100th Wall Post!

This is a momentous occasion. Here's some random thoughts to celebrate it . . .

-Tennis is amazing. I watched the final U.S. Open match today between del Potro and Federer. What a game! Del Potro won, by the way.

-There's a lot to think about for a wedding.

-I'm excited to see all of my family together when they come to Washington for my wedding.

-I accepted the offer with Ernst & Young in Palo Alto, CA.

-I love Christina!

Random thoughts on Palo Alto

-The grocery store has about half an aisle of cereal and about an aisle and a half of wine-like beverages. Definitely not Provo

-Two good jazz stations on the radio! In Washington they only have one during certain times of the day (other times it's NPR), and the Utah one is hard to get reception.

-The city is beautiful and green.

-There are lots of public tennis courts--lit even! Of course, they are normally filled even though there are a lot. But I can wait a little bit.

-California drivers--the stories are true. And the roads here don't help. I think I'm gonna get hit each time I use one of the on or off ramps, they're so short.

More tennis courts please

Winter time is the worst for an avid tennis player like me. I like the snow and all, but it's so hard to find a place to play. The only courts I can go to are the BYU courts or get a membership at the Gold's Gym in Orem (and pay $15 each time I want to reserve a court). Sorry, but that's not in my budget.

The only solution is for BYU to build more indoor courts. Right now there are four indoor courts for 30,000 students! Sure, not all of them play tennis, but let's say 10% do. That leaves four courts for 3,000 students. And don't forget Tues, Wed, and Thurs nights are reserved for intramurals and Saturday mornings for the team (among other times). Demand is high. I called yesterday to reserve a court (you can call a week in advance), and there wasn't a single opening! Not even for next Monday! Does anyone have any other solutions? Eventually I'll be living in Palo Alto, CA where I can play outdoors just about all year long.

On another note. This court is pretty sweet. That would be awesome to play there. It's real, it's in Dubai.

Tennis

My friend Lauren and I organized a mixed doubles tennis tournament for our apartment complex and any friends that would like to participate. It was a lot of fun! Here's some pictures from the championship game, including the best dressed preppy outfit contest. (Keep reading though, cause that's not the main point of this post.)


Anyway, that's all kind of old news. My main reason for writing this post is to say, I want to play tennis pretty much everyday now. I have time. I'm just working and not taking classes. My thirst for it seems unquenchable. I think about it all the time. Greg Skidmore wants to play a lot too, but he's coming up on finals, so it won't be possible. So if anyone has a desire to just go and play tennis, call me up and I will be there. Even with short notice.