Life continues to be crazy! Work is intense and the to-do list just never ends. I have another busy week ahead with two hearings (one of which is in a loser of a case, ugh!), some drafting work, and a never-ending document review. Add into all that holiday stress, and my edges are beginning to feel frayed.
After a week of missing practice, I finally made it on Saturday. My husband and I each got some personal attention in terms of footwork drills and then we bouted. Coach had me change up my timing by bouncing a bit. It was a great change - when I got a rhythm down, I could feel the improvement in my speed and fluidity. I'm going to work on doing that more.
Couch also gave us a list of tournaments in our area; I'd already been through the list and have a good number of them picked out to fence. I think that was his way of letting both me and my husband know that he'd like to see us compete more. He has stated unequivocally that he would love to see all of his fencers fencing at a national level. I believe that I can - definitely not div I, but the lower divisions are something to reach for.
We're going to have to have a discussion with him about the upcoming Div II/III NAC in Dallas. We have to figure out if it is worth the money to go. We don't want to invest the money to fly to Dallas (including luggage costs - fencing gear counts as oversized, even though a fencing bag is the same size as a golf bag (which gets no extra/oversize fees!!)), then get a hotel room for a few days. Additionally, the entrance fees for NACs are ridiculous - I believe it's over $100 for each fencer. If it was just me fencing, that's bad enough; but in our household, everything fencing related is doubled!
Anyway, even though work will be crazy this week, I'm hoping I can get to practice at least twice. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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