So Grateful to be Training in LA

We've been in California for 3 full days now, and the training has been outstanding.  It is so great to be back with Coach Cam, in our familiar 'hood' of Manhattan Beach, outside in the sun playing the sport we love!  Does it get any better than this??

We're living in the cutest little apartment (albeit, a little dark for our liking, kind of like a cave in the evening) about 3 blocks from the court where we train.  So, we walk about 3 minutes and can see the ocean.  In fact, we can hear the ocean from our windows at night.  Again, does it get any better?

I say all of this not to rub it in (as I know most of you are as sick of snow as we were when we left last week), but to point out my gratitude for the life that I lead, my gratitude for all of you who are sharing this journey along with me.  Somewhere along the way I learned the importance of expressing my gratitude, mostly to stay positive and present.  If I'm having a bad day, listing all the things I'm grateful for, helps turn my day around.  Even if I'm having a bad game, if I can start small and find gratitude for where I'm playing or a part of the game I'm doing well, I find that the rest of my game soon starts to follow suit.  

So I guess this blog entry is one of gratitude for where I am, what I'm doing, and for all those important people who make up my life.  Thank you!