[Vashts6583]

i must say, though. this year, i had prepared alot wednesday night for the regional, and what i anticipated. then, thursday night, i prepared even more (getting about 3 hours sleep each night). every day of the competition was draining.

However, despite that, i enjoyed everything about the competition. the teams, the officials, the students, mentors, parents, everything. Oh, and the robots too. Can't forget the robots. Its true, though, that I didn't mention that the competition was stressful, because, although there were periods of stress, I was able to, thanks to a certain person who I don't think visits these forums, relax and calm down.

True, it's sad that all of our hard work didn't end up exactly how we planned, but this is a valuable learning experience, for all of us. We'll have a strong base of experienced members next year, and for the years to come. Even in the "off season" (for us at least), we'll continue to work on our team, and try to do better next year.

After all, life is what you do outside of FIRST. No wonder it's so short.