May Birthdays

Birthdays were not well celebrated this year! We did go to dinner on Mercer Island for John and in Bellevue for Alex. And we gave Maeby a hamburger. But gifts and cake were lame. Hopefully we can make it up with family fun over the summer.

Chadwick Reunion and La Jolla Hardcourts

 Joanna traveled to LA to see Kelly, Erin, Amy D, and Amy B (and Amy D's mom). We went to Beachlife Music Fest and hung out. It was so nice to see everyone!

Then I had the hardcourt championships in La Jolla, my first 50s tourney. I got 4th in singles, 5th in doubles. I almost beat Dina McBride after getting down 5-0. It was 7-6 6-4. My body was totally shot after so many tough matches but I'm moderately happy with my game and feel like I'm getting close to breaking through. Need to work on the serve and forehand, as always. I played doubles with Heidi Sutter. We won the matches we should have won, but missed a chance to break through in the quarters against Lindsay Montero and her sister.  Also hung out with Kris who is about to move to Cardiff and with Stella who seems to spend a lot of time in SD. What a great area!

Alex is going to Tufts!

Alex will be a Jumbo, class of 2029! We are very excited for him. Tufts was his top choice, chosen for its location in Boston, good debate, and great social science / liberal arts. He handled the college process with minimal stress. He got into Tufts, Rochester, Carleton, Northeastern, Santa Clara. He was deferred from Richmond, UW, William and Mary. He was rejected from WashU, Emory, Bowdoin, Davidson, and Wesleyan. In retrospect, we could have visited more schools. And he probably should have taken the Spanish AP exam in order to place out of the language requirement. Overall, we are really pleased with his choices and his preparation. His friends all landed in great places too. Next year will be a huge transition for all.