It is another work week. I have a dentist appointment this morning at 8 AM to have a permanent crown installed. I've been living with the "bottle cap" temporary for three weeks and I'm ready to get the permanent installed.
The pictures above are from our Labor Day party last Monday. We had 95 degrees and sun, perfect for a pool party. We had invited 6 couples, but only three couples showed up as three of the others were ill. I told Neil, who didn't make it because Lilly was under the weather, that I've got to get some younger friends. One of my friends, Rick, left his sick wife at home and came over for the tri tip and fellowship. He was at the house for about thirty minutes before I noticed that his wife wasn't there. he told me that he'd tell Jan that I really missed her.
Our friends, Bob and Vicki, have decided to move back to San Jose. Bob owns a Farmer's agency in San Jose. They moved here five years ago hoping to expand his business and to take advantage of the lower house prices. They have a beautiful home in Rocklin, but the business never picked up locally and Vicki never adapted to the hotter climate. They will sell their home here and move back by next Summer. I'll miss them, but I certainly understand the dilemma of trying to run a business from an isolated location. bob gets back to San Jose about every other week and the commute is wearing on him. Bob said that he hopes Vicki is prepared for the type of home that they will be able to afford in San Jose. Their 2200 square foot new custom home with a pool here will turn into an 1800 square foot older tract home in San Jose.
Darla, Daniel and I took the jet ski out Saturday with Don and Alicia to Folsom Lake. We set up over on the Folsom side of the lake and Don took me down the inlet to Folsom Lake from the American River and all the way to Salmon Falls bridge. it is a beautiful trip up the inlet with tremendous custom homes dotting the hillsides on the El Dorado Hills side. I'd been taking the jet ski out to Folsom lake for years, but had never seen the El Dorado Hills portion of the inlet. It was quite a sight. I took Darla on the ski later in the afternoon and showed her the homes. We will take the ski out again on Saturday and run the rest of the gas out of it and get it ready for the Winter.
Daniel leaves for Cal Poly and his Senior year on Friday. He has spent the Summer working on his Dad's house. He never did get a job because Steve wanted he and David to work on projects around the house. I told Daniel that his priority for next Summer should be to get an internship with an Engineering firm. He will graduate after the Fall semester in 2011 with a prestigious degree, but his resume is sorely lacking right now, because he hasn't worked any internships or really worked for anyone other than his father and two part time jobs two Summers ago. I know as a hiring manager that I look at a new graduates' resume to see if they can keep a job and if they have ever worked consistently prior to graduation. Daniel has some work to do to get his resume ready for his job search after graduation.
I talked to Dad and Shirley last night, They just got back from Calgary, where they spent a week in a condo. The area I think was called CanMex or can something. They were able to spend time with Caroline and her family who live outside of Calgary. It is about a ten hour car ride from Surrey, so they were tired after a week away. They have booked their flights to Vegas in October, so will join us to meet young Samantha and spend some time with Daniel celebrating his 21st birthday. We look forward to it.
Golf this weekend was great and good. I played a practice round on Saturday for our club championship which started yesterday. I knew I would have to be sharp because I was paired in the first round with a guy who has been as low as a 6 handicap and has worked his handicap back up to an 11. Steve is always in the fairway and has a consistent game. Saturday, my game was on and I shot 40+40=80, playing with Neil, Mel and Darren who shot 93, 96 and 98 respectively. Sunday, I felt some nerves, but still managed to take the lead in our match on the second hole with a 6 foot par putt. I went 1 up in the match play event and little did I know that it was the only time all day I'd have a lead. Steve was consistent and took a 3 up lead after 8 holes as I struggled with a balky putter and some slightly errant drives. I did manage to par number 9 and cut the damage to 2 up. We jockeyed n the back and I worked it back to 1 down with the last hole in play. I was setting up to hit my third shot into the 469 yard par four hole when i saw one of the guys in my foursome drive his cart up to the green and jump out of the cart and stand at the back of the green. I gave him the two palms up "what the Hell" sign and he moved. Unfortunately it distracted me and I pulled my approach left and up against the boundary fence. I picked up and conceded the match. It was unfortunate, because I'd really rallied and I'd like to see how I'd fared on 18. Steve had a bogey.
Well, I have to run as the dentist awaits. Everyone have a good week and I'll check back next weekend. Ciao.
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