The semester's finally kicked in, and life is crazy. I'm taking 17 credits again, and though five of those are art and water aerobics and six more are gender classes, it's still a ton of classes and all three of the real-life classes have three page papers due Monday (boo!).
Rugby, of course, is also taking up a shitton of time. Besides the administrative stuff (taking care of the dues and trying to get 50-some people to Salisbury without spending all those dues) there's praaaaaaactice! We have rookies (and, oh lord, do we have rookies) so practices are a little more thrilling with so many new people to meet. Plus today Deanna started integrating the rookies with the returners during more specialized drills, and I'm really excited to play with these girls.
Personally, it's been a bit of a slow start. I made the conscious decision in Japan that I was going to focus on my classes and experiencing the culture while I was there, instead of trying to get to the gym every day or even every other day. Definitely the right decision, but it means I'm not as fast or as ready to be back in the game as I'd like. But I'm putting my all in at practice and I can feel my body getting back into rugby shape - I'm getting sore in all the right places, I'm slowly but surely being able to ramp up my intensity, I'm getting more focused and less lost in drills, and (the surest sign!) my boobs are getting smaller. I'm really looking forward to what this season will mean to me personally, as well as the AUWRFC as a team - we've got a big group of very experienced seniors, talented underclassmen, and really promising rookies.
Oh man - I just got real sappy. Tear.
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