We try to do something new every year for the tournament and its activities. It's for a good cause and so everyone wants to get involved with it.

We have a much larger committee now with about 25 active, enthusiastic volunteers. The executive committee is responsible for organizing various activities and each has a core of volunteers to help them.

We're hoping to at least meet, if not exceed, last year's amount. The clinic has moved to a new facility from the old trailer it's been in for years. Demands have increased over the years, and this tournament is the perfect way to help the clinic and play tennis at the same time.

I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I want a good reputation as a live performer. If I have that, I'd be so happy.

It took two months from the day my fiance proposed to my first Google search for 'wedding planning: how?' Now, let me interrupt myself here and share how much I hate using the word 'fiance.' It's so fancy, and it's hard not to sound like a jerk saying it. Which is why I will be using my own word for fiance: gloob.

I'm a bit of a like girly-girl, really, I like flowery stuff.