Today is a big day. A little nervous feeling comes over me when I look at the big fat brown envelope here in front of me ready to be mailed to LA. In the envelope the contract , marked with my initials. Two copies of my Dutch passport, the medical waver from my doctor and two passport photos.
The address is on the envelope and now the only thing left is going to the post office here to make sure they put enough postage on the envelope to make it travel from Germany to the USA. Once this envelope is mailed I am going!
All of a sudden my life here is very much on my mind. 9 weeks away from home is a very long time. Knowing my boys will be in good hands while I am gone is my main concern. I know I have arranged it well. I feel very good about Minta our old baby sitter and great friend from Portland coming here and taking on the job as ‘Super Nanny’ for us. It will be a huge adventure for her too and I am excited for her to find out what it’s like to live in Germany for three months.
There will be some good long weekends off here in Europe while I am at training and I am sure the family will make some great road trips to Lake Garda and Amsterdam while I am sweating it out on the mat. Good for them the thought of them having a good time while I am gone makes me very happy. However, the thought of them all together and me by myself makes me shiver. The last TT(teacher training) fall ’09 had about 340. If we are anywhere close to that number for Spring’09 it might be hard to say ‘I am lonely’ but I am sure I’ll have my moments.
The boys are 10 and 8 now and they don’t need their mom around as much anymore. Both boys go to the Frankonian International School here and have long days. Leaving at 7.45am and returning at 4.15pm leaves me with a lot of time. No more little guys to care for the whole day. With us moving around the globe so much I have been searching for something to do that I can do anywhere and is very portable. My love for Bikram yoga is fairly new but I knew right away that this is it for me. I found my passion and am ready to give it my 100% for 9 weeks so I can share it with many others where ever we are.
It’s amazing how fast I turned into a true Bikram Yoga lover. I love it, love how it makes me feel, how it challenges me how it clears my head and most of all how it makes me ‘me’.
My husband travels everywhere with his cycling and running gear and I am not leaving home without my mat anymore.
Okay. It’s time to put my money where my mouth is and get this package in the mail. That will still give me at least a week before it lands on Shelly’s desk in Santa Monica. Shelly coordinates all the trainees and because I am a case that doesn’t have an official studio I have been in touch with her several times. She has been wonderful and very helpful I would love to meet her one day.
Yikes I am really going to do this!
Today is a big day
P.S
back from the post office, mailed it. Wooohoooo!
