Goodbye, Old Friend.

Today, I said goodbye to my old friend, my high school tennis racquet. I think I got it about 11 years ago...and it has traveled to Texas, Washington DC and was crucial to my coming out of tennis retirement last summer.

Check out that wear and tear...

In honor of my 10-year reunion later this summer, I decided the perfect backdrop for the farewell photo shoot was my senior year tennis shirt (yes, I still sleep in it).

Tonight, I christened my shiny new racquet...because, as I've been telling people, if I'm serious about going pro, I need to get serious. :)

Ball fuzz on my new strings!

Looks fierce, right?