As the title says, I had a swimming filled busy weekend and was able to get away for a couple of days. I spent the weekend in Columbia, MO due to my daughter’s swim meet. The last and the most important swim meet of the season (State Championship Meet) was held at Mizzou’s wonderful Aquatic Center. I picked up my daughter from school at 2pm on Friday and headed to Columbia. Traffic on 70 West was horrible. It was jammed all the way from downtown St Louis to 10 miles past St Peters. It took us almost four hours to get to Columbia. My daughter was 20 minutes late for her swim practice, which is not a big deal, but it makes me angry that I couldn’t get her to the pool on time even though I picked her up from school early.
After practice, we went to Macaroni Grill for dinner. I ordered a chicken dish that had a portabella mushroom and melted mozzarella cheese on top. It was served with spinach orzo pasta. It sounds delicious, right? Well, I was actually disappointed. It was a mediocre meal at best. I think Macaroni Grill is as overrated as a restaurant can get. I didn’t care for the atmosphere either. It was crowded and dark inside. I felt like I was eating inside a bat cave. After spending mega bucks on mega bad meal, we came back to our hotel room and hit the hay right away since we had to be at the pool at the crack of dawn.
The swim meet ran incredibly smooth due to the efforts of the organizers. They did a great job. My daughter had an okay meet. She was hoping to get personal best times, but she swam kind of flat. I think her nerves got the best of her, plus she was still worn out from the District Meet, which was held only a week prior to the state meet. But I was still very proud of her due to the fact that she qualified for a state meet at such a young age. It amazes me that she has so much power, strength and endurance for an 11 year old (shamelessly bragging!). My daughter got a big kick out of competing in the same pool that Michael Phelps did. Yeah, Phelps was in Columbia three weeks ago and broke his own world record in 200 fly at Mizzou’s pool. How awesome is that! My daughter and I actually went to Columbia to watch Phelps and other world record holders swim at MO Grand Prix Swim Meet. It was a great opportunity to see so many world-class athletes perform right in front of our eyes. We ended up getting quite a few autographs, including two from Phelps.
After a long day at the pool, we went to Shakespeare’s Pizza on Saturday evening and had a pretty good meal. This place is Columbia’s landmark restaurant and claims to have the best pizza in town. While I thought the pizza was tasty, I didn’t think it was anything special. I think I am becoming a food snob, but that’s a story for another time.
Now I am home and staring at 4 loads of laundry that is calling my name. I think it is time to get off the computer and do something productive, like housework. Fun, fun, fun.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
-D
After practice, we went to Macaroni Grill for dinner. I ordered a chicken dish that had a portabella mushroom and melted mozzarella cheese on top. It was served with spinach orzo pasta. It sounds delicious, right? Well, I was actually disappointed. It was a mediocre meal at best. I think Macaroni Grill is as overrated as a restaurant can get. I didn’t care for the atmosphere either. It was crowded and dark inside. I felt like I was eating inside a bat cave. After spending mega bucks on mega bad meal, we came back to our hotel room and hit the hay right away since we had to be at the pool at the crack of dawn.
The swim meet ran incredibly smooth due to the efforts of the organizers. They did a great job. My daughter had an okay meet. She was hoping to get personal best times, but she swam kind of flat. I think her nerves got the best of her, plus she was still worn out from the District Meet, which was held only a week prior to the state meet. But I was still very proud of her due to the fact that she qualified for a state meet at such a young age. It amazes me that she has so much power, strength and endurance for an 11 year old (shamelessly bragging!). My daughter got a big kick out of competing in the same pool that Michael Phelps did. Yeah, Phelps was in Columbia three weeks ago and broke his own world record in 200 fly at Mizzou’s pool. How awesome is that! My daughter and I actually went to Columbia to watch Phelps and other world record holders swim at MO Grand Prix Swim Meet. It was a great opportunity to see so many world-class athletes perform right in front of our eyes. We ended up getting quite a few autographs, including two from Phelps.
After a long day at the pool, we went to Shakespeare’s Pizza on Saturday evening and had a pretty good meal. This place is Columbia’s landmark restaurant and claims to have the best pizza in town. While I thought the pizza was tasty, I didn’t think it was anything special. I think I am becoming a food snob, but that’s a story for another time.
Now I am home and staring at 4 loads of laundry that is calling my name. I think it is time to get off the computer and do something productive, like housework. Fun, fun, fun.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
-D
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