L'Shanah Tovah!

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Rosh Hashanah, so I have a day off from school. Yay for the Jews. :-) I'll probably spend the day doing rather practical tasks: as usual, my room is a mess, and I really need to get on my grading. The good news is that I have survived the end of the beginning, as one teacher told me this morning: I have made it through Parents' Day (and the month leading up to it) and I am still standing.

I've spent most of the time since my last update working, sleeping, and fending off New York's germs. I've caught and recovered from two illnesses this month, but I returned from a 22-hour trip to Boston on Sunday night buoyed with new enthusiasm and motivation for getting myself back into shape.  To that end, I found myself this evening with a new "hat" and a new uniform, kicking, punching, and sweating at Tae Kwon Do class. (Happy, PChung? ;-)) My hip flexors were already sore by the end of the hour, so I can imagine that I'll be feeling them all week. If I remember, I shall go for a run tomorrow and hope that helps.

I look forward in the coming month to meeting more people my age in Tarrytown and NYC, and also to doing a better job of meeting up with old friends. So far, I haven't done a great job at either task, but I hope that with October will come better balance in my life and more opportunities to see the people I love. Maybe October will also bring some TV watching: I watched NBC's new show, "Life," earlier tonight and it looks like it might be worth a little effort. It'll be on Fridays, so I doubt it'll happen, but who knows. Maybe after I actually get off my ass long enough to get internet at home. ;)

That's all for now. To shower and then to bed is the plan, methinks.
Oh, yes: I will be in Jamaica for Christmas (Dec. 22-Jan 1), but alas! Jo (for those of you who know her) will be in Columbia, so I'll be missing two of my halves.
With the cold front coming, I do look forward to the warmer weather, even though I will miss her.

Much love to you all -- send updates!
xoxo,
Katherine