Which is awesome because it really wakes the body up, and gets the blood flowing!

On a different note, my parents are on their way down to see me. They left a little later than expected, but oh well! Things are going well from what I've heard the couple times I've talked to them. They'll be here all weekend, which means that we get to go down to the Plaza and go out to dinner, set up my apartment a little bit, etc. Maybe we'll even play a few games of Skip-Bo! Wawhoo!

A different note, yet again! So since I've been away from almost all of my friends, I've had some time to think about the friendships that I have. I read a friends blog the other day about leaving teethmarks, talking about Flashbang, and it really got me thinking. In my friendships do I leave lasting teethmarks? Good ones? Am I the type of friend that will go the extra mile even if there is no advantage for me? Am I surrounding myself with friends who leave teethmarks? I think so, at least I know quite a few people who have definitely left their marks on my heart. I hope that when I leave t world that people feel changed from when I was in their life. At my cousin's funeral a little over a year ago, Legacy by Nichole Nordeman was sung, and honestly it could not have been more appropriate. I hope that I leave a legacy of love too.

Legacy

I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me

And I enjoy an accolade like the rest

And you can take my picture and hang it in a gallery

Of all the Who's Who's and So-and-So's

That used to be the best at such and such

It wouldn't matter much

I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights

We all need an "Atta boy" or "Atta girl"

But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides

The temporary trappings of this world

I want to leave a legacy

How will they remember me?

Did I choose to love?

Did I point to You enough

To make a mark on things

I want to leave an offering

A child of mercy and grace

Who blessed Your name unapologetically

And leave that kind of legacy

I don't have to look too far or too long awhile

To make a lengthy list of all that I enjoy

It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile

Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soonenough destroy

I want to leave a legacy

How will they remember me?

Did I choose to love?

Did I point to You enough

To make a mark on things

I want to leave an offering

A child of mercy and grace

Who blessed Your name unapologetically

And leave that kind of legacy

Not well-traveled, not well-read

Not well-to-do, or well-bred

Just want to hear instead

Well done, good and faithful one

I want to leave a legacy

How will they remember me?

Did I choose to love?

Did I point to You enough

To make a mark on things

I want to leave an offering

A child of mercy and grace

Who blessed Your name unapologetically

And leave that kind of legacy

I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me

Well there you go, it's a song that means a lot to me, and after reading Flashbang I think it has an even deeper meaning than it did before, which is hard to do because it already meant to much to me. If you get a chance go listen to it. Really listen to the words. Let it resonate with your heart. Well for now...Over and out.

Lo