Sea Princess II

These are flowers from Kelly's front flower bed. Nice!

I was up at 5:30am. Mindy could hear my Blackberry alarm blaring from downstairs and mentioned as much. She could hear it because I left it charging by my PC. Usually it’s tucked into the cabinet where only my ears can detect its obnoxious alarm.

I felt pretty good after sleeping with my legs elevated once more. Some web research I did confirmed that doing so is a very good idea for tired (angry) leg muscles. It helps get the stagnant blood flowing and assists in removing lactic acid, which if left alone, results in pain and discomfort.

I completed my exercise routine with energy to spare. Ykraps and I set out on our walk under mostly cloudy skies. It looked and sounded as if my Wednesday golf might be in jeopardy. However, the forecast was far better than it was just one day earlier. Now the chance of storms was only 60% and those were of the scattered variety. We’ll see was the attitude I took.

Back at home I did my coffee, PC, and meditation before prepping for a run. I hit the streets after some stretching. It must’ve been about 6:40am. My run went well. I did four miles.

As soon as I was back home from my run I prepped my breakfast. I didn’t need to pack a lunch because we were having it provided by and with our VP. I fried eggs for breakfast along with some very fresh fruit. I headed up for a shower at 7:40am. I had Mindy’s coffee in tow, too. She was happy for the coffee. I dressed nicely on purpose due to the VP visit. I remembered to gather & pack a pair of shorts and t-shirt to change into for golf later on. Mindy measured my interest in a quicky before leaving for work. I couldn’t. I felt it important to be early given the work day’s activities.

Mindy asked if we could do a date this evening if golf were canceled. Sure honey!
I drove the BM’er. The golf clubs were already in the trunk.

Work went well. We still had our 11am staff meeting which flowed right into our VP luncheon. That lasted until 1:30pm. That in and of itself made the day go fast. Meanwhile, the sky got clearer as the afternoon wore on. I was fairly certain that there wouldn’t be any rain. Bob emailed mid-afternoon inquiring about golf. I was eager to play. Turns out, it would be just the two of us. Bob B’s wife was in the hospital. He was out. Not sure about Chuck. Unknowingly, we both called Thornapple to measure their ability to get two evening golfers out after 4:30pm. We were both given the same answer – sure, but not before 6:10pm. They have leagues front and back. No thanks! We agreed to make the 30 mile drive to Split Rock where they always leave one nine unleagued.

I left work promptly at 4:30pm. Traffic was slow for a short while on I-270S but it opened up nicely after the I-70 interchange. I made decent time arriving around 5:10pm, about five or ten minutes ahead of Bob I.

We went off the front nine for a change. I was happy for that. We’ve only played it one other time on a Wednesday evening. My round started much like I finished on Sunday. But happily, I quickly recaptured my form. After opening with a double-bogey I got it together, at least somewhat. Sure, I had a couple mishaps but that’s my game. I had only one really bad hole where I took an eight on a par 5. I finished with a 47, one stroke worse than Bob. I was happy because I found my putting stroke and recaptured my driver. Probably the most glaring failure was my ability to hit a 50-60 yard shot close to the pin. I must’ve had three of those. I’m typically better off being out 100 yards. Oh well. We had fun.

We finished fast. I was in my BM’er pulling away for home by 7:00pm. It took only 1.5hrs to play nine. I was home by 7:29pm. It was another lovely drive home. The house, meanwhile, was empty. I walked Ykraps not knowing if Mind had already done so. The house was tidy so beyond prepping the next morning’s coffee there was little for me to do. I chose to skip watering the flowers. I was exhausted and hungry. I snacked on some chips hoping Mindy would bring me food. I noticed that Mindy bought Bella a new 16” Disney bike complete with training wheels. I could tell it hadn’t been ridden yet. There was still plastic wrap on the tires.

I must’ve been home for a good 30 minutes before anyone arrived. Turns out, Mindy arrived the same time that Jim and the kids pulled up. Mindy went to Rene’s to have dinner with her family. The kids went with their daddy. Mindy brought me home some leftover Minelli’s pizza. I attacked the pie. Bella spotted the pizza and snagged one piece for herself. How could I deny her? She loves it more than anything. Mindy showed Bella her bike (the Sea Princess II) just as she settled to eat her pizza. She was more than excited zooming off right away.

Mindy soon got the kids into the tub and shower. I napped briefly on the sofa. I slept pretty good too. We talked a little about vacation plans but solidified nothing. We headed for bed at 10pm.