!!Disposable Income!!

I got a job!

I'm waiting for the FedExed offer to arrive today, and which point I'll prepare my negotiations (thanks to that graduate seminar I took, this should go quite well).  The job is for Lockheed Martin Inc.  Please refrain from commenting on the "defense industry" small little detail.  It is a well paid job that will also provide me with a massive amount of knowledge on financial analysis and planning.
 
What does this have to do with jiu jitsu?  For one, I'll be moving back to Pennsylvania where I'll have the opportunity to train under female black belt Sharon Bonewicz!  Also, I'll be able to save up plenty of money to go to competitions (which I haven't been able to do for about a year now).

Yesterday I trained for 5 hours.  5 HOURS!  I haven't spent that much time at the gym since last summer, and it felt great... although I couldn't really move by the end of it.  Also, I succumbed to the pizza temptation last night.  I couldn't remember the last time I had pizza so I figured I'd just DO IT.  My excuses: 1) birthday 2) got a job.  

I've been feeling really good about my training this past week.  I've started going to Waikru MMA every day to train with Alex Costa and Christiano since I can't afford privates or semi-privates with Dave anymore.  At BU I'd always be pretty cautious about who I rolled with to avoid injuries, but I've been taking a few more risks at Waikru.  I'm finding I can hold my own and submit most people regardless of weight though they're mostly white belts.  Still, I think promotions are in store very soon!  I thought a few people there deserved blue belts at the end of last summer, though I think promotions are officially scheduled for July 2nd.

p.s. I turn 22 on Sunday!!!  ... no longer invincible :(