Saturday, November 23, 2013

Take My Breath Away

Last night we had milestone event number two, something my daughter has been working toward for four years: the test for her black belt in karate.

And she passed with flying colors, earning her black belt and accomplishing her goal. However, during the sparring event, the poor thing got the wind knocked out of her -- cue Berlin on the soundtrack of Top Gun for today's song:

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

I felt bad for her, but of course, I couldn't do anything, she couldn't cry -- we just had to tell ourselves it was part of the process, the price of admission, so to speak.

I'm super proud of my brave girl -- for enduring that -- for learning all those difficult moves -- for her commitment and dedication to her practice... It kinda takes my breath away, (though not in the same way that Kelly McGillis took Tom Cruise's breath away):

Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed, I called you and turned to hear you say
If only for today, I am unafraid

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

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