Christmas

The semester is over and it went by so quickly!!! It's hard to believe that in just 5 months I will be graduating from college! I can remember like it was yesterday, mom and dad driving me to my freshman dorm the first day of college! Now all I have to do is figure out what I'm going to do in May. Any ideas?

Overall it has been a great first half of senior year but with great things also come disappointment. This was the first time I could officially compete apart of the Clemson Tigers Swimming & Diving Team. I have sat out the past year and a half due to NCAA rules. However, the first two away meets of the season I was not chosen to go. I was getting very frustrated because I was working so hard and wasn't being rewarded for hard work. Thoughts that went through my head included, "I did not sit out a year and a half to watch results come up on a website." I did all I could to keep a positive attitude on deck and I continued to work hard. There are definitely things I learned from these tough times. Your true character and the person you truly are will be portrayed to others during these times. I did my best to persevere and eventually it paid off. Thankfully, I got to go to the second biggest meet of the season: The Georgia Invite that took place in Athens, GA. The team and I had a blast! Here is a picture of me and mandy at the pool:
The team leaves December 26th for training trip in Boca Raton, FL. We will be there until January 2nd, the same date as our meet vs Florida Atlantic University. Once the new year rolls in, I will have one and half months of my swimming career left. This day will be bittersweet!