So because of ita's influence I started taking kickboxing classes. I had been interested and I read that Allyson was taking them and other Buffistas but I really wanted to be able to do Krav because of ita's love for it.
I had to stop because of health issues and I never started back when my health stuff got better. Now I can't find kickboxing classes around here and I'm terribly out of shape.
I loved doing it though. I loved kicking and punching and when an instructor would come by and correct my form. I liked kicking the pads and bracing myself when someone was kicking me when I was holding the pads.
I got to find a way to do it again.
This is going to sound terribly stupid, but was ita at the dc F2F? I know I didn't talk to her much even if she was, but somehow it feels important to know whether we were ever in the same room.
((((buffistas))))
MM, upthread, Monique linked.
Such sad, unexpected news. The outpouring of love and grief is not unexpected, but it is great testament to her life. RIP, ita. Condolences to her family, her Buffista family definitely included.
Once upon a time, my life was in transition, and this was the only community I had.
It was enough. It was awesome.
In this community, ita was the heart, the mind, and the strong right arm.
She was enough. She was awesome.
My life is different now. I drive past ita's old Birmingham apartment after dropping my kids off at school, on my way to my own school, where I teach theatre. Like I always wanted. Like she told me I could. And as I drive by, I think "I wish ita was still here."
I wish ita was still here.
Ah, that post from JAR is wonderful. As is the ita/Allyson exchange.
My life is different now. I drive past ita's old Birmingham apartment after dropping my kids off at school, on my way to my own school, where I teach theatre. Like I always wanted. Like she told me I could. And as I drive by, I think "I wish ita was still here."
I wish ita was still here.
So good to hear from you, Theresa. There was that brief time when Michiganistas were just the coolest.
Like I always wanted. Like she told me I could. And as I drive by, I think "I wish ita was still here."
Aw, geez. I thought I had stopped crying.
was ita at the dc F2F?
No, sorry LJ. Apart from the LA prom, she never did any of the national F2Fs.