Pre-Fairmont Flying

Before going to FSU I thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and fly to make sure I liked it and of course, I loved it. Even though I threw up on my first flight.
Before FSU I attained 3 hours flight time. I got them all from Northern Wings at Yeager Airport (KCRW) in Charleston, WV.
My first lesson started of course with learning METARs, TAFs, and using the computer terminal to attain such information. For those of you who don't know, that means I learned how to check the weather. I then learned how to do the preflight checklist. The plane I was going to be flying wasnt the best looking plane in the world. It had a little rust in small places on the body, and the interior was in rough shape (cracks on the dash, tears in the seats). The important thing was that everything on the plane worked well, all the imperfections were just cosmetic. So on to taxiing. Taxxing was a little bit difficult for me at first, primarily because I have never had to steer a vehicle with my feet before. I couldnt really stay on the line very well. Taking off was a little bit scary for me, because you have to keep the plane on the centerline of the runway while you gain airspeed, and I was always afraid that one wrong turn might cause the plane to skid on the runway or something.
Once I had taken off, the first thing I noticed was how rough the flight was. The plane wanted to jerk this way, pull that way, etc. Every now and then the plane would quickly drop about 10 feet and you could feel it in your gut. The reason the flight was so rough was because it was such a hot day, and the radiation coming off the earth was heating up the air at low altitudes. So once we got to cruising altitude, it smoothed out a bit. From then on, my next two lessons were at 9am when it was cool, instead of noon.
For my first lesson, we practiced turns, climbs, and descents mostly. As it turns out, most people are afraid to bank the plane too much their first time, but I was fearless. I was turning 30 degree turns my first time. He tried to teach me how to crab (right rudder, left aileron), which is basically flying the plane sideways. Apparently this a much more advanced move and he thinks that is what made me sick. Yes, I threw up.
My second lesson I was a little better at taxiing. We practiced climbing turns and descents, and slow flight. I videotaped some of this lesson, including the landing.
My third lesson was the fun one. This is where I practiced power-off and power-on stalls, and steep turns. And, I got to land the plane. It was a sloppy landing, I bounced a little bit. I don't think I was quite ready to land yet. He swears he never touched the controls but I'm pretty sure he did. I got a little overwhelmed when it came time to flare. Needless to say I want to work on better coordination before I try landing again at FSU.
The best part about my 3rd lesson was flying about 1000 feet above downtown Charleston when we were approaching runway 3.
Its been two months since my last lesson and I am dying to fly again.