haha. So I went to sleep and never woke up again. Okay, here's the low down on the show down.
Val (Carolyn's mom) came to pick me up at 1230pm so we could go meet Marty (Brooke's mom) at 1pm. Then we would make our 1hr22min drive down to Cranbrook in time for the meet which starts at 330pm. Why on earth the organisers would want to hold a meet so late in the day is beyond me.
Marty was 20 minutes late. Nevermind that. While waiting for her, Val received a call from a guy she's seeing. His dad just passed away. The last time I was riding with Val and Marty to Lancaster, Marty's ex-husband's mom passed away. I know it's a sad day when someone passes on but this is such a spooky coincidence. Anyway, I didn't know what to say or how to react when Val told me the news so I told her that I was sorry for his lost. Then Val said, "Yeah well, the doctors only gave him 24hrs this morning." Now what am I suppose to say to that? Does it make the pain any less harder to bear for Andy? Does it make the situation a little less awkward right now? No. So I just replied, "Oh." Carolyn didn't say anything the entire time. Don't know if she's affected by the news. Val didn't seem too upset either.
So when Marty finally got here, we all headed off in Val's car to Cranbrook. The ride there was pretty uninteresting.
But at Cranbrook Kingswood, I had one of those 0-M-G moments where I couldn't stop staring at the place and gasping. All the houses leading up to the school as well. Like nothing I've ever seen! These were mini-castles with a backyard that runs deep, equipped with a pool and all, and a never-ending driveway in. Absolutely magnificent. These houses were gorgeous. No wonder folks here always make such a big deal about prep schools. Only the elite go here.
So one of my adorable sea monkies fell ill and couldn't make it for the meet. At least her mom had the courtesy to tell me on Friday, instead of giving me a surprise on the day of the meet itself. No worries, we were able to change the trio to a duet. Also, because this was the Michigan qualifying meet, we were registered as honorary swimmers since technically, we were not suppose to be there.
Okay, are any of us surprised that I turned out to be the only coach present again? This was what really had me upset. What's the point of making the coachs sign a contract saying that we had to be present for all meets if you're not going to hold them responsible to it? What's the point of even signing the contract if you can't hold up your end of the contract? My responsibility is to my girls. It's not fair to my girls, or the other girls. As usual, I was frantically running around trying to get all the girls in order.
These girls in Michigan are good! But then again, this is their qualifying meet for Regionals. Why on earth did we join them, I have no idea. But while these girls were technically excellent, they needed a lot of work on their synchronisation. There was not one duet, trio or team that I thought were well synchronised.
So anyway, Tammy came like two thirds into the meet, Lauren failed to show up at all. But!! The minute the her girls had finished competing in the figures competition, she left! Leaving me behind to accompany the girls and cheer on the others who were still competing! How can you do that? I know you're tired, and it's a long drive home, but so are the girls! And it was way past the girls' bedtime! How can you just leave like this?? The best part was she did not even have the decency to say anything to me before she left.
Lauren's the acting head-coach and she had girls competiting but she didn't turn up for the meet either. I have nothing else to say.
I'm not going to bother re-reading and editing this post so if the english sounds funny, deal.
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