Swim team awards banquet

The Southridge High School swim team had a pasta dinner tonight and handed out letters and awards. Andrew, Eric, and Rian all got letters, and when they announced their new award for Freshman swimmer of the year I almost fell out of my chair when they announced Andrew won. Andrew said he was horrified since they called his name out first. The obvious winner was Taylor, who almost won a couple events at the state swim meet and set several school records this year. Happily, the award applies to each gender, so now Andrew is on a plaque with Taylor for the first year of the award, pictured below. It will hang in a case in the school's main entryway.

The team captains handed out silly awards to their respective genders and the opposite captain(s). Andrew and Eric were called up together by their captain and got the "amazing alternate" award, since they went to the state meet as alternates for the relays, and went to all the practices for it. Rian got the "Time Bomb" award because she dropped so much time with each meet. We thought she would get most improved from the coach, but she was beat out by a girl who could barely swim at the start of the season and ended up doing fairly well.

Susy, Mali, and I sat at a table with Eric's family, next to the one with Rian's parents, and in clear view of Eric, Rian, and Andrew, who were of course sitting together. Behind us was the loud table, with Cherise and Kyle - Kyle of course being Andrew and Mali's coach on the Murray Hill swim team last year.

Bowling

Last night we bowled at Players with Eric, Aaron, and their dad and Dominica. It's a very nice bowling alley with a staggering amount of video and arcade games. We all had a great time. Mali was very hesitant to go - last time she bowled without bumpers she didn't knock down many pins. She did a lot better this time after a brief lesson from Rian. I actually got 4 strikes in a row and had a great game, but of course Susy beat me in the next one. Later Michael got 5strikes in a row! Andrew lost a game to Aaron when all he needed was one pin in the last frame and couldn't get it. Sad, but funny.
Afterwards we went to their house for a delicious chocolate cake. We were probably out too late, but it was a fun time.