Why am I so fortunate?

What an amazing weekend! I have more than a little bit of a pep in my step now, and am pumped full of energy that I was otherwise lacking previously.

I was accepted to the Oklahoma National High Performance Pre-Elite Team for the Summer. I am hoping that this camp become a first step to making a World Championship boat for 2011. I will absolutely tear myself asunder to get a seat on the US Team. I have been giving my all for these last years and am ready to continue to do so. I will be living with my Aunt Teresa, bless her generosity, and my Dad is bringing me an old car and bike to use while I am there. I will be keeping all of my belongings in my car in Seattle under the watchful eye of my teammates and coach, and I will be taking my boat with me to OKC. Huzzah!

On top of that, Holy Names Academy had a high;y successful Northwest Regional Championship Regatta. We qualified 18 athletes for nationals and brought home medals in 6 events. All our athletes put forth a strong effort, and all of our experienced rowers made it to the A final and gave strong performances. It makes me so excited, especially given the high level of success enjoyed by our younger athletes. They have big shoes to fill in the coming years.

All is well in Seattle. This weekend I am off to Austin to visit a college teammate for an engagement celebration. After that, I have a week in Seattle, and then I am heading first to Oak Ridge Tennessee for Youth Nationals and then to Oklahoma City!