Tattoos and Valentine Party

Okay - so it is my responsibility to call the visiting tennis club and welcome them to our club when it is a match that our club is hosting. So I called the visiting Captain and left her a message - "Hi, we are are so excited to play your team tomorrow. We will see you in the morning and we will have a Valentine party with our lunch!"

Tennis is a game and should be fun! Before the visiting team came to our club - we put Valentine tattoos on our legs, necks, biceps etc.

At lunch we had Valentine decorations - including a giant stuffed ape holding a heart (don't ask). And all sorts of Valentine candy and sweets.

When I got home my 18 year old daughter said "Mom - what is that on your leg?" I said, "It is a tattoo, we put them on at tennis." Then she said "Aren't you all like moms?"

Does age have a limit on fun? If you can't have fun playing tennis - then you should quit and find another sport or activity.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Treats for The Tennis team

Every so often it is fun to bring "Good Luck" treats to the ladies on your tennis team. This week I made mini carmel corn bags with cupid candy corn. I wanted to add Valentine m&m's but I thought that they might melt and become messy in tennis bags.

Since it is near Valentine's Day I used Valentine themed candy corn and tied the bag with a red ribbon. But this would also be a cute treat if you mixed the carmel corn with a candy and ribbon in your team colors.

I am going to add a tag to these little bags - I think it will say "Keep the Love in Tennis."

It just took about 10 minutes to make twelve bags. It will take me longer to make the little tags! Good luck on the courts this week.

Fruit Kabobs for After the Match

It is January and everyone is watching their calorie intake. So I made some healthy fruit kabobs for after the match. Everyone loves fresh fruit.

Blueberries are on sale this week everywhere! So of course I had to use blueberries. I choose the biggest blueberries and bought the precut fruit spears at Trader Joe's. The fruit spears are super easy to cut into square cubes. I was bummed that I didn't have any green grapes - they would have added another pop of color.

Fruit kabobs will be a big hit after your next tennis match! Use whatever fruit is in season. In the summer I always use strawberries in my fruit kabobs.

Chicken Salad Sandwiches

I made chicken salad sandwiches for after the match.

Tennis anyone?

I used white bread and wheat bread - and a big cheat with the chicken salad (I used the Trader Joe's).

Informative Tennis Websites

Here are some informative tennis websites:

If you are in the market for a new racquet - try this website:

www.racquetrsearch.com - They have objective analysis and performance of all types of racquets using physics to rank hundreds of different models.

If you are in the market for a little online instruction - try these websites:

www.revolutionary-tennis.com - They have free instructional tennis guides with a fresh approach on the game.

www.tennisone.com - they have a large library of tennis instructional lessons from many different pros.

Tennis Ornaments

I found these tennis themed ornaments on the Midwest Sports website and they are only $5 each. I think that is a great deal. This would be a cute gift to give your tennis partner or coach.

Sorry!

Hi  Tetnnis Fans - I am sorry that I haven't been posting on a regular basis. I have some great ideas for this blog and I will posting on a regular basis in the next week! So keep checking back!