Family

This was the first time in a long time that my whole family was present on Thanksgiving. Normally I am always absent because I have a tennis tournament during that time and I do not go back now that I am in college because flights are expensive. I have probably been home maybe twice in the last ten years. This was exciting because my brother and I surprised our month and flew her out from California to Nashville. My brother has a house there with his wife and it is not that bad of a drive for me. I could tell my mom was really happy to be around her boys, and I enjoyed getting to spend some time with the family for once. Even though our time together was short, this is a memory I am not willing to forget and truly thankful for.

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Food Coma

Food coma is what I refer to as Thanksgiving, the one day of the year where I eat enough to pass out. i make it a goal of mine to be able to eat all the food i want and then take a few steps over to the couch and hibernate. Luckily, I was not in as bad of shape as my brother who was in pain from eating too much food. I thought it was funny, but did not spend the quality time I wanted laughing at him because I entered "Food Coma". I am sure that everyone has experienced this at least once in their lives and many tend to run away from this but I take pleasure in embracing this wonderful day.

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The B-Up

This is what everyone has been waiting for, the sequel to the blog about "long distance relationships". "B-Up" means break up, meaning that my girlfriend and I are no longer together. First, you need to know that I could possibly be one of the most care free guys around, whereas my ex-girlfriend is far from it, to put it mildly. The break up happened back on Halloween when I went to Birmingham to participate in a tennis tournament. I was expecting a great weekend because I was able to see my girlfriend and celebrate Halloween with her. Initially, things were alright between us, but as the weekend passed by I noticed that she was acting a bit strange and was not being herself. I tried shrugging it off at first, because I thought she was still stressed from all of her exams that week and I wanted to concentrate on my tournament. FAIL! However, somehow we managed to get through two days of us pretending that things were okay. Finally, on the night of Halloween, I decided that it was time for us to talk about why was she was acting so strange. The thing is, I’m notorious for having terrible timing, especially since she just got into her Halloween costume. Imagine how hard it was for me to be completely serious when I was looking at a pink themed cowgirl with two guns in holsters! It was so hard for me not laugh; every time she walked her spurs would click. Now this was our first real fight and my first real break up, so I had no idea what to expect. If only I could have read a handbook on the art of consoling a crying cowgirl. In the end, we decided that it was better for us to be separate. The tournament that I wanted to do well at ended in a DISASTER. All in all, that could have been the most unique weekend of my life.

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Morning Workouts

There are few things in this world that are worse than waking up at the crack of dawn to exercise. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning my team and I have to wake up early to do conditioning and weights. The fall semester is the worse because we do more running in the preseason. However, nothing can explain the feeling I get in my stomach when I wake up in the mornings. Sometimes the feeling in the bottom of my stomach is worse than playing a match. I understand that it is all a part of being a college athlete, but my sleep is the only bit of quality time I have left.

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Morning Workouts

There are few things in this world that are worse than waking up at the crack of dawn to exercise. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning my team and I have to wake up early to do conditioning and weights. The fall semester is the worse because we do more running in the preseason. However, nothing can explain the feeling I get in my stomach when I wake up in the mornings. Sometimes the feeling in the bottom of my stomach is worse than playing a match. I understand that it is all a part of being a college athlete, but my sleep is the only bit of quality time I have left.

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Basketball

I am glad that it is basketball season again. It is my favorite sport to watch besides tennis. Especially since my tigers are back in action, even though I know that the expectations of them doing well this year are low. Tiger basketball is the only sport on campus that brings so many people together under one roof screaming their pride. I was a freshman during their championship run with CDR and Rose on the team. It was an incredible atmosphere on campus and around the city. I had never seen so many tiger fans; it was definitely a defining moment for the city, the school, and the players. This season I hope that we can find that same spark we had two years ago and give all of us tiger blue fans a reason to cheer. GO TIGERS!!!

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Elevators

I have a slight frustration when it comes to riding in elevators with other people. The thing that irritates me is how some individuals choose to take the elevator to go up or down one floor. I remember our teacher bringing this up last week and immediately I thought I need to blog on this. It shows that the people who get on the elevator for one floor are extremely lazy. Now, I know how it feels to be lazy, I am just as lazy as the next person, but no one will ever catch me taking the elevator for one floor. Especially, when there are stairs that are clearly visible to the passengers of the elevator. I guess it just bothers me that some people cannot do things as simple as walking up stairs.

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