Darla asked why I put such a drab picture of the flowers in the blog last week. It is "sometimes" fun being married to my editor. She often corrects me or questions why I put a certain story in the blog. I told her I'd be happy to help her set up a blog if she was interested. Anyhow, I went out this morning in the morning sun and took a picture of the pool and took a little better picture of the flowers in the planter above the pool. Darla also had taken a picture of the Iris by our bedroom window which is in full bloom.
Yesterday was warm, sunny magical and fantastic all rolled into one. I did finally get off the schnide by hitting my first hole in one after 41 years of playing golf. Better yet, I did it in a tournament on a closest to the pin hole and the ace actually helped salvage what was turning into a bad round of golf. I was 5 over par after four holes and not hitting anything crisp, rimming putts out and basically stinking up the joint. We had wind in our face from 139 yards so I clubbed up to an 8 iron from a 9 iron and absolutely nutted it. The hole was tucked behind a sand trap to the left side of the green and I hit the pin on the fly. Normally, that isn't a good thing as the ball ricochets away from the hole, but I hit the pin low near the hole and it jarred into the cup. Great day, although wit an open tab in the bar it cost me $150, which is coincidentally the amount the club pays me in hole in one insurance. I was really amped after the ace and drove the next par 5 in two and just missed an eagle putt, but settled for a birdie. Unfortunately, the course was set up in championship form for the Roseville City Amateur with tight pin placements and I finished at 84 for a net 71. I picked up two shots on the first round leader and sit in third place going into the final today. I'm working on this now as I have one of the last tee times as a leader in the tournament. Hopefully, I can pull it together today and win this thing.
Darla and I are really amped about our trip to Vegas this week. Jennifer had taken Sam out to the Town Center in Vegas to play on Wednesday and when they passed the Luxor casino, she pointed it out for Sam and said that Papa and Grandma will be there next week. When they finished at the park, Sam asked if they could go to Papa's house at the Luxor. She didn't get the concept that we will be there next week. we had planned to use Jennifer's van while we were in town, but it has been having some problems and now has a recall on it for service work, so they have it in the shop. I managed to find a Dodge Sebring for $22 a day and we will rent a car this trip. We fly out Wednesday morning and fly back Saturday. We will spend Easter with Darla's folks up in Paradise.
We did book our Almanor trip again this Summer and are planning on Michael, Jennifer and Sam coming out to stay with us for the week. We got the two bedroom house with the private beach again at the North Shore resort. It was perfect for us last year, sort of away from everything and really private. it will be a perfect location for Samantha. Some of Darla's cousins and family will be there again this year. They enjoyed the 50th wedding anniversary trip so much last year that they are coming back. It will be good for Jennifer and Sam to see family and there are a couple of kids close to Samantha's age. It will also be good for Jennifer and Michael to take an actual vacation. They have both been working hard and didn't have any vacation with the union.
Work continues at a frenetic pace. We are having a solid month, although we likely won't hit our budget number this month. Our budget is tremendously optimistic, but we hit our nut the first three months of the year. We had a great year last year and only exceeded budget three times all year. This start to the year has been extraordinary.
Well, I will finish this up tonight after the final round of our tournament.
The best part of my day today was breakfast out with my lovely wife, Darla. The golf that I played today can only be categorized as , uh..."inefficient"? I started the round in second in my flight and blew up with an 89 to finish in fourth place. I went from 6 under par to 2 under for the tournament. It took 5 hours and 20 minutes to complete which is the best reason that I can give for my play. I am a rhythm golfer and need to keep moving. When there are three groups on a tee and I have to sit and wait, it all goes bad. I shot 48 on the front and came back with a 41 on the back (when it picked up), but too little too late. I will take the warm feeling I had from my hole-in-one and concentrate on that as I look forward to, and prepare for, our trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday.
I was thinking of Darryl when I got my hole-in-one. He has a plaque in his office that says "I've never had a hole-in-one. (I'm looking forwards to the day that I can give this damn plaque away!)." If I had that plaque, I would be looking for a new owner for it. Darryl has the game to get an ace and I'm sure he will. I've been playing this sport for forty years and I have only one. BUT I HAVE ONE! I hope you are all well. I will return next week with pictures and stories from Las Vegas. Be well and Happy Easter to every one. Ciao.
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