JUDE AND SUMMER'S STORY: A CHINA ADVENTURE
Hi everybody! Well, here we are in Shang Simla again! We so love it here. Oh, this is Summer speaking and sometimes you might hear Jude, that is if we aren't too busy, (blushing).
My first day there I just wanted to relax. Jude had this big plan of how he was going to leave here even more in love with me, (which I heartily approve of!), but he was also going to work really, really hard on getting his LTW really a big head start. He wants this big athletic thingie and I know it's going to take an awful lot of work, so, good luck with that honey! Here's me in this lovely spot Gran set up for us. She's the real gardener/landscaper in the family and she is thrilled to have so much to work with!
See? Isn't it pretty? You get to hear the occasional splash from the fish in the pond, the sound of the wind in the trees, the river down below just singing it's way into town, and in the distance, the sound of two fabulous waterfalls. It's really a great place to sit and read and just get away from it all.
Jude immediately got in the swing of things. He went to the academy and got the basics down pretty fast, and got quite a few nice visa points and such doing it! Then he began to practice at home. A LOT! He really knows what he wants and is not afraid to go for it. Of course, this left him almost no time for tomb exploring or being a tourist but he seems driven to achieve his goal.
This yellow belt wasn't his first or last either. By the time we left Shang Simla he had progressed very far up the ranks and had even done some sparring. Here's a couple of shots of him practicing in a couple of different belts.
I like this shot best of all. He had worked so hard and just got worn out trying to figure out how to meditate! He looked so sweet napping here although I doubt it was very comfortable! He did finally figure out meditation too.
Isn't he just adorable!? I love him so much.
At one point, Gran had an idea she wanted to try the whole Lara Crofts thing. Of course, this meant someone had to take care of the garden, and since Jude was right there playing in the sprinklers again, he got "volunteered!" At least he took it well and worked hard. Our little China garden is providing really yummy perfect food for us.
BTW, Gran did a gonzo job on the whole tomb raider schtick and managed to reach level 3 Visa! Oh, and, with a little bit of effort and a LOT of fishing and raiding, so did I!
Ok, so I'm no Angelina Jolie, but I bet I had as much fun doing what I did and she has doing what she does!
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't ALL work! Somtimes J and I had a lot of fun even while we worked on skills we needed for our music stuff. (He just wants to play in a band after he gets his LTW and I'm headed for Movie Music Composer).
Every so often though, Mom would get these crazy ideas of how to help us. She said she really wants grandkids and the best way to have happy, healthy babies is to have happy, healthy bodies. I guess she thinks working us half to death is part of that, but we humored her anyway. Besides, it helped J reach his goal as well!
Just look how buff my sweetie is! Hunkalicious! Even when, oooops, Gran catches him again.....he's still the most handsome guy in the world.
She says it's all part of the healthy body for healthy babies thing! Honestly, Gran!
Don't think J was the only one working on his skills. Here's me doing some performing in the market, and working on the writing my Mom insists I keep doing. At least it's more time to bond with her and it makes her so happy to be writing right along side of me. I think she thinks I'm going to be an author. She just doesn't get it that you can have a great career in music.
Oooops! How did that get in there?
Well, you wouldn't want to think it was all work, now would you? It is a vacation after all.
Other than this stuff, China really didn't give much to write home about. We made friends, we worked, we had fun, what more can I say? Oh, yeah.......this stuff.....
"Umm.....hon? What was that funny sound you made? Sounded like chimes."
*giggles* "You'll find out honey.*
