I am kicked out of the house while Darla does a retirement party. It is for her retirement jewelry, but could be for her social work career as well. she will have her going away party at Fat's restaurant on Tuesday. I think the whole thing has been bittersweet for Darla, but she is better for it and it is good to have her back after she went missing for a couple of months. Another sign of her resurgence: We will host a Labor Day swim party next Monday.
We were supposed to be leaving for Tahoe right after her event, but the Rim fire near Yosemite has grown so large, that the smoke has blown up to and surrounding the Tahoe basin. Neil has COPD and asked to put the trip off for health reasons. We had to use that excuse with the Montbleu resort as they required a 48 hour cancellation and were going to charge us for tonight's stay. I also canceled golf at Grey's crossing up in Truckee. I will still take Monday off and we will play golf in Napa instead at the Eagle Vines facility that we like so much. it is a Johnny Miller designed course that winds through the vineyards and has no housing anywhere around it. The ambiance is really special as you work your way around the course surrounded by natures bounty. The only thing that could possible make it better would be that orchestra that was in the Cowichan video that Dad sent. of course, they would have to refrain from playing when we were hitting the ball.
It's been a busy weekend already with dinner out Friday night with Neil and Lilli on Friday night. Neil found out that it was our anniversary and INSISTED on taking us out to dinner. We went to Guy Fieri's restaurant, Johnny Garlics in Rocklin. It was a first for me and I enjoyed a bison tri tip for dinner. We met early and Darla and I bought drinks at the bar. We had a nice visit and even ran into some friends from the golf club at the bar. We will meet Neil and Lilli and Tim and Sue for dinner tonight at BJs. Neil wanted to eat there for some reason. Tim was supposed to come with us to Tahoe, but Sue is a teacher and school has started, so she wasn't going to join us. We had plans to have dinner at the Italian restaurant that we ate at with Dad and Shirley last year on their visit to Tahoe.
Last night we had dinner with Jeff and Linda, married agents that I have worked with for years. In fact, Jeff and I worked together at my first insurance job. I was a package and property underwriter and he was a casualty underwriter. We had a 3 hour dinner at the Sutter Street Steakhouse in downtown Folsom, near the American River. It was a great visit. Both Linda and Darla are diabetics and had quite a conversation about medications and different protocols for keeping the side affects of diabetes under control. Jeff and Linda are one of my best agents and it's nice that Darla and I enjoy their company so much.
I finally broke 80 in a weekday tournament on Tuesday. I decided to take the morning off and play in one of the four weekday tournaments that we play every year. I asked Neil to get me into the first tee time. It is always good to start your round 3-5-3-3-3. I was 2 under after five holes and cooled off for a 39+39=78. I beat Boyd, which is a rarity, as he shot a 79. There were a lot of good scores and my net 66 was only good for a tie for second low net as someone in the field shot a net 65. I left right away, grabbed a quick shower and a bite to eat before heading back to the office.
Saturday was the Rose Cup qualifier. I played in it, but the actual Rose Cup is October 5th and 6th, the same weekend as our annual golf league trip to Monterey. I shot a 41+43=84 and tied for fifth (the top 4 players in my flight made the cut). Darren, my friend who works with Sealy, broke 90 for the first time in a long time last week when we played at Woodcreek. He shot 85 last weekend and followed that up with another nice 85 and with his 20 handicap, shot a net 65 and was the 3rd qualifier in our flight. I would not have played in the Rose Cup if I had qualified anyhow. I really enjoy our Monterey trip each year and we are playing two great courses this year, Pasadero and Quail Lodge and I wouldn't miss it. We are staying in Pacific Grove again, this time at the Lighthouse Lodge.
Our twilight league golf league is running down to the end of the year. it has been a throwaway year for us as Steve has missed most of the year with both injuries and vacations. His Dad passed away this year and left him some money and he has been working hard to spend it all in the first year/ They have been to Mexico once and Hawaii twice in the past 6 months. Lately, he has been suffering from some foot injuries. Steve is also a diabetic and has neuropathy, the same ailment that Darla suffered earlier this Summer. I will have to miss the last night of the season as we have tickets to Sammy Hagar in concert at the Thunder Valley outdoor amphitheater. I will play one more Thursday night this week before winding it down for the year.
Darla had the honor of Speaking at a Sacramento event for her Silpada business on Wednesday night in downtown Sacramento. Her bosses there wanted her to talk about recruiting and how she has been able to build a team of successful sales people. She used it as an opportunity to tell her story, including her recent decision to make Silpada her fulltime career.
Two weeks ago I had my monthly meeting with the golf club and worked late that night. I left about 6:20 PM for the meeting and when I got to my car it was DEAD. I couldn't get ahold of Darla to have her bring the jumper cables, so called AAA and they took almost an hour and 30 minutes to get there. luckily, they sent the battery truck and, believe it or not, it was the original battery in my 2006 Chrysler 300. The battery in that car is placed beneath the trunk compartment. I really think that having the car battery out of the heat of the engine compartment really helped with the life of the battery. I had him replace it right there and then. It was, strangely, the fourth battery this Summer that my office has had die in our parking lot.
Well, that s it for this week. I will be back at the keyboard in a week's time. Have a great week. Jennifer is in Vegas this weekend and Samantha starts kindergarten tomorrow. Be well. Ciao.
It's been a busy weekend already with dinner out Friday night with Neil and Lilli on Friday night. Neil found out that it was our anniversary and INSISTED on taking us out to dinner. We went to Guy Fieri's restaurant, Johnny Garlics in Rocklin. It was a first for me and I enjoyed a bison tri tip for dinner. We met early and Darla and I bought drinks at the bar. We had a nice visit and even ran into some friends from the golf club at the bar. We will meet Neil and Lilli and Tim and Sue for dinner tonight at BJs. Neil wanted to eat there for some reason. Tim was supposed to come with us to Tahoe, but Sue is a teacher and school has started, so she wasn't going to join us. We had plans to have dinner at the Italian restaurant that we ate at with Dad and Shirley last year on their visit to Tahoe.
Last night we had dinner with Jeff and Linda, married agents that I have worked with for years. In fact, Jeff and I worked together at my first insurance job. I was a package and property underwriter and he was a casualty underwriter. We had a 3 hour dinner at the Sutter Street Steakhouse in downtown Folsom, near the American River. It was a great visit. Both Linda and Darla are diabetics and had quite a conversation about medications and different protocols for keeping the side affects of diabetes under control. Jeff and Linda are one of my best agents and it's nice that Darla and I enjoy their company so much.
I finally broke 80 in a weekday tournament on Tuesday. I decided to take the morning off and play in one of the four weekday tournaments that we play every year. I asked Neil to get me into the first tee time. It is always good to start your round 3-5-3-3-3. I was 2 under after five holes and cooled off for a 39+39=78. I beat Boyd, which is a rarity, as he shot a 79. There were a lot of good scores and my net 66 was only good for a tie for second low net as someone in the field shot a net 65. I left right away, grabbed a quick shower and a bite to eat before heading back to the office.
Saturday was the Rose Cup qualifier. I played in it, but the actual Rose Cup is October 5th and 6th, the same weekend as our annual golf league trip to Monterey. I shot a 41+43=84 and tied for fifth (the top 4 players in my flight made the cut). Darren, my friend who works with Sealy, broke 90 for the first time in a long time last week when we played at Woodcreek. He shot 85 last weekend and followed that up with another nice 85 and with his 20 handicap, shot a net 65 and was the 3rd qualifier in our flight. I would not have played in the Rose Cup if I had qualified anyhow. I really enjoy our Monterey trip each year and we are playing two great courses this year, Pasadero and Quail Lodge and I wouldn't miss it. We are staying in Pacific Grove again, this time at the Lighthouse Lodge.
Our twilight league golf league is running down to the end of the year. it has been a throwaway year for us as Steve has missed most of the year with both injuries and vacations. His Dad passed away this year and left him some money and he has been working hard to spend it all in the first year/ They have been to Mexico once and Hawaii twice in the past 6 months. Lately, he has been suffering from some foot injuries. Steve is also a diabetic and has neuropathy, the same ailment that Darla suffered earlier this Summer. I will have to miss the last night of the season as we have tickets to Sammy Hagar in concert at the Thunder Valley outdoor amphitheater. I will play one more Thursday night this week before winding it down for the year.
Darla had the honor of Speaking at a Sacramento event for her Silpada business on Wednesday night in downtown Sacramento. Her bosses there wanted her to talk about recruiting and how she has been able to build a team of successful sales people. She used it as an opportunity to tell her story, including her recent decision to make Silpada her fulltime career.
Two weeks ago I had my monthly meeting with the golf club and worked late that night. I left about 6:20 PM for the meeting and when I got to my car it was DEAD. I couldn't get ahold of Darla to have her bring the jumper cables, so called AAA and they took almost an hour and 30 minutes to get there. luckily, they sent the battery truck and, believe it or not, it was the original battery in my 2006 Chrysler 300. The battery in that car is placed beneath the trunk compartment. I really think that having the car battery out of the heat of the engine compartment really helped with the life of the battery. I had him replace it right there and then. It was, strangely, the fourth battery this Summer that my office has had die in our parking lot.
Well, that s it for this week. I will be back at the keyboard in a week's time. Have a great week. Jennifer is in Vegas this weekend and Samantha starts kindergarten tomorrow. Be well. Ciao.
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