Poms Spring regional competition

The spring regional poms competition was held in Kansas City again, but this time it was at a different location than the last time that Beth qualified. We let Beth finish school slightly early so that we could leave St Louis earlier than for the previous competition & so hopefully miss the rush-hour traffic. This also meant that we were able to travel in convoy with some of our friends & that there was time for Beth to hang out & swim with her friends at the hotel.

The event was held at the Kansas Community College which is west of the downtown metro area. The hotel was about five minutes away, which was nice; however, the competition wasn't as well organized as previously. Firstly, the campus security guard/parking attendant was directing everyone to a full parking lot so we all just had to drive through it & then turn around. The same guard then directed us back the way we had just come, which wasn't particularly helpful. The hall that the competition was held in was also a lot smaller. Beth & her friends were in the later competition group & so didn't have to register until 12:00pm but since this was combined with the younger category as well, Beth had to stay sitting with her team on the arena floor (without a break) until nearly 4:00pm! But Beth still enjoyed the event &, even though her & her team were up against a large number of other teams, they did really well getting the runners-up position - well done Beth!