Yay!

Today at the rink I landed my Mohawks (but have to remember to extend my non-skating right leg so I look graceful and go straight) and learned my first little jump! It's a waltz jump, and this is how it goes. Left leg straight, right leg bent, knees together. Start forward on left outside edge, jump up and over with knees together (try it on a curve, changing direction midair), and come out on one foot, right outside edge, non-skating leg kicked and extended. :-) I haven't landed it yet, but I'm working on it! And my backward crossovers (which I totally have now) are developing well; I just have to work on not picking up my foot as I cross over. My crossovers need to be more graceful, deeper, and smoother. Next week is my last week of skating class (six weeks goes so fast!) and I am SO sad. I really don't think I've ever done anything I've liked this much. So I'm not going to let my newly developing skills go to waste in Boston. There's a rink near where I'll be living, and you can plan on seeing me there at least once a week.