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Nerdy and the Jedi Journal
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Dec 29, 2016 11:24AM
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NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "So I had to go, HE had to go, my fam 'cross the street waitin', and my BIGGEST life regret is not tackling him and burying my head into his body...."Speaking of having to go, I have to leave now XD.
I squealed and giggled and said "Thank you so much" and "I love you!" like 2 million times (maybe 2.5 mil?) and looking back, I should've asked for a kiss on the cheek or something! (DARN YOU ME FROM THE PAST!!)
Joseph wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "So I had to go, HE had to go, my fam 'cross the street waitin', and my BIGGEST life regret is not tackling him and burying my head into his body...."Speaking of having to..."
Oh ok...bye! I'm still telling stories though XD
NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "Joseph wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "So I had to go, HE had to go, my fam 'cross the street waitin', and my BIGGEST life regret is not tackling him and burying my head into his body...."Speaki..."
Well I didn't expect you to stop XD.
Joseph wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "Joseph wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "So I had to go, HE had to go, my fam 'cross the street waitin', and my BIGGEST life regret is not tackling him and burying my head i..."XD
But anyways, a FABULOUS summer!! And that same day, I bought 3 books, one of them about Cam <3
Next! This is the story of how I became a gymnast:So when most girls start gymnastics, they start early on like 2 years old, or most commonly 6
Me however, didnt start until I was 9...why?So I started in ice-skating. I did it when I was 8 and I was good. My dream was to be the next Michelle Kwan, and I did it for like 2 months. I stopped after one competition and came in 2nd. (Bonus short story: the competiton was in May and it was cold and it was snowing. It felt like winter!...WTFLIP weather?)
I stopped because I liked it, but it didn't grab my attention y'know? (that and I hated how cold I was in my leo. Fun fact: my mom made my first competing ice-skating leo...it was artic blue and SHINY!)
So once summer hit, I was so hyper and bored and wanted to DO something...It was too hot to play outside so I was flipping through TV channels when I saw it: the Beijing Olympics. I had ZERO clue what the Olympics were or anything! But the first thing I saw was a girl (whom later I found out was Shawn Johnson) on floor (basically thanks to Shawn Johnson Im in gymnastics, and thanks to later on Gabby Douglas, I want Olympic fame)
At that point, never in my life have I seen ANYONE tumble of flip or do tricks like that. To this day, floor is my favorite :3. I screamed, "MOM!!! MOM LOOK!" She thought somethng was wrong and came in like, "What happened? What did you do?" She saw what it was and was at first, mad that I was screaming like that, then impressed by what she saw. "Mom, I want to do THAT!" I said.
"Gymnastics?" she asked skeptical. "Yeah! I can do it!" I got up, kicked up into a handstand, and fell down 1 second later. My mom was like,"Girl go do that outside!" So I threw on my sandals and called upstairs for my older sister to come with me. She wasnt a gymnast, but she had a full split, could do bridges and such, and is older...Perfect!
"Rebecca, please! I want to do gymnastics but I dont know how..can you teach me?" She was 10 at the time and agreed to help, if I cleaned our, then, shared room. I agreed and we begun. It was so hot and we stayed out for an hour. When we came inside, I learned how to hold a handstand. I showed my mom who was impressed. "NOW can I do gymnastics?" I asked. "No, we need to find a school first." I ran to the computer and researched every gym in my city. (Rebecca aint her real name but hey privacy!)
I did this every day for a month until I found the one I liked best, which is my home gym (I wont say where...privacy people XD).When I found the said gym
(lets call it Jungle Gym...NOT the real name but I really dont want to give out my information like that), I ran and told my mom, who told my dad, who told me that I'd have to wait.
When I turned 9 that fall, I was so ready to start! But I didnt until April...2 months before a meet...YIKESOn April 11th, I walked into the gym feeling jittery. It smelled different and I loved it. I was so ready to go! Over the months, I had learned how to do many basics on floor, and a duct taped line on my carpet (a pretend balance beam), but I never did any REAL gymnastics.
I started in the lower Girls Gymnastics, then the next fall, did the next lower level status, Novice. I was 10. Then, my coaches noticed how good I was and moved me to Preteam, which is basically Level 2 and a 1/2. I did that for year, then went to Level 3 at age 11. Level 3 is where the real competiton team starts at my gym, and I was so scared to start the season. I came in third all around my first meet.
That same year, in the spring, I won the State Championships for my state!! I quickly moved up to Level 4, where I excelled even more, winning almost every single meet. I was 12. The optional team coaches (Optionals is Level 6-Olympics) noticed me and asked me to join their practices until it was decided I would skip 5 and 6 and go straight to Level 7.
But then, that summer, I broke my left arm on uneven bars, on both bones, directly below my wrist where my grips wristband ends. I had felt slight pain on one of the bones but it would go away at a certain point so I ignored it. Basically, I was already competing on a slightly broken arm, but one bars, I broke the other one in a bigger break.The doctor told me I would be out for 1 year, since it was almost broken all the way through. But me being stubborn :), once I got out the hospital and got a cast on, I worked out at Jungle Gym, doing ab conditioning and legs. (Bonus short story, they gave me 2 doses of a drug and I felt DRUNK. When we were going home, I almost vomited and was extremely dizzy.)
After 2 months of drinking 6 glasses of milk every day and switching casts and wearing a brace, the doctor said I was clear: I could do small things like cartwheels, splits, handstands, whatever. No hard floor work, vault, no tumbling on beam NO BARS. I went back to Jungle Gym feelin' good! By this time I missed some of the competing season, so they put me in Level 6 (later I would do 1 Level 5 meet to qualify, and I did) and in December, slowly but surely, I started tumbling again and vaulting and beam. I didnt do much bars.
This happened 2015-2016 btw. Finally, 2 weeks before my meet, I gathered up my courage and did a full out bar routine. Everyone there, coaches, gymnasts, parents watching in the window, they was cheering for me and at the end of the routine, I cried in the gym for the first time, besides obviously breaking my arm. (I dont cry EVER at my gym. I dont cry in general unless I genuinely feelthe need to). My optional coach told me I was the strongest and most talented gymnast he's met in a long time. I cried even more XD.My Level 6 season was strong. Now Im Level 7/8 gymnast fully recovered. I dont completly have my freakin' full twist, but its coming!
This concludes Storytime on this episode of "Nerdy and the Jedi Journal"!! *bows*
Nerdy I know you don't know me but let me introduce myself ..name is Connie and I am a grandma who has an interesting bit to tell you ...I actually met Shawn Johnson many many years ago. I am originally from California and she was visiting my city so I had a chance to meet her and she is very sweet.I did gymnastics when I was younger. I remember doing a cartwheel straight into a split for the first time and everyone just gasped as that had never been done before in our class..but then again I am almost 60 so that was a very long time ago. Keep pursing your dreams and writing this wonderful journal.
connie wrote: "Nerdy I know you don't know me but let me introduce myself ..name is Connie and I am a grandma who has an interesting bit to tell you ...I actually met Shawn Johnson many many years ago. I am origi..."Aw aint that nice! And LUCKY! Shawn Johnson is AMAZING! I love her!
Hello all and welcome back to today's installment of "Nerdy and the Jedi Journal"!
Whats up?: MY family is a mess :P
connie wrote: "Nerdy I know you don't know me but let me introduce myself ..name is Connie and I am a grandma who has an interesting bit to tell you ...I actually met Shawn Johnson many many years ago. I am origi..."CONNIE
My family consists of my mom, dad, 1 older brother, 1 older sister, 2 younger sisters, 1 younger brother.In my family, Im the 3rd child, 2nd daughter
Today has been a Rollercoaster of Crazy:Screaming toddlers, crying, yelling, door slamming, going places without telling anyone, coming back yelling, aruging, then finally a deadly silence
Currently, that Deadly Silence has fallen over my house....Its like everyone afraid to make a sudden move...Im okay dont worry :)
Kavy Jackson Fullbuster ~A company always on the run~ wrote: "NERDY!!!"KAAAVVVYYY
Kavy Jackson Fullbuster ~A company always on the run~ wrote: "oh god O_O"Ikr?
Hello! Welcome back to "Nerdy and the Jedi Journal". Im your host, Nerdy!
The Deadly Silence has long subsided.
NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "The Deadly Silence has long subsided."Good!
Joseph wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "The Deadly Silence has long subsided."Good!"
XD
Things are slightly better, but whatever
I got gifts at gymnastics from my friend Emily!
NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "I got gifts at gymnastics from my friend Emily!"Yay!
NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "His skin so FIINNEEEE"omg lmao idk who he is but hahah
sara wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "His skin so FIINNEEEE"omg lmao idk who he is but hahah"
Cam Newton, my BAAEEE
The last gift from Emily were hershey chocolate bars!!! YUM
NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "sara wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "His skin so FIINNEEEE"omg lmao idk who he is but hahah"
Cam Newton, my BAAEEE"
still no idea but my bae is TOM HIDDLESTON omg his face is fineeee 2
sara wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "sara wrote: "NerdyJediGymnast wrote: "His skin so FIINNEEEE"omg lmao idk who he is but hahah"
Cam Newton, my BAAEEE"
still no idea but my bae is TOM HIDDLESTON omg his f..."
I see you changed it!!!!
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