Uh, how exactly is it August already? Who approved that?
NOT ME.
July was a blur from beginning to end. We started it with Disney, but then drove straight from the dance thing to Cheer Nationals Vol. 1.
I say "Vol. 1" because Mila had her very own Cheer Nationals in a totally different state a week later. Because of course she did.
Vol. 1 was Alexis doing that thing she's done every summer for a while, other than the Real Bad COVID Year, but this time it was in Myrtle Beach. Nationals move every year and we've had Las Vegas, Chicago, Orlando, Knoxville, and now Myrtle Beach. BY FAR Myrtle Beach was my least favorite destination. BY FAR. It was super convenient that it was on the way back from the dance thing, but overall I am not a fan.
If I'm going to South Carolina, let it be Charleston. Period.
ANYWAY, Alexis cheered, we played on the beach, and basically it was a very full weekend. By the time it was done, I was very ready to sleep in my own bed. Mila wasn't, though. I had fixed her whole sleep thing and had her happily sleeping in her own bed for weeks on end, but then we went to Charleston followed by Orlando followed by Myrtle Beach followed by Grand Rapids and that's it. She's done. She's never sleeping again. It's a shame because my current stance is "we're never leaving town again" so it would be a good time for her to be in her own happy place.
Meanwhile, the stage is Alexis' happy place. But if you see her, don't mention Cheer Nationals. They placed third, which is nothing to be ashamed of, but she personally made mistakes and OMG THE DRAMA. I will be hearing about it until the end of time. It's enough to make me want to sleep through August.
Is that a choice? Can I do that?
I think I can.