March 6, 2022

A couple cool things about this weekend. First, lilly had last regular season competition in Athens, GA. Since she’s been in gymnastics she has always loved the Georgia gym dawgs and dreams of being one. She was able to compete on campus where they train. She is one determined girl and I can’t wait to see where this will take her one day. Lilly had a good day taking some metals home and having lots of fun with her team. The Ramsey center (or space center as chris and I knew it when it was first built when we were students there) brought back many memories. It’s amazing how much the campus has changed since we were there. We had a great night visiting the arch and having dinner with Chris’s brother and family.
The other huge thing was we went and spent the night in a hotel with julian. It was far from easy but also better than what I had pictured it would be. The room was a nice size and julian had no problem maneuvering in and out. It was handicap accessible but as I have learned from Kristen, that doesn’t mean it’s perfect to take care of julian who needs a little more equipment than most handicap individuals. Chris and I made it work and had a good night. It didn’t totally scare us off from trying again I’m the future which I will take as a huge accomplishment. It is humbling to watch julian being courageous putting himself out there for the world to see and being brave enough to navigate it with his limitations.












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