Yeah, just another weekend. I was in Reno Thursday to Saturday and finally put together two good days of golf. Unfortunately, the guys I was playing with were more interested in drinking and gambling than in the golf. Of the 12 of us, three were golfers and two had handicaps below mine. The majority were 26-36 handicappers that were there because it was Reno. We played Wolf Run on Friday. It is a newer course with some challenging water holes and some 575 yard par fives and 200 yard par threes. I shot 42+40=82 on Friday and the closest golfer to me shot an 88. Wolf Run should be called Marmint Run as the course is literally overrun with marmints, a rodent from the weasel family. They were little fat critters with short legs that left pellets of ...well, pellets all over the golf course. The course was in magnificent shape and we played in 85 degree temperatures.
Friday night we joined Glen Gonfiantini, a local Reno insurance agent and friend of Dan Carroll's at the Santa Fe Club. The Santa Fe is an old style Basque restaurant on Palm Street behind Harrahs. For $24 we ate Beef Stew, Seafood Paella, salad, pasta, bread and butter, french fries, cheese, wine, lamb shanks, New York steak, and Rib-Eye steaks. It was awesome. I actually went with Dan to Glen's bachelor party in Las Vegas in 1992. Glen is an old world Italian from a family that controlled both insurance and banking in Reno back in the sixties. Glen is old money and has a six bedroom $6,000,000 home in Fluer Du Lac on the shores of Lake Tahoe replete with a cigarette boat and three jet skis. Of course, that is just his Summer home. Glen is very non-pretentious and a great guy to hang around with.
Saturday we played Wild Creek, a city owned golf course in Sparks, NV. I knew when we pulled into the parking lot and I saw golfers wearing tank tops, that the round would be completely different from Fridays. The course was a little shop worn and the greens were bumpy and pitted. In spite of the conditions, I actually played better on Saturday and shot 37+40=77, including birdieing the first two holes. I outshot the field by 13 strokes as second best was a 90 and most of the guys were nursing hangovers and lack of sleep.
The weekend was a lot of fun and it was great to spend it with a fun group of guys. We stayed at the Circus Circus in Reno and had about a three hour dinner at the steakhouse on Friday night. Strangely, the cost was $60 a head at the steakhouse and the food at the Santa Fe Basque Restaurant was so much better. The waiters at the steakhouse were in formal suits and ties, while the waitress at the Santa Fe looked like she could have worked at the local truck stop cafe, but ambiance is in the eye of the beholder.
Daniel did have his prom on Saturday night and I arrived home shortly before the gang descended on our home en masse. I jumped into the pool to cool off after the two hour ride home and Dan's Dad and Grandma decided to walk into the backyard uninvited as they were there to take pictures of the prom goers. Steve made some cryptic remark about not wanting to get that picture. I told him to get lost. Daniel enjoyed himself at the prom. His date is a friend from church and they are just friends. They went out to breakfast after the prom and Daniel got pulled over by one of Roseville's finest. The cop said that the light on his back license plate was burned out and made Daniel do a sobriety test on the side of the road. Daniel hadn't been drinking, but the cop wanted to know why Daniel was so nervous. Daniel said, "Because it is the middle of the night and you are suggesting that I've been drinking." Daniel was a little miffed, but I can see the cop's point of view. It must be a hassle on Prom night with all of the 17 and 18 year olds out acting like they are God's gift to humanity. Most of them are drinking and partying to the extreme and causing a headache to the police department.
Our next door neighbor came over Saturday night and let us know that her daughter was having an after prom party at the house. Elizabeth, the Mom was getting a hotel room and letting the kids have the house to themselves. What is with parents? She left us her cell phone number and asked us to call if there were any problems. We just had a hassle with them two weeks ago and let her know that if we were kept awake that she'd be called. Sure enough, about 12:30 the gang showed up with squealing car tires and all went in the back yard with loud voices and hoots and hollers. Darla immediately called Liz and told her to shut the party down or we'd call the cops. Liz didn't answer her phone, but the party was quiet within about half an hour. They all moved inside and shut all the windows. Christian, the 21 year old son, came over on Sunday and apologized for the noise. Apparently there was so much traffic on our street, that the Roseville police set up a sobriety checkpoint around the corner from our house and nailed a few of the partiers.
Sunday was very nice and quiet. We slept through church due again to the interruption in our sleep pattern. I relaxed on the pool in the 86 degree day and spent a very relaxing day sleeping and reading. It was a great way to wind down a busy week.
Darla did get her new wedding ring on Friday and it is very contemporary and classic at the same time. The ring is a total 2 carats of diamonds with a center stone 0f .89 carats and 1.2 carats of diamonds placed in a bezel cut in rows along the side of the marquis cut stone. She is thrilled and I have some leverage for awhile.
Darla and I will be in Tahoe next weekend to relax and recharge our batteries. I will drive back Sunday morning for a golf tournament. I didn't want to miss two golf tournaments in a row and I will miss the June 3rd Net Amateur championship in order to help host a swim party for Daniel's graduation.
Jennifer is hard at work looking for work in Vegas. There is a Job Fair this week and she will go meet some prospective employers in the Vegas area. Some of John's coworkers are also setting Jennifer up with some names of competitors of John's company where she can apply. She is doing great, but says that Vegas is HOT. You think?
Well, once again it is payroll today, so I have to get the masses set up to receive their paychecks on Wednesday. Have a good week
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