A milestone of sorts, or Australian Open here I come!

Today marks another milestone in my life. This time, however, it was not something that will echo through the corridors of eternity. Or maybe it will. Who knows? But, I won my first IM tennis match of this term! Yippee yi yay. Yes, it's not a big deal, and yes I beat a freshman girl, but the thing is not so much that I won, but the manner in which the victory was secured.

See, it was just one of those days where as hard as one might try, it would seem impossible to get ahead in the competition. I held a game, she held a game. I broke her serve, she breaks my serve. It was infuriatingly s..l...o....w. At 4-4, I was ready to quit. I was so hungry! I had been playing for a while... and it was getting cold and dark... and I had wanted to cook dinner.

But not one to throw in the towel without a fight, I kept at it... and tried to pick up the pace. But so did she. Darn!

Finally, we were even at 7 games a piece. This is uncharted territory for me. Me who lost both of my previous matches. So Tyler yelled out "You play a tie break". At that point, all the "I'm hungry" thoughts became "I'm hungry for this win". Ok, so I didn't actually think those words, but hey...

Anyway, so yes, I won the tie break. And no, I didn't cook after. Too tired. And too hungry. So yes, I went to LDC. Eek. :)

It was great!