So long Chicago Summer...
(millennium park, chicago, summer 2006)
and hello Shanghai Fall!!
tomorrow i'm off to shanghai again for another semester of wushu training at the shanghai sports university -woohoo! it'll be my first time back to training since my acl reconstructive surgery at the end of june, so i'm really excited, but nervous.
i had a great time during the summer being back home with chris and the girls (tohnch, my beautiful baahffles, chrissy and chaz) despite the limitations brought on by the injury and surgery (or maybe because of it). thanks so much to my awesome physical therapist megan manning (she rocks!!!) from athletico on archer avenue who really kicked my ass back into shape. i'm not only able to run now but started on jumps last week. amazing work on her part because most acl allograft recoveries take about 4 to 5 months before running is even implemented. and also amazing work on part of dr. gryzlo who is a kickass surgeon, and worked a miracle on my knee. and of course, chris for being my rock throughout the whole thing -from start to finish. i am so lucky and utterly grateful!!!
woo-hoo! shanghai, here i come!!!!!!!! woo-hoo! woo-hoo! woo-hoo!!!!!!