Spring Tennis Kick-Off

We spent almost the entire day today enjoying the sunshine and great fellowship at the Wake Forest Area Tennis Association's Spring Kick-Off Event. There were kid's fun activities, free coaching sessions with a local pro, and then an afternoon tennis doubles social for the adults. I had a blast and am looking forward to the spring challenge ladders beginning this month!

Catfight!

For Valentine's Day, Steve got me the new limited edition Triks Marathon Girl running skirt, the "Catfight". Can you believe it was warm enough to wear it for my evening run tonight and it's only February?! Of course, all that is forecasted to change overnight, with highs tomorrow only in the 30s with rain - a bitter contrast to today's sunny mid 70s.

I am especially fond of the skirt's pink leopard spots -
Spyder, however, was simply not impressed.

Tennis Meetup

Yes, that is snow you see in the photograph! We had a sunny but quite cold start and an even colder finish to today's tennis meetup, but the skies darkened briefly about mid-match, and several of us had the opportunity to play some tennis in a snowy wintry wonderland!

Dog Day Afternoon

Afternoon naptime, that is. I love my silly dogs!

Courage to Start

I recently finished reading a book that quite literally is changing my life. The Courage To Start by John "The Penguin" Bingham is more than just a book on beginning a running program. It is, in fact, an instruction manual on how to rediscover yourself and your life. So much of the topics in this book rang true for my own experiences - self-criticism, lack of confidence, willingness to support and encourage others but not myself, fears of failure and fears of success. It quite literally brought me back when I thought I had lost myself forever - and reminded me to enjoy my life every precious moment by every precious moment. I thought about Mr. Bingham's advice to relish every second because that is what comprises life, and ended up having the best time out running tonight than I think I ever have. His book has helped give me "the courage to start" having a new outlook on life.

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice makes perfect, or so I've heard, so I've been hitting the tennis courts on a regular basis, despite the cold and the wind that are trademarks of winter. I've signed up for another set of lessons beginning in March and am hoping to enter some tennis ladders in the spring as well. Looking forward to this new page in the story of my life!

Happy New Year!

What a way to start off a new year! Helen, Steve, BJ, Seth and I ended up playing in an impromptu New Year's Day tennis tournament at the local park courts to celebrate the outstanding spring like weather. Warm sun, clear skies, good friends and a few hours of aerobic fun - Happy New Year everybody!