Center Circle Wrestling Camp 2025

 This year Center Circle was a blast and went off, basically without a hitch.  

4th time is the charm? 

We got everything for the store in one big shop (Derek was able to help me, so saved me from hefting all those flats of Gatorade.) 

We got a really good variety of things and they sold!  We had a very successful store.  

We also had a good laundry day.  Clark and I have this down.  I had the idea to ziptie the laundry bags closed so they don't burst in the big washers.  Gold.  Then we also could more easily count our loads.  We did about 120 loads.  We started at 8:30 am and finished by 2:30.  Not bad! 

The fire alarm didn't go off.  We had no catastrophic injuries.  Sarah even had a great time even though she was kinda dreading it. Sarah won at least one match and was in the finals for the takedown tournament and for sumo.  Ben won two matches (his goal was one, so this was overachieving!)  He looked good in all his matches--but he did have to wrestle the lightweight camp MVP.  Kid was a tiny beast!  Both Ben and Sarah have gotten so much better. 

I came home tired (keeping the store open until 11 pm isn't good for my sleep!)  But happy that we did a good job. 

Almost all the SW kids.  One had to leave early and one wasn't done loading his stuff yet.  
We also had 2 SW Coaches stay and help out the whole time, Braden and Dylan.  It was a blast having them hanging out in the store. 

Small SW girls group

Big bunch of guys

I put names on a lot of shirts, as well as some funny stuff.

The spread

 

Happy Birthday Libby!

 We got home from the Tahoe trip in time to celebrate Libby's birthday.  She wanted Din Tai Fung, but we couldn't get a reservation.  So we talked her into Spiros.  A cheaper and closer option--and she's always asking for Spiros--so it was a win.

I bought her a dorm room med kit, I used AI to write a cute little rhyme to go on it (she loves writing all her things with AI--so I knew she'd appreciate it.) I included cold meds, tummy trouble meds, staph and ring worm meds, all the pain relievers.  I included little directions on each bottle or tube.  So hopefully she's all set for whatever strikes.  

I also got her a 3 drawer thing (sage green) for her dorm, and a bunch of moving boxes.  I customized the boxes with "Libby's Dorm," or "Iowa or Bust," on them.  I taped them together and wrapped them.  She wasn't that stoked.  Haha.  Especially since I guess she'd never heard the term Iowa or Bust.  She didn't get it. It was pretty funny.  I also got her sage green set of hangers.  Also not excited about those.  Haha.

Derek is going to get her a tattoo.  He was super opposed at first, but they decided on one together and now he's all in.  It's so expensive.  That's what I struggle with most here.  But I guess it's happening this next weekend while we're camping.

I accidentally sent her photobook to Brad.  Shutterfly is the worst, as it always defaults to Brad's address.  He said he'd send it, but it still hasn't come yet.  I probably should have made Shutterfly resend it to me.

Anyway--this girl is 18.  She's realizing adulting is pretty hard.  While we were at Center Circle she fell asleep at work and got in trouble with her boss for not going to pick up one of the kids from practice.  She also didn't take her meds even one time while we were gone.  Oh boy.  Does not bode well for college.  But she's going.  And she'll figure it out.

She found a frog outside in our driveway.  Gave it a little kiss. It did not become a prince. 

Iowa or Bust

She's 18!