Seven Days

My 'dream life' would certainly involve playing tennis every day during the summer months.  I don't know that I ever really expected that to happen.   But it has!  For the past seven days,  I've played tennis every day!  It has involved different opponents, and the weather conditions were also very different on each occasion as well.  Each outing was from one hour to one and a half hour.

Four out of seven of the days were with Gerry, playing singles. One day it was so hot and humid we played in the morning, rather than the heat of the afternoon, which is when we usually play.  One afternoon it was drizzling rain, though never really pouring.  Another day was cloudy and the other downright cold.  On Thursday, we played with Seth and Judy and the conditions included perhaps 20 mph winds, which made it extremely challenging, unpredictable, humorous and exhausting.  On Friday,  I played doubles with the women. V&M [daughter and son-in-law] were here for the weekend, briefly, to attend a friend's wedding. We played with them yesterday (Sunday)!  Though they are young and in their twenties, we held our own .

I get stiff and achy and sore afterward.  But that's just part of getting older.  I have a couple of old injuries that   bother me occasionally,  but the amazing thing to me is,  I can do it!  It makes me feel capable and strong to be able to play competitive tennis for an hour and a half a day!  Though I might have put that on my 'dream list',  I never really expected that to become a reality!

 I am really proud of myself.