Tennis Days are Here Again

Well, I thought I was in better shape than I really was. I showed up for my first tennis practice on my new mixed doubles team and felt ok. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I was able to keep up with everyone for the most part but the little things that I had forgotten really put me in some pain:

-Remembering to cut my fingernails down so I don't cut myself
-Having grip tape available in case your grip starts to degrade
-Wearing certain shoes so that when you stop abruptly and repeatedly, your toes don't bruise
-Bringing enough cold water for an entire family
-Having a dry towel and t-shirt available after all is over
- Remembering to stretch certain muscles I rarely use while jogging
-Bringing hair pins so my hair doesn't stick to my sweaty face

I am sorry that I don't have a picture for you all, but I didn't know how to take a picture of the ENORMOUS amount of pain I have been in for the past 2 days. So much so that I didn't go to work yesterday. It took too long to sit up in bed and all I could do was groan once I there. So me and Magpie had a girl's day in.

My Mom called to laugh at me and call me a "Weenie." I told her that I wasn't arguing with her. I felt like an old lady.

So yesterday in my downtime, I bought lots of excellant stuff to get my through the hard times.

New Shoes

New Tennis Bag

Lots of Tennis Balls

New Thorlos (I live and die my these socks) - Courtesy of Maggie...she has now eaten through the toes of too many pairs of these!!

New shorts (with built-in ball panties)...and they're so purpley!

Plenty of grip tape

The only thing I couldn't find was a water cooler, so that's my mission for today!!!