It's hard to believe we've been home a week. I just finished the mountains of laundry today, thanks to the fact I purposely sent several loads of it home UPS. So much has happened, and we've been so busy, that now I'm faced with playing catch up for the rest of the week in Buffalo.
Tuesday we were at Transit. This was the highest scoring house. The entire group did better here. The additional oil in the center of the lane really gave the kids a little tug room, and most of the kids used that to their advantage. After bowling we walked next store to the virtual golf and restaurant called Frog Hair. The kids were forced to eat their "ceremonial bonding local cuisine" and the hot wings at Frog Hair were surprisingly mild. We were given a better place to try later in the week.
Wednesday the kids didn't bowl until 7 pm, so we spent the early part of the day at the Falls. That evening we went to what would be everyone's undoing, Airport. The house is oddly housed--constructed in segments with complete walls running between each section of building. So if you're on lane 16, you can't see what's going on on lane 17--seriously.
Thursday, as our "off" day, we returned to the Falls and killed a ton of time there to see them lit up. Without passports or birth certificates (I'm a horrible mother, I don't think to carry around proof that I delivered them), we were forced to stay on the American side. No worries, we loved what we saw. The cut was made to the top 96 boys and 48 girls. From California, Alyse McGinnes, the Jimenez sisters, and Devin Bidwell made the first cut (if I missed someone, I apologize, my memory stinks these days.
Friday, Oh FRIK (FRIK from the last names of Tyler, Michael, Jeremy and Kiri) graced the lanes at Thruway again for the inaugural Youth Open Championships. Unlike their parents who had bowled in Reno earlier in the Spring, the kids actually rocked the house. The results seem to be final and they're sitting in 6th place. Jeremy may be buying a lot of his own books because he did fairly well in All Events as well.
We drove to Pittsburgh on Saturday and flew out from there. We're in the process of looking up places to stay and things to do in Detroit for next year. It will be pretty tough to beat what we accomplished this year.
Gotta Split,
Angel
Posted by Angel Zobel-Rodriguez at July 22, 2007 09:33 PM