Well now I'm taking a break from shows for about a month and a half (maybe a show here and there on Sundays). Two reasons for that gingers a little worn out from showing back to back to back so I want to let her take a breather here, she was totally acting up in the juniors ring at Elgin, IL this past weekend so I decided to just put her away for a while and I started swim season again last wed. i started a little late, because of the trip to cali. Anyway, I have been in practice like 5 or 6 days now and to my surprisement I was moved up to Junior Varsity. That made me happy. I thought I was going to get stuck on Sophomore. I got moved up over 7 other sophomores who had been practicing for the time I was in cali. That just totally made my week. Now I get to get my second Letter for my lettermans jacket...now this H(hoffman estates high school) is three times the size of the sophomore H i recieved for sophomore soccer last year when I was a freshman. I also got this awesome set of pants and a jacket for the team its brand new(I dont get to keep them ). Only 9 JV swimmers got them and I was one of them! I have my first meet tomorrow of the year so I'm sooooooooo excited to get back into a meet. Down side is they want me to do 500 meter freestyle again this year. I hate 500. Thats what I get for being a good distant swimmer lol. I'd rather do 200 meter freestyle though. I also get to do two relays. I love relays they're the best! Well I'd better get my rest for my meet tomorrow! Melissa Chavez ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================