Today was my day with Reenie (Serena to the rest of you). We grabbed our tennis racquets, some blackberry pie for G & G , and headed into town. It was a beautiful warm perfect summer day for a game of tennis with my beautiful daughter. We started out a little rough, sending balls flying over the fence and into some standing water. It was a little crazy trying to serve while stepping on weeds that were growing through the service line! We kept joking that we were playing "redneck" tennis! Those courts haven't been maintained at all. In fact, when Patty and I played tennis back in the 80's, the courts were exactly the same dilapidated mess. We didn't let it spoil our fun today, though. We just kept laughing at how the balls were getting lost in the weeds, just like golf! We got a few good volleys going, and finally slapped each other a high five to end our game. Serena said my favorite words, "That was so much fun!!" And yes it was!
We went home for a quick lunch, then to the video store to rent a movie. We both thought it would be so fun to set up an outdoor theater with our chaises and enjoy the movie in the fresh air. Well, we couldn't figure out how to do that, so I pushed our club chairs together in the living room, close to the set, we put our feet up, and watched the movie with the volume up high. At one point, she looked over at me and smiled. "Mom, we're sitting exactly the same way!!" It was cute. We really were!
These are the days that I love the most. The times when I feel most connected to my girls. When I'm spending precious time with my youngest, and my oldest sends me a text, "Hi mommy!" It just makes me all mushy inside!
Tomorrow Reenie heads up to Grammy's to spend time with our nephew, J. who's coming up from Detroit. And guess who will be home alone? Me and Steve! I won't be blogging about that date, my friends! :)
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