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So here we are in Little Rock at the ATA World Championships. So far, Mel has been able to just sit back, relax, and watch while I have been tossed, thrown, put into various arm locks and had a great time learning some Jiu-Jitsu. Then I competed in the Top Ten competition and claimed my Top Ten bar for my uniform. Now tomorrow we get to go to the School Owners training and learn about the Kids self defense program ATA is going to run in September.
Melissa passed her fourth degree test in Southlake last night! So for those keeping track, Meli now outranks me 4th degree to 1st degree.
We went to Mr. Goodman's school in Southlake to test with Master Sustaire judging. Mel had some accommodations for being pregnant, but still had to go out there and do everything she knew as a 3rd degree, including sparring. Thankfully, she was given Ms. Nero as a sparring partner who understood.
She popped all three boards on the first try. I was out on the floor holding boards and got to hold her front kick board.
So now it's time to take that black ribbon we bought in February and sew it on to her dobok pants. 4th degree black belts wear a black stripe down their pants to signify their rank. Meli says she is going to enter every room she goes into at worlds sideways so everyone can see.
Today i felt the baby kick for the first time. Actually, i think he kicked me yesterday, but i wasn't sure if it was him kicking or just being overly active. but today i am sure-he's kicking. Everybody beware, baby black belt in training.
Consignment stores. What a wonderful place. We had been on the search for a baby bed and furniture for a while, settling on a model from Target. Then on a whim we saw a new consignment baby store opening up downtown, so we decided to at least go in and look. That's when we found this 4-1 baby bed, mattress, and changing table for $120. Now, we have our baby room!
As the official final standings came out, the Men's 1st Degree 17-29 Weapons list still had my name on it. That means that I have made it and will be competing in the top ten ring while at World Championships June 19-24. I'll also be taking a seminar on Ground Fighting and then we will both be taking training in the ATA Kidz 'n Power program we're going to be running in September.
Two hearts became one and joined together in a decision that would change their lives forever. Yes, this weekend we are celebrating our first anniversary together as husband and wife. It's hard to imagine that one year ago, we were both preparing for a wedding, and now we are together, and expecting our first child.
It especially was apparent to us because we spent the weekend at the wedding of one of Melissa's sorority sisters from college. Meli played the piano for the entire service so we were there all weekend, watching as they went through the same steps we did June 3 last year. I think we both agreed that although we would marry each other again in a heartbeat, we would only do it if there was no wedding involved :)
Then we went out to eat at a very nice restaurant in Rockwall and we went ahead and exchanged our gifts then. She got me tickets to Spamalot the musical and had a family bible engraved with our name "The Bilyeu Family" on it. I bought her season tickets to her favorite thing, the Texas Ballet Theater.
Finally, we spent the rest of the evening registering for Nathan at Target. It's wonderful seeing all that baby stuff, but a little overwhelming when you realize how much stuff it takes to bring a baby home. We picked up some great onesies that say things like "Instructions not included" and "Nothing's wrong, just testing you."
Anyway, it's going to be a long day today with church, youth, piano lessons, and a frozen cake top defrosting on the counter.
In yet another attempt to make life easier for the family members checking in on this page from time to time to see updates, we've bought a .com name. So from now on, you can check this page out by just typing in www.tkdbilyeu.com The TKD, by the way, is for Tae Kwon Do.
