We left home about 10:00, just like we had planned. Everything was going great. John had replaced my brakes, and Puck (my MINI) was running beautifully. Outside of Temple my light that says I have a flat came on. There's no spare in my car because it's so small, and you're supposed to keep runflat tires on it so that you don't get a flat, but they're expensive so I have regular tires and a can of fix-a-flat. I pulled over on the access road to I-35, and checked the air pressure in all the tires. I couldn't see any problems, but I'm no mechanic, so we continued into Temple and somehow managed to find a Discount Tire Center (after a couple of other stops). The guy there checked the tires and explained that replacing brakes messes with the flat tire sensor, and that was probably the problem. So with a light flashing - and that really messes with my head - and only an hour out of town, we continued down the road.
We had a wonderful time playing with JB's Garmin that he let us borrow (changing voices is great fun!) as we travelled along and finally made it to Shreveport in time for dinner with the team (about eight hours after we started). I didn't know any of the parents very well, but the company was great.
DB swam well at times, not so well at times, and dove in on one race to find herself with a very stylish goggle necklace...but she kept on swimming. We got to spend two days with just the two of us in a nice hotel and in the sun. She got to swim (her passion), and I got to knit and read (my passions). It was fun and relaxing. I even got to make my first trip to a casino with some other parents while the kids went to a dance sponsored by the meet. :-)
Sunday afternoon we started our drive home. Again, I had great company and a chance to spend time alone with my daughter. We were able to talk without interruption! And we made it in record time (for us), about 6 hours. All in all it was an incredible weekend. We should do it again sometime.
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