My first blog.

This is weird and to be honest kind of intimidating. I like to express myself and sometimes I am not the best at it. So I thought HEY, why not blog? So here goes nothing.

The other day a friend of mine asked me if was going to do three hobbies for the rest of my life, what would they be? The first thing that came to my mind was obviously shopping but then the more sophisticated part of my brain kicked in. So this is what I came up with:

1. Tennis: I love, love, love to play tennis. My love for tennis first came about when I joined the team my freshmen year of high school. There were two main reasons I joined the tennis team, one being that the Junior Varsity Coach was HOT and two being my friend and I wanted tennis sweatshirts and sweatpants. Oh so vain, but it turned out to be one of my favorites things to do. I ended up playing all four years of High School and I was even captain of the team my senior year. Although I am no Williams sister I just really enjoy the sport!

Can you say hunk? If he plays it must be cool right? Just kidding. I love this sport and want to play for the rest of my life. I love being outside, I love to compete and I love my racquet!

2. Horseback-riding: I don't know why but I want the ability to go horseback-riding whenever I want. There is something about being on a horse that inspires me, brings happiness and a sense of freedom to me. I have done a little horseback-riding in my life but not as much as I would like. I went to horse camp once, my best friends Caitlin's family owned a couple horses for a while and saddling up on vacations was always a favorite past time.

I would like to own a horse someday or maybe even have access to one. They are such amazing animals.

3. Skiing: I haven't skied for years and frankly I am a little bummed about it. I blame it on snowboarding. I gave up skiing in my attempt to be cool, but it turns out my skills reside in my skis. Snowboarding+Me=Joke. My parents were generous enough to give me ski lessons when I was young and I loved it. I love the snow, the freedom when coming down the slopes, throwing snowballs from the chair-lift and the hot chocolate at the end of the day.

I am going to take up skiing again and hopefully I will have that same face while doing it for the rest of my life.

So there you have it. Tennis, horseback-riding and skiing. Outdoors-freedom-adventure-friends-play-challenge-fun. That's where I want to be.