Now that you've flown in the wind, although a new experience, it sounds like you learned some valuable lessons. While it's not as easy to fly in the wind (although there are some who live just south of me who have landing problems with out wind - hint hint Ken ) as calm conditions, you'll be a much better pilot if you learn to fly in it. Lots of people will call it quits when the winds kick up to 10 mph. Here in Kansas 10 mph is a light breeze, and I routinely train students in 17 - 20 mph. If they don't want to learn to fly in that, they'll have very limited days to fly here.

Once the wind gets above 25 mph flying can become more work and not as much fun, so I generally call that my limit (but I have flown in higher winds than that). I've found I like 15 mph winds much better than 5 - 10 winds, or even dead calm.

After you've got some experience after solo, then you can appreciate the amount of fun you can have in the wind. Don't be afraid to fly in 15 mph winds, but do keep in mind the planes reactions in relation to the ground and how it will fly differently from no wind conditions.

Hogflyer