So, my grandmother sent me this newspaper clipping from April 1993. I was a sophomore in H.S. Yep, that's me in the picture. Love the caption...Hitting a Winner! Don't I look like a winner? Besides the braces that I can see gleaming from my mouth, It looks as if I have my pants tucked into my socks. We took great pains to get our pants cinched at the bottom; It was the only cool thing to do. You can also see my gold hoop earrings dangling from my ears. I wore them every match. Are you kidding me?
My partner, Casey and I had a very good year but I think the State Championship will haunt us for the rest of our lives. You see, Casey and I made it to the finals and won the first set and we were up in the second when it all started to slip away. It was like being on a sinking ship. And well, the ship sank! I walked away with great memories from that year, I think we only lost 2 matches and they were to the same team. And I made a great friend who took care of me and showed me the ropes.
Thanks for walking down memory lane with me!