You can see the source of my irritation in the pictures above. This was another one of those weeks with mid eighties and sunshine all the way until Friday night. Then, the cooler temperatures, wind and storms blew into the area. What is with the weather? It's like we are being penalized for being productive workers when the weekend rolls around.
I did go out on Saturday to Auburn and play golf, but I was wearing shorts and "little Kenny" got a little cold, if you get my drift. I had a wind jacket in the car and held on for a 42+44=86, but it was one of those days that if you just missed your shot a little bit, the wind took it and blew it across the fairway. I was happy to finish with the same ball that I teed off with and the heated seats in the 300 came in handy on the ride home.
Darla and I also took a trip Saturday night into Concord and met David at the Benihana's and helped him celebrate his 24th birthday which is Tuesday. Darla's birthday is Monday and she is turning, um, seven years younger than me (I'm not an idiot you know. I'm 54 years old....OOPS.) We had a nice visit and enjoyed the food and the conversation. David is enjoying his internship at ROK and even played on their softball team this week and went 3 for 4 from the plate. I told him that that alone is worth a ton to him as an intern, because his value transcends that of a simple worker. Now he's the "Ringer'. Maybe he'll be kept on over the summer, especially if they play Summer league softball. We had a laugh as a group of women came in that were all well over 6 foot tall and that was accentuated by each of them wearing platform shoes. it was probably a basketball team, but it was pretty funny.
We got out of the restaurant about 9:30 and the first of the rain that we were to see today was coming down. It rained almost all the way to Sacramento and then held off. We awoke this morning to a light rainfall and broken skies, with even some sunshine. That all changed about 10:00 AM when a squall passed through and we had penny sized hail fall for about ten minutes completely covering the ground. Darla took the pictures above of the pool and front yard. it was hard to fathom the weather, when I had left work early on Friday and sat out by the pool in the 86 degree sunshine.
The blog will be delayed next week as Darla and I are off to Carson City with the golf gang from the club. I will take Friday off and we will play Genoa Lakes in Genoa, Nevada. The course is about ten minutes west of Carson City and will play host to one of the US open qualifiers tomorrow. We will stay over in Carson City at the Carson Station Casino and I will play Silver Oak on Saturday and Dayton Valley on Sunday. Our tee times at Dayton on Sunday start at 7:30 and the course is thirty minutes South of Carson, so Saturday night will not be a late night for sure. I believe they have vans taking us to the course Sunday morning and then we will meet the ladies later. I will also be out to Serano Country Club Thursday afternoon where we will play the Insurance Association tournament in June and will play a practice round with the golf committee. So, all told, I am playing 4 rounds of golf in four days and will likely get home late Sunday and simply fall into a coma. It will be a great time and I'll get to spend part of it with my good friend, Bob, who moved to San Jose in March and I haven't seen him since. We've talked a few times and are planning a trip to San Jose soon to see his new home and golf course. Right now our weekends are pretty full with Silpada events as Darla tries to win the trip to Puerto Rico in January. It is still a distant possibility, but I don't count Darla out. She is working hard and has a dozen parties planned before the end of the qualifying period. I've got a feeling she will be selling jewelry to all of the golf ladies on the upcoming trip. She's a little fried that I have used up one of her prime weekends for this golf outing.
The rain and thunder have started up again and it is pelting down rain, turning the pool into a froth of raindrops and the surrounding area into a wet mess. This weather is supposed to stay with us until Tuesday and move out for the weekend. The three courses that we are playing next week are all experiencing snow flurries today. I thought it was freaking May.
Dad and Shirley are in Vail, Colorado this week and next as they visit Colorado. They saw Darryl and Cheryl the latter part of next week and they will join Dad and Shirley up in Vail on Tuesday. Darryl is playing at a corporate golf event at Kissing Camels Country Club (and they call Californians weird).
I ordered a new iPad2 for Darla for her birthday. It is pricey, but the iPad is perfect for her jewelry business, as she can show hostesses and guests jewelry that is not in her collection when they want to order it. If any of you get the iPad2, we can do the Face to Face telephone calls. it is a more reliable version of Skype, which hopefully is in for a major overhaul now that Microsoft has bought it. We used it for awhile, but the freezing up of the video link and the poor transmission was a pain in the ass. We just gave up and used the phone. Apple is still a technological leader and the Face to Face is supposedly flawless. I will also definitely download some newer novels onto the iPad and read them there. The cost is about $9 for a new book instead of $25. The unit is being manufactured and engraved for Darla and we will receive it in early June.
Well, that is the news for now. Remember, that the blog will be delayed next week due to my being old and worn out after four straight days of golf. I played twice this week and was sore. I can imagine what it will be like next week. Of course, I was tremendously cold on the course Saturday and that worked into my neck and shoulders. I hope you are all well. Don't forget to wish David and Darla a Happy Birthday. Ciao.
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