August 2 - American Long Course Championship

After a fantastic beach vacation, we had one day at home to pick up the dogs from boarding, get a few groceries, do a load of laundry, and then we were off again! The girls and I headed to Dallas for the American Long Course Championship. This is the biggest USA swim meet Julia has qualified for (2nd year in a row). Julia had limited practice leading up to the meet due to the hurricane and vacation but she did okay all things considered. 

On Friday, Julia swam the 100FL and 200BR. After prelims, we went to SMU (Southern Methodist University) to check out the campus as our hotel was only 20min away. We walked around for 45min and it was really pretty. They have a residential college system there, which means as a freshman, you are assigned a "RS" that has it's own traditions, colors, crests, etc and you are part of that RS for all four years (think: Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff). We got a kick looking at the crests around campus! 

Next up, we had lunch close to campus, relaxed at the hotel for a little while and then headed back for finals. The next day, Julia swam in the morning and didn't make finals, so we headed back home. Overall, a great girls trip!