tennis, a bike, and a new book

i'm not sure that anyone knows how much of a closet tennis freak i am, but this is my official confession.  i love to watch tennis, especially wimbledon.  i don't know if it is because of all the time i spent in london, but i get nutty about watching wimbledon.  i've watched tennis pretty much constantly since it started, but today was beyond insanity.  the isner-mahut phenomenon that occurred today was extremely addictive.  i missed the first half hour of today because i was talking to bryan, but i watched tennis for an entire morning and couldn't stop.  by the time they called the match for the day, i couldn't hardly watch anymore for the pain of it all.  i really hope i have enough time before class tomorrow to watch the end.  this is fair warning to anyone who might think about ruining it for me.  

after all of the wimbledon excitement, i did a significant amount of research for my locavore assignment and now have some really good ideas for items for my dessert menus.  i think i am going to choose new england as my location.  they have some really awesome farm to table initiatives and also some really great produce so it could make for a really interesting project.  i'm getting really excited about putting it all together.  oh, i should probably explain what the assignment is all about.  we have to choose a geographic location and then design a dessert menu for the four seasons using as much locally grown or produced ingredients as possible.  one of the biggest reasons that i chose new england for my region is that i get to use real maple syrup as an ingredients and they have cranberries, an ingredient that i feel has great potential in the dessert world.  

i went to the gym after i was done studying and totally rocked the stationary bike.  i feel bad for riding inside when i'm in such a beautiful place, but my knee still really doesn't like hills.  plus if i ride at the gym, i can read at the same time and finish off my cardio by swimming some laps.  it is a truly delightful workout plan minus the fact there is only one pool, so the lap swimming lanes are next to the swim lessons area.  i started a new book while i was biking and it is truly addictive.  i read 'pillars of the earth' last summer while i was in new mexico and i am glad to get started on 'world without end'.  ken follett is an amazing story teller and if you haven't read his books, you should.  don't be afraid of the length, they are really great books with amazing characters and story lines.  i have found that having a really good book to read while i am at the gym, keeps me going to the gym because i will only allow myself to read while i am at the gym.  it is a great reward system and will hopefully help me to keep up with my goals for the summer.