I have to admit to being on a tiny bit of a shopping binge right now. I bought some fabrics from Silkweaver that will go nicely with some future BAPs. I also bought a new tennis racquet on a whim on Sunday. We were in WalMart and I saw the cutest Wilson racquet that has a beautiful, purple and white scrollwork design on it. And the proceeds benefit breast cancer research and it was only $22, so I went for it. The photo shows it as pink, but believe me, mine is PURPLE. 😀
I played a little bit against the shed doors (which are made of thick plywood that won’t dent), but it’s too hard to keep a real rhythm and I didn’t want to lose any more balls after the first one I didn’t want to retrieve from the weeds. 😆 It’s a great racquet. Unfortunately for me, I pulled out my 15+ year old Prince racquet and it still hits like a charm, as well. It felt good to get back into the swing of things (pun definitely intended) and I remembered the delicious sound of a solid hit against the center of the strings of my old racquet. It needs new grip tape, though. I had replaced it in high school with cushioned tape (purple, of course) when I was playing on the tennis team, but it disintegrated in my hand, so I pulled off the “new” tape and the original tape and am now down to bare graphite. That way, I’ll have two good racquets. I just never figured that the old one would still be in great condition. Who’d a thunk it? 😀 And, of course, Wilson makes pink “Hope” tennis balls to match.
So, now we need to find some tennis courts nearby. There are several schools in Oxford that we pass on the way to and from work. The local YMCA is also just down the road and I think they have courts hidden behind the main building.
I really need to be exercising so that I can feel better, both physically and mentally, so I’m looking forward to future tennis games against Terry. 😉
Purple raquet and pink balls… that sounds cute! 😀
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I’m shopping like a madwoman, too. I bought new shoes and a new outfit from Chadwicks and I keep ordering stuff from Avon. I’m trying to justify it by reminding myself that I’ve bought so much stuff for the kids lately, and I need a treat 🙂
What a sweet racquet and for a most worthy cause. I lost my 51 year old Aunt to breast cancer 3 years ago. She left behind two adopted sons that are being raised now by my mother. Such a hurtful and malicious disease needs a cure. What a wonderful way to support both that and your exercising aspirations 🙂
Good Luck! I know since I’ve been walking 3 miles per day, I feel MUCH better and get a rush afterwards 😉
Oh that will be fun! I used to really like tennis (but it’s probably been 20 years since I played)! Cute racket too!
Nice racket, Jenna.
That sounds so fun! When I still lived at home, my sister and I would go down to the high school and hit the ball back and forth at the tennis courts. We never kept score or worried about anything being in or out, just tried to keep it going back and forth as long as possible. It was so fun, it never seemed like exercise!
Unfortunately, where DH and I live now, the high school is an ‘area’ high school, so it’s really far away, and the township where we live is big enough that there aren’t any municipal parks with tennis courts. And no structures around without windows that might break! *oh well*
Good luck with the tennis. If I lived closer I would love to have a hit with you. I love tennis and used to play alot. Now I love to watch it and just have the very occasional hit with hubby.