HI, MY NAME IS… Shelley Chambers
I’VE LIVED IN PHOENIX SINCE 1980 AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE… there are so many warm days here available to play tennis! I’m originally from Minnesota but when we moved here our family lived near Shadow Mountain on Beryl so I could walk to school. Shea Middle School was not built until after I graduated with my twin sister Sherri. Our coach Steve Miller, who was also the math teacher at Shadow Mountain, surprised us one day and had them write on the school sign “Congratulations Sherri and Shelley Gronlund placed fourth in state tennis!”
A TYPICAL DAY IN MY LIFE IN MY LIFE INCLUDES… I play a league match in the morning (either ATA or WITL) or play fun tennis two to four times a week. Then, I’m preparing for teaching tennis at night. I love to cook, so my mind is always planning and preparing a meal.
MY FAMILY IS… grown.
ONE THING I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT IS… my pets greeting me when I arrive home.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE I COULD NEVER GET TIRED OF WATCHING AND WHY IS… old “Saturday Night Live” skits, I could watch them for hours, or old Carol Burnett reruns.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE… a restauranteur.
THE SONG I WOULD SING AT KAROKE NIGHT IS… I never have.
THE PEOPLE WHO MOTIVATE ME ARE… my other tennis teammates.
THE LAST THING THAT MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD WAS… kids. They often say hilarious things they don’t realize they did.
THE PERFECT DAY IS… Christmas Eve after family has enjoyed a feast of food I made, and everyone had fun opening presents.
MY FAVORITE LOCAL NONPROFIT IS… Alzheimer’s research and PALS.
MY LIFE IS… constantly changing.
MY DREAM VACATION WOULD BE… a cabin in Minnesota and fishing.
THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED IS… “Don’t worry so much about keeping your house spotless,” my grandmother told me this.
