my last until after school starts...

i've been noticing that a lot of things have been coming up where i find myself saying, "this is the last time i {blank} until school starts..." for instance, today was my last guitar lesson until we start school and start playing in chapels and practicing before school. today was also my last tennis lesson until my first day of school... it's crazy how many "lasts" there are. it's crazy that it means summer is pretty much over.
here's the thing. i don't think i am too bummed summer is over; in a good way. i have had a filled and busy summer... filled with good and healthy things... not like summer homework. i feel that it has been good and i don't feel that i have wasted much time, and i don't feel that there is anything that i didn't get to do. we still have our mammoth trip yet (we leave friday) and then right when i get back, i have tennis tryouts. unfortunately, my family trip is the same week as tryouts, so i am driving home early to get back in time for the last day. i am so excited for this tennis season. then i have week after i come home, and on the 6th of september, i begin my senior year... CRAZY. I believe i started this blog back when i was a sophomore, and now i am a senior. man time flies, or shall i say the TP roll goes fast (if you don't understand the toilet paper refrence, look in an earlier post around the time of school ending to see an explanation)

now for some fun facts:
these are tennis world records... the first 4 are all held by the same guy... i believe they are up-to-date.

-LONGEST RALLY (regular tennis rules apply): 15,674 hits. it took 9 hours and 45 minutes to complete this task.
-LONGEST RALLY WITH TWO BALLS IN PLAY: 2,789 hits... it took 35 minutes
-SERVING RECORD: hit 8,017 in-serves in a row within 10 hours and 7 minutes
-MAN VS MACHINE- 5,792 shots in a row
-SHORTEST PLAYING TIME: the match was 3 hours long, but the amount of time that the ball was in play was 9 minutes. this shows that tennis isn't all about the strokes... there's a lot more that happens the other 2 hours and 51 minutes (this was a match that becker played)
-SHORTEST MATCH: 45 minutes... rod laver won in straight sets (3 sets since it was wimbledon)

well that's it for now!

time for bed!

hooroo