A little late, but here nonetheless. It was a great long weekend and I was able to get out for two days of golf, a concert at a winery, a barbecue with friends and a day working on, in and by the pool.
The pictures. The top is of Darla's space at the winery for her Opulenza jewelry. The second is of Darla at John and Camille's barbecue on Sunday. (I took this picture over my head while I was sitting on the couch and she was at the bar behind me). The third picture is from breakfast at the Waffle Barn. The fourth is of the band at Jesse's Grove winery. The fifth and sixth are from Sammy at her soccer game and McKenny's artistry with the camera. The seventh is of Camille in the kitchen of her new house. The final picture is of the glow from the lava flow on the big island of Hawaii and the picture was taken from the back yard of our niece's house on the island. The lava flow is about six miles from her house. That picture was taken with her cell phone and you can make out the eyes of her neighbor's dog on the left side of the photo. Kind of creepy.
Golf went about as well as it could have gone. John called me Friday night when we were out to dinner with Darla's parents and sister and nephew. He had an opening in a foursome Saturday morning at 7:20 AM. I jumped on it and played with John, his son Jason and his neighbor, Alek, who is a contractor. I have been up and down in my game and played well on Saturday shooting 40+43=83. John played out of his mind and shot 40+40=80. John has improved so much since I first met him. He is Steve's cousin and joined us in Monterey for golf and shot a 126 about 10 years ago. He was embarrassed, but planning to retire in two years and get serious about his game. He is 66 now and the hard work is paying off. We had a beer afterward and were in the parking lot when Jason said, "I'll see you at the house tomorrow." I looked at John and it was apparent that there was an outing that I was excluded from. I laughed it off, but John called me that night while we were at the winery and invited Darla and I to his new house for a barbecue. I demurred and told him that his son's faux pas was funny and that I had golf in the tournament Sunday and would beg off. He told me that he'd already checked the tee times and that I could be to his house by four and he really wanted us to come and be a part of the fist party at his new home. I agreed.
Sunday, I played well again and shot 41+43=84 and tied for first, but lost on the back nine tie breaker I should have shot the 83 on Sunday instead of Saturday, but I'll take it. I've struggled a lot with this shoulder injury, rehab and just getting back to trusting my shoulder. I have started to swing much more naturally and have had several friends comment that it looks like my old swing is coming back. I have golf next Sunday in Reno at Wolf Run, the home course for the University of Nevada Reno Wolfpack. I'm looking forward to getting away with Darla.
We did head to John's and I was able to see some of the improvements (cement work, crown molding and pavers that Alek did at John's). Darla and I are looking to change out the sliders in the back of the house and the windows in our bedroom, the kitchen bay windows and the fourth bedroom. I would like Alek to do the work. He is a hard worker and has a family that lives in our neighborhood across the street from where John and Camille were renting. We met his wife and his two daughters. They are just a little younger than Sam, but we may invite them over when Sam is here.
Monday, Darla and I relaxed in the backyard. I power washed and cleaned the tile and back splash on the pool and then sealed that. I need to add another coat to the back splash next week. We leave for Reno Friday afternoon and will stay in Sparks at John Asquaga's Nugget. Darla and I will goof around together on Saturday and we golf Sunday morning and then head home.
I have a producer who is stepping down from her production role and I am moving her back onto another team as a main assistant. She has been at it for about 18 months, but just got married and they want to have children.. Pete lost an assistant recently and I was interviewing for a replacement. Theresa asked to speak to me and said that she and her husband were trying to have a baby and that when that occurs she wanted to step down from production. She was afraid that if I hired a new assistant and then she got pregnant that I would be a little peeved, so approached me now. I appreciate her honesty and her looking to do what is best for the office.
Darla was at a funeral tonight and is just arriving home so I will bring this to a close and wish you all well. The blog will be late again next week as we will be in Reno on holiday. Be well. Ciao.