Saving the World's Women

This is a very interesting article I read on the New York Times a minute ago entitled Saving the World's Women. Really makes you worry about the state of women, and hopeful about our future.

There’s a growing recognition among everyone from the World
Bank to the U.S. military’s Joint
Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like CARE
that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global
poverty and extremism. That’s why foreign aid is increasingly directed to women.
The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren’t the problem;
they’re the solution.

Meeting a Minor Celebrity

On August 1, Trevan and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary! Yes, we are very proud of ourselves for making it this far and decided to celebrate by going to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Maryland on Sunday and Monday.

It was really cool because you could walk around to the practice courts and see all these great players doing their warm-ups, and then they would walk right by you on their way out. This is how my magical brush with a minor celebrity started . . . As I turned to walk away from a court I almost bumped into Ernests Gulbis, one of my favorite players. I have been a fan of his for a year now, and although he has not had his big breakthrough yet, he has tons of potential. A huge grin broke out on my face and I felt like a fool for being so excited. We watched him warm up with other players, and as he started to leave the court I gathered up all my courage and asked him if he would take a picture with me . . . he said YES!! Isn't he cute? Aren't I short?

As a rule I am a very self-conscious person and hate drawing attention to myself, so this was a great accomplishment for me to actually ask someone to take a picture with me. He was all sweaty from practicing but I did not care!

I had a chance to get pictures with two other players that are way more popular and higher ranked than Gulbis is, but I just could not muster-up the courage to inconvenience them for a picture. Trevan was very disappointed in my lack of "go-getterness" (made-up word) and is taking me to the classic again next year in the hopes that I will be more bold.

Me? I am so excited about my picture with Gulbis you would think I won the lottery!