shortest day & longest night

Yesterday Anders departed for the Eau Claire pool at 6:45am to start his day diving at 9:30. With our very late night, Brad and I didn't arise until it was too late to see Anders dive. Therefore, we focused on getting prepared to see his swim meet at 12:30. We left River Falls at about 10am, dined at Taco Bell and got really good seats for the meet.

We managed to see Anders swim for three events--he placed fourth of four in his diving so earned points for the team. He swam the 200 Medley relay (they placed 8th), the 200 Freestyle relay and the 100 Breaststroke.

These are the results from the diving and Medley relay I got the photos as I was walking laps during a three hour pause in this swimming:

Here are some more photos I got during the day:

He was in lane four for his 100 breaststroke so overall placed 9th with a time of 1:12.51. I think he would love to get down to 1:04 this season so will need to continue to work on conditioning.


After the meet, we found him eating some snacks in the dining area and then Osten, Brad and I went out for dinner at Hu Hot, a Mongolian grill near the Oakwood Mall--it was really yummy and we were all able to make our own delicious dinner combination with fresh ingredients.

Then, it was time to see episode nine of Star Wars...what a thrill! We sat in super comfy seats in the front row and saw the tale unfold. I really enjoyed the show, did shed some tears and enjoyed the evening with Brad and Osten.

After all was said and done, we drove home in the longest night of the year and came home to a clean place that Katie had worked on throughout the day--her bathroom was sparkling, the upstairs floors swept and the fire was still glowing in the grate.

Great way to spend Winter Solstice.