Back to Blogging...Finally

Quite a bit has happened since my last post in 2010.  I haven't been writing, not because I lost interest, but because I couldn't figure out how to get onto my blog.  Very sad.  But I've persevered and now I'm back.  Believe it or not I've even had a few people ask me what had happened.  That was kind of a kick.

I've done quite a bit of dining and driving over the last few years, and I can say that my game has improved...slightly.  I'm primarily still golfing at Buenaventura, and typically shoot in the high 90s or low 100s.  Still golfing with my sweetheart and husband, Stanley, who is my best golfing buddy ever.  And Stan Weiner still plays with us.  He's always good for a grumble or two and can't believe when his putt doesn't make it in the cup.  I've been taking lessons with Jeff Jones at Olivas Links, and he has been extremely helpful in correcting some of my mistakes.  If only I could remember them when I'm actually golfing!

Stan in Eureka

Over the last couple of years, Stan's older son (and my stepson) Mitch has started golfing with a vengeance. It is quite possible that he has not missed one day playing golf of some kind (driving range, 9 holes, practicing at home) since he really started playing in September 2011.  He's even created a small driving and pitching range in his backyard of 3 acres.  It has been great having this in common with him, for both Stan and me.  In fact, for Mitch's 50th birthday, just this past April, he chose to spend a weekend with his dad golfing at Bandon Dunes in Oregon.  Bandon Dunes Golf  I came up to Eureka to stay with Denise, Talia and Eliot for the weekend.  The boys had made plans to go up to Oregon on Friday, play several different golf courses over the weekend and come home Sunday night.  After that first Friday of golf, they abandoned the idea of going to Oregon and decided to stay in Eureka for the night and head out to Mt. Shasta to play there and stay for two days.  Little did we know, they had really decided to forget the whole going-away plan and just play locally in Eureka.  They are just a couple of homebodies!  I wish the NoCal Blocks were closer so we could golf more with Mitch, and just be with them more in general, but that is not to be.

A great thing is that Mitch is getting Talia and Eliot out to play.  Talia went to golf camp last summer and may do it again this year.  Eliot goes to the driving range where he likes to clobber the ball with a teeny golf club - great fun for a three-year-old.

Talia at Golf Summer Camp

Talia, at eight years old, is a great kid.  Loads of fun.  She just loves using my iPhone, taking photos and movies.  In fact, if it weren't for her, I'd probably have very few photos at all. The photo on the left is courtesy of her dad.  The video below was taken by Talia.  (I can't get the video to play while posting.  Maybe it'll work after I publish.)  

I play with pink balls, and when I'm done with them, I bring them to Talia.  It's much more fun to play with pink balls than white...even if you're 59 years old!

All of the boys in our family are playing golf now.  I'm the only girl, besides Talia, who isn't quite ready to hit the links.  I've got to work on Danielle and Denise to try it.  We need more girls out there!!!  

It's time to take more photos and movies of our escapades on, and off, the course.  And I need to post more photos and links to where we've been spending our time after golf.  Now that I can remember how to get on the blog, I'll do it!  I promise!