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Love, love (as in tennis)

My friend Jody and I played tennis together for the first time this season. We were regular doubles partners last year and after a frustrating season for both of us we decided we would rather continue our 7+ year friendship versus continuing as tennis partners. We felt we are very compatible in life, but not tennis. No sense losing a good friend over a bad lob.

So, Friday we tested our friendship once again. We subbed for the team we played with last year. I think both of us were a little tentative, but thought what the heck we just want to have fun. We did very well, we won 6-4, 6-0. We didn't have any harsh words or dirty looks between us, plus we actually laughed.

The funniest part about Friday is we played a woman both of us know through the local media, she is the former wife of a baseball Hall of Famer. She was amazingly nice and I am going to be playing doubles with her next Friday since her regular partner is out of town.

I love those days when you wake up with no particular direction and life takes you for a little ride with all kinds of surprises.

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bobbione8y said…
i keep thinking of "housewives of orange county" every time you talk about tennis...is it kind of like that?

- your non-tennis-playing fanclub -
6:05 PM
Susan said…
Ha. I just posted a blog re: the RHoOC. That is so funny.

You know there have been some people who I have played against who I swear could have been on that show. I refuse to wear those skimpy little outfits they wear on that show. But some of the women I know really do. Some can pull it off and others not so much. :-)
3:11 PM
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