Just wanted to give you guys an update on what's been going on in the last couple of weeks. Apart from all the training which I will get to later, this is that time of year when you have to do all those boring appointments that you never have time for. First is the trip to the dentist for a cleaning, where you pray to God that you don't have any cavities ( which is usually followed by a trip to Baskin Robbins for a scoop of chocolate chip). Then it's the trip to get foot casted for new orthodics....meanwhile hope your arch is still the same and your feet are not getting deteriated by being in tennis shoes half of your life. That's followed by a trip to the doctors for a physical and a blood test to make sure your insides are healthy. I also have to go to the DMV to renew my drivers license one of these days. So you see, as you add these things up it becomes one big nightmare.
These last couple weeks have been so busy....from all the training where Michael and the other boys beat up on me on the court to the workouts in the gym or the sand, it seems like vacation time never existed and is nowhere close to be seen.
I attended Andy's charity event last weekend which was for a great cause and went to a couple sporting events ....a Miami heat game and hockey game in Tampa....I am becoming one of the guys with all this time around the boys....sportscenter has become the first thing I watch when I wake up.
And on top of everything it is Christmas time, and I can't tell you how much I love this time of year. From spending hours at the card store ( I'm obsessed with beautiful stationary) to picking out the Christmas tree, I'm a true holiday fan! After I'm done with my training day, I turn on my Brazilian music, lock myself up in my room and become one of Santa's helpers, which usually means making such a mess that it takes me just as much time to clean up. I even helped Michael shop for gifts which led to one entertaining trip. He told a jewelry lady that it was a conspiracy that a bracelet could possibly cost 1,500$.....to which she said 'it's diamonds sir'. When I attempted to pick out a certain purse, he said that's a purse you would take to space...because it was shiny silver. In the end he asked the valet guy if there's an emergency room around the area because he feels sick from shopping for 2 hours. I highly recommend shopping alone!
So now it's about a week till I go back on the road again.....so until then I hope everyone has a good Holiday season....and hopefully less painful shopping trips than I had. Xx Maria
现在来向你们说说我在过去几周最新的情况吧。除了所有的训练，我还要做很多枯燥乏味的事情，因为如果现在不完成这些事情，那你永远都不会有时间去做这些。首先就要去牙医那清洁牙齿，所以我会向上帝祈祷，千万不要有蛀牙啊！接下来又要去做新的球鞋，在这个时候你又要祈祷希望你的脚弓的弧度还和以前一样，因为一双好的网球鞋对一个球员来说太重要了。接下来还要去医生那里做身体的检查和验血，以确保你的身体内部是健康的。这些天我还去了DMV继续学我的驾照。所以你看这些东西放在一起就变成了一个大噩梦。
过去的这几周好像一直都很忙，我和麦克还有其他男孩子一起训练，好像休假的时间永远都不可能有，由此看来似乎所有假期的大门对我来说都是关闭的！
上周我还去参加了罗迪克的一个慈善活动，而且我还去看了一些体育比赛，看了迈阿密热的篮球赛还有在坦帕看了冰球。在这段时间我都一直都是和男孩子在一起的！而每天我起床后的第一件事情就是打开电视收看体育节目。
现在最重要的事就是圣诞节了，我无法去告诉你我有多喜欢这个节日，从在卡片店里选卡片到亲自挑选圣诞树，我真的是这个节日忠实的fans！结束我一天的训练之后，我把自己锁在了房间，听起了我的巴西音乐。通常我都把房间搞得乱糟糟的，然后又要花去我很多的时间去整理。我还陪麦克一起去商店选礼物，我觉得这简直就是一个快乐之旅。他对一个卖宝石的女士说，一条手链1500美元简直太贵了。那位女士说：“先生，这是钻石！”之后他问商场的侍从附近是否又急诊室，逛了两个小时商场他觉得有些不舒服了！所以我高度推荐大家以后逛街还是一个人好！
从上次逛街到现在已经有一个星期了，所以我还是希望大家都有一个愉快的假期，也希望大家不要有像我一样的痛苦的购物经历了！

年轻真好:ct10