If you watched the AT&T Pebble Beach golf this weekend you got to see why I love living in Northern California. I like the change in seasons and enjoy the fall colors and the resiliency of Spring (Winter can be a bummer, but that's me). This weekend everything dried out, the sun came back in all of its warmth and glory and we had a simply splendid weekend. Darla worked today after church and I had the day to myself (Valentine's day no less).
I spent the day working on the front yard. I've been wanting to trim some plants and clean up the down dead leaves from among the plants, but it has been too wet and cold until this weekend. I spent three hours cutting back some dead foliage, trimming plants back from the house and to give them more definition next to each other. I completely filled up our "green trash" can and put some of the leftovers in the regular garbage can and still left a pretty good pile of cuttings and branches on the side of the house. I used the blower to blow the cuttings and leaves out from the plants and into a pile on the lawn and transferred them to the can until that was full. It looks good and it was nice to get a little suburn on my face after weeks of rain and cold. I still have the backyard to do, which will be quite a project as I have quite a bit of ground cover that was lost to frost this Winter that I'll have to pull out.
I did get together with the guys on Saturday and took a road trip back to the thriving metropolis of Galt, California and we played the championship course, Dry Creek Ranch. Dry Creek has water in its creek this year, so you know it's been a wet Winter. The course was in pretty good shape, but pretty wet and the fairways hadn't been mowed this week. It turned a 6,600 yard course into a bit of a bear. Matt had a really good game making three birdies on his way to a 77. Boyd shot 78, Bob had 83 and I shot 86. I did have one chip in for birdie that was my lone highlight of the day. I also missed a four foot birdie putt on the front side.
This Friday, Boyd, Bob , Neil and I will try one of the area's newest course, Trinitas. Trinitas grew out of a dream of an olive rancher, who purchased an olive orchard in Valley Springs and saw the potential for a world class golf course. He built an 18 hole course out of nothing but pluck and the charity of golfing friends, who helped him build his dream. His story is told on his website which is http://www.trinitasgolf.com/ . Boyd is one of the posse of our local golf writer for the Sacramento Bee, meaning he reports on the condition of courses that he plays and the results go in the Bee on Wednesdays. Boyd has invited Steve Pajak to join us on Friday. The owners of the course allow a foursome to play for $300 and they provide the range balls which are hit onto the 13th fairway and then he and his wife go and collect the balls before we come around. His wife also fixes sandwiches and sodas for lunch at the turn. It should be a fun and interesting experience.
Darla will be in Chicago next weekend for her management seminar with Silpada. (Chicago in February, whose idea was that?!?). She flies out Saturday morning and I will be playing golf Friday, Saturday and Sunday next week. We have an away tournament at a golf course in Elk Grove Sunday and I'll play Diamond on Saturday after Trinitas on Friday.
We got back from Vegas to a really special deal on flights and went ahead and set up to return to Vegas in May for Darla's birthday. We booked our flights for $39 each way to and from Sacramento. We had so much fun with Samantha on this trip and can't wait to return. Hopefully Jennifer and Michael are both working by the time we go back.
Our computer went out this week. It turns out that the modem was bad and I found that out when I went to call Comcast and found out that the phone was dead as well. We have Comcast phone service too. We got a new modem installed on Saturday and I tried to set up tickets to see the new Valentines Day movie with Darla Saturday night. Unfortunately, I bought the tickets on Fandango where you print out the tickets and go straight to the theater. Our printer was knocked offline because the new modem has a security phrase that wasn't set up with the wireless printer. We ended up out $23.50 and no movie. I was steamed. Not that I'm cheap or anything.
Well, this is short, but Darla just called to say she is on her way home and I bought a couple of Rib Eyes that I am going to grill on the barbecue for my valentine. I've gotta go. Love you all. Ciao.
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