Harvest Invitational 2014

Gym Meet number two was a super mommy-daughter date.  It was in Roseburg, three hours south. 

(gymnastics is not for the faint-hearted). 

Anticipating the date, I had "first date" butterflies and wondered what we'd talk about the entire time.  Sydney, on the other hand, could hardly contain her enthusiasm. 

 She told me, repeatedly, how thrilled she was to spend time alone with me.  The feeling was mutual, really.  So, I'm getting into it, right?  I'm going to "make it count."  

We hit the highway and I start chatting with her all natural-like, about the excellent concert Briton and I had been to the night before.  "They were amazing, Sydney.  You would have loved it.  The cellist was, like, ..."  She cuts me off mid-sentence.  

Syd: Mom, I have a question.

Me: Yeah?

Syd: I thought we were supposed to be on a mommy-daughter date.

Me:  Yeah ... we are.

Sydney:  Then why are you talking about your date with dad?

After that I let her take the lead.

Syd gets a kick out of standing on the podium.  There is ample opportunity since it is mainly her own team that competes at level two (there was one girl from another team).

The meet ended at 9:30 p.m.  Those girls have stamina.  But I think Syd was done, here.