Hey Coach. A while ago I asked Lauren, Kion, Willa and her love Jason to go to comp. We decided against it and agreed on going a week later. Jason didn't show up but he grilled Lauren about going he didn't show up for a week and it turns out he was in Hawaii and didn't tell us. Anyway that happened. So I decided Lauren and I just go for a Thursday. So she didn't want to go and I wanted to but not really. The girl in front of me who was in comp was HORRIBLE. Like in free instead of kicking straight she moved her knees in all directions in a somewhat breast kinda thing.  I didn't want to pass people so me and Lauren left to go to Bronze 1. Once practice was over my parents showed up asking if I needed to stay an extra 45 minutes. I said yes because they wanted me to go to comp. I ask Lauren if she would go and she wasn't for it. We talked to Claudia and ask and she lectured us about moving back and forth. I started tearing up because already I didn't want to go then Claudia lectures us. So with my voice quavering I beg Lauren to go. She didn't and now I'm mad because she would've gone for Willa and she didn't. However she did offer to stay the extra 45 minutes. So I got in with no clue what they're doing and swim. Izzy was there- she sucks. I start sobbing underwater and my tears fill up the goggles and sting my eyes. I pass people but it's all a mess. We get out thankfully not doing sprints or relays. I walk back to Lauren and I tell her about how I hated that and Claudia.

4:11 pm

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On Saturday I went to a Novice Meet. Before the meet Gold practice was going on and the boys there are good looking. I remember when you caught Willa and Lauren looking at the lifegaurd at RB. I wonder what happened to him. It wasn't a WC meet so we pay and sign up there. I went for 50 free first. I got 1 out of my heat and a time of 33.72 and I'm happy I finally beat my time. Then I did 50 fly against Valentine and got 1 out the whole event with a time of 38.96. And lastly I did 100 IM and got 1.32.50 and still first in the whole event. I'm proud of myself and I hope you are too. But, because I hate comp so much I'm think of switching teams to PQ to a comp team there. It was my old team and it's home.

4:16 pm

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So I went to Dick''s Sporting Goods not for me though and I had to go to the swim section. We got there and I had to look for a gear bag though I knew I wouldn't find one there because it'd be too expensive. And I went into an isle with buoys it was amazing. There were gear bags with reaallllyyyy nice fins. The buoys were okay. But the paddles like they were MP gear like with the shape and cutouts. I threw my hands up and squealed and my parents were like what's wrong with my child. It was heaven even though I knew I couldn't get anything. Then the comp suits were everything I wanted. There was this all black one I wanted and this black, grey, and mint one I liked as well. Then there were snorkels and it was just ahhh. Wish I could get them.

6:52 pm

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Shark week just started today, I can't wait for Phelps on the 28 got all of it recorded. I saw his interview and I'm so excited!

7:18 pm