This summer has been great! I ice skated about 2 or 3 times a week. ^_^ I continued to take private lessons with my coach who pushes me to skate better. I joined one competition and one show. The competition was a bit challenging and I only got 6th place. >.< The show was even more challenging though. I had to do two half flips and a waltz jump and I messed the half flips up. It was embarrassing! >.< But both the show and competition were fun.

I also did off-ice conditioning classes like ballet, jumps, and dance performance. Each class is held once  a week and they’re each 45 minutes long. Ballet and Dance Performance are kinda the same. I think the only difference is that, in the Dance Performance, we learn routines in different dance categories. In Jumps Class, we mostly just practice the jumps that we’re learning on-ice and also practice our spins on spinners. All of the classes are a little bit hard but I think the Jumps Class is the hardest. But these classes have helped with my actual ice skating.

During my time on-ice and off-ice, I got to hang out with some of my figure skating friends who are AMAZING at skating! xD

Another thing I enjoyed this summer was spending time with M and M, friends I haven’t seen since grade school because I’m homeschooled now. In the process, I got introduced to new friends. My friends and I go to this lake by M’s house to swim and play. We also went to the movies, went ice skating, and went to each others houses. I had a lot of fun with them. :D Especially since I’m homeschooled, I don’t get to hang out with them often. >.>

I’ve been taking care of my new puppy, Dexter, too. We got him at the start of summer and he’s gotten so big! He’s a Boston Terrier. I have to wake up at 7 in the morning to take him outside to potty and then every 2 hours after that. I also walk him once a day. It’s a lot of work but it’s worth it. :)

The only thing I didn’t get to do this summer that I wanted to do is go to Florida. I really wanted to go there because of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios. ^_^ I love Harry Potter and ever since the Harry Potter World came out, I’ve wanted to go there! They have awesome rides and I would love to check out the gift shops because they have cool stuff that was in the books and movies. :D

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