Nadia played in her first tennis tournament on Sunday. Mother’s Day Store sponsored a women’s tennis tourney at NBU (National Bank of Uzbekistan) Sports Complex on Sunday night. Eight women were divided into two groups for round-robin matches of one set each. Although Nadia lost her two matches before retiring due to her knee soreness. She played well, winning 5 games in the first set and four games in the second set. She hadn’t played much tennis lately and it was her first tourney. She was definitely more athletic (stronger, faster) but lacked consistent strokes in the key points in the set. I was proud of her and found it to be a very entertaining evening! Thanks to our friend Noah for his moral support.
I am savoring having my daughter Ocean living at home with us for the next 18 months. On Tuesday we walked to school together. It is so nice to live close to school, from our front door to the front door of my office is about 800 meters. I love being able to go home during the school day to change into my coaching clothes, grab a bit to eat, or just pick up something I forgot. It also helps with night events, which I have a lot of, so I can go home after school and come back quickly. Ocean said one of the highlights of her day is walking to and from school and I see the appeal of it. There are always lots of people and interesting things to look at and it is a quiet time or time to listen to music and for her to wind down after school or wake up in the mornings. I usually drive because Nadia and I have a lot to carry. I might look at finding ways to walk more often with her.
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