The Countdown Continues: 20 Days Until that Driver's License

       Not a lot of swimming news from yesterday.  Matt swam the 200 Free and added time, so he didn't make it back for finals in the evening in that swim.  Hmmm....last evening was the combined birthday party for The Lovely Tess and the Heroic and Inspirational Hannah, beginning at 7 and ending at 11 p.m. 

      I said to the The Swimmer..."Well, there is some consolation in all this, Matt, now you will be able to arrive on time for the party tonight."  His reply (and I am thinking this is somewhat of a giveaway, let's see if you might agree):  "I know, I thought for a minute that I had somehow managed to qualify for finals and then I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that two kids in my heat beat me by just a tad." 

      My guess is that there was not a whole lot of effort being expended upon that 200 Free yesterday due to wanting very badly to be at that party with all his friends.  (Matt gives up a lot of things with friends to always choose swimming first, so we were not at all unhappy with this, I have to say...just found it amusing is all.) 

      He had a great time at the party, and while I sent Dixie with Mark to get a shot of Matt and Tess and Hannah to mark the occasion, he returned saying that Matt stood still barely long enough to say, "Good Evening, Mr. K., thank you for inviting me to your home," before he was off and running with some friends to join the party gathered in the lower level.  Rounding up the three at the end was no easier, so here is what we have from the evening's festivities:  one very cute fun photo of Matt and The Lovely Tess.  Happy Birthday, Girls!  You are both beautiful, inside and out!