We had a nice family trip to Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend. We drove there on Friday for a gymnastics competition on Saturday. It was Aimee’s first out-of-state gymnastics competition. It was a fun trip even though competitions are still nerve wracking for me. It was a huge competition, with over 1200 gymnasts from all over the country competing in all levels and age groups over the weekend. The competition was sponsored by the Hard Rock Café and that made for some fun differences from other meets we’ve been to.
The meet was held at the downtown Civic Center. It was spacious and airy. This was a contrast to many of the competitions which are held in small gyms with spectators crammed in like sardines in suffocating heat. The medals were guitar shaped and the team 1st place awards (normally a trophy) were real Fender guitars. Aimee won three event medals and placed 5th all around. Her team also won the 1st place team award. The national anthem was performed live sans lyrics by a solo guitarist. And the gymnasts were treated to a gymnast party with a live band at a club in downtown Phoenix on Saturday night.
It was lots of fun to see all these little girls having a good time rocking out on the dance floor. Unfortunately for my fifteen year old son Eric, the vast majority, if not all of the girls, were pre-teen. Aimee was exhausted after competing earlier in the day so we only stayed for about an hour and a half. Besides it was difficult trying to hold conversations with the other parents over the loud music. All in all it was a nice change of pace for the weekend.
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Congratulations on a successful meet! The Hard Rock Invitational sounds like fun.
Thanks! It was fun! We'll definitely go back next year if the team competes there again.
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