Vegas. I had to go. I was freaking out because I
had to miss an entire TWO days of school. AAAAH I could not possibly miss TWO
days. To do what exactly? Swim. I love to swim but I was nervous, excited, and
stressed all at the same time to go to this meet. I knew it was going to be fun
because I mean, it was going to be a travel meet. In a hotel. In Vegas. It was
also my most important meet of this year until the high school season
begins.
We drove out there as my mom sped on the highway
passing the cars yelling, "Eat my bubbles!" We finally arrived at the
La Quinta in Red Rock, Las Vegas, four hours later. As we checked in I explored
all of the amenities of the hotel: pool, laundry, our kitchen, the comfort
quality of the bed, and the bathroom. It was definitely to my liking. Next, we
drove a mile down to the pool complex.
I had to race for three days so I knew I was going
to need a lot of rest and a lot of fuel (FOOD). Over the weekend I gave my all
in every race and seemed to do rather well since I dropped time in every event.
I swam every morning and then again for finals and relays at night. In between
the two swimming chunks of my day I did homework. Nope, I didn't do homework.
The meet really took a toll on my body and I really
needed more sleep than I have ever needed before at a meet. During the daytime
in between swims, I slept. I knew I had to do my AP bio and study for morphemes
but I just couldn't bear to keep my heavy eyelids open for more than five
minutes.
When I finally arrived home from my very successful
yet fatiguing weekend. I had loads and loads of work to do. Luckily, I have
absolutely fantastic teachers that gave me some time to catch up. I would have
to say though; the meet was definitely worth the hours of make up work.
Sarah Yao, Katelyn Farrow, Jordan Stead, and I all did the 400-medley
relay. We got first place! It was the best part of the weekend and made my time
making up work all worth it in the end.